Federal Depository Library Program

This library is a Congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents.  Public access to the Government documents is guaranteed by public law (Title 44 U.S.C.).

 

U.S. Government Documents Information

As a member of the Federal Depository Library Program The Sarita Kenedy East Law Library maintains a selection of print, microfiche and electronic titles from the U.S. Government that is free and open to the public. There is no separate U.S. Government Documents collection at the Library. Regina, our electronic catalog, has records for most U.S. government depository titles, indicating the location and format of the item.

Please direct any questions you might have concerning our participation in the FDLP to Professor Stacy Fowler (sfowler@stmarytx.edu), our government documents librarian.

FDLP Basic Collection

The following list of links are electronic resources providing vital government information to patrons of our library through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). More information about these resources can be obtained at the federal government's FDLP Basic Collection page.

• Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Budget of the United States Government
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
• Census Data
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Congress.gov: Recent actions of Congress; schedules, bill texts and other information.
• Congressional Directory
• Congressional Record (daily)
• Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
• Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents
• Economic Indicators
• Economic Report of the President
• Federal Asistance Listings
• Federal Register (daily)
• Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970* – Part 1 and Part 2.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
• Social Security Handbook
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• United States Statutes at Large
• United States Census Data, 2020
• United States Census Data, 2010
• United States Census Data, 2000
• United States Code
• United States Government Manual
• United States Reports

Government Websites

Executive Branch

• Federal Government Agencies
  Links to official federal government agency Web sites.
• White House Web site
• Office of the Vice President

Legislative Branch

• Directory of members of the United States House of Representatives
• Directory of members of the United States Senate
  Find out who represents you and how to contact them.
• Legislative Process
  Learn about the legislative process from the House of Representatives. Project Vote Smart's How a Bill Becomes a Law is another valuable resource. Many users may also find the Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids to be helpful.

Judicial Branch

• U.S. Federal Judiciary Home Page
• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
  A variety of ways to search for opinons from 1893 to the present and links to other court information.
• Historic decisions of the Supreme Court
  Includes selected cases from before 1893.

Government Departments and Agencies

• Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
Find contact information for U.S. federal government departments and agencies including websites, emails, phone numbers, addresses, and more.