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The following list is a guide to government information and services available
online.
GovSearch --
GovSearch is a database of government people, programs and places. The service
provides contact information and organization charts for federal, state,
and municipal government executives and civilian program information. A supplemental
database of other government facilities is included.
MarciveWEB
(1976 - present) -- Catalog of U.S. Government Printing Office documents.
Connects to many full-text documents. Other documents may be available
at Hughes (Main) Library or other federal depository libraries.
Available only at library locations.
Tax Forms - Federal and State tax forms
Legislative and Law Information - Federal and State
- Cornell Law School’s
Legal Information Institute (Constitutions,
Statutes, and Codes) -- Full text of federal
and state constitutions, statutes, codes and related legislative information.
- Guide to House and
Senate Members (110th U. S. Congress) -- single-point
access to data concerning House and Senate Members from various U.S. government
publications including the Congressional Pictorial Directory, Congressional
Biographical Directory. Search for individual congressional members by name,
district, hometown. Search for groups of congressional members by state, party
affiliation, or number of terms.
- Thomas -- Library of Congress’s
clearinghouse website for federal legislative information such as bills,
resolutions, the Congressional Record as well as treaties, congressional
schedules and calendars, committee information, and presidential nominations.
Search bill status, summaries, and texts, public laws by law number, House
and Senate Roll Call Votes, legislation by sponsor and more.
Federal Government Services
- FAFSA (Free Application for Financial
Student Aid) -- Find general student financial aid information, calculate your
estimated financial aid eligibility, apply for aid online.
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
-- Find information about declared disasters and emergencies, information about
different types of disasters and hazards, how to apply for assistance, and
about disaster planning, recovery, and rebuilding.
- Forms.gov --
The U.S. government’s official hub for federal forms. Browse links to frequently
used forms or search by keyword, form number, agency or subagency name, or
by form name.
- Grants.gov -- Central location for information
for organizations on applying for federal grants in aid. Grants.gov is a central
storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and access to approximately
$400 billion in annual awards.
- GovBenefits --
Website for individuals to apply for government benefits and assistance with
information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.
- Health and Human Services -- Browse a topical
directory of health-related information about aging, disasters and emergencies,
diseases and conditions, drugs and food, families and children, grants and
funding, policies and regulations, safety and wellness, and specific populations.
Explore links to the HHS family of agencies. Download Medicare and Medicaid
forms.
- Social Security Online -- Find information
about your social security card and record, retirement planning benefits,
Disability and Supplemental Security Income, social security news, online
services and more.
- Students.gov -- An official U.S. government
web site designed for college students and their families. Find information
about planning and financing your education, campus life, career development,
military service, and more.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services -- Find
information about citizenship, lawful permanent residency, family- and
employment-related immigration, employment authorization, inter-country adoptions,
asylum and refugee status, replacement immigration documents, and foreign
student authorization. Download immigration forms.
- U.S. Copyright Office -- Find legal,
licensing, and registration information pertaining to copyright as well as
news, publications, downloadable forms and more. Search records of registrations
and ownership documents from 1978 to the present.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office --
Find general patent and trademark information, search trademarks, file a trademark
application online, or browse how-to guides, a glossary, news, links to other
resources, and more.
- U.S. Postal Service -- Find a zip code,
calculate postage, print a shipping label, schedule a pickup, locate a post
office, track and confirm a shipment, change your address, have your mail
forwarded or held, and more.
- USA.gov -- Web portal for official information
and services from the U.S. government. Browse directory by topic or search
by keyword. Also includes an alphabetical agency index and links to state,
local, and tribal government resources.
Federal Government - General Information
Federal Statistical Resources
South Carolina Government Information - State and Local
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