| Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
: http://bensguide.gpo.gov
Offers information on the U.S. government aimed at K-12
students, parents,
and teachers.
Bureau of Labor Statistics : http://www.bls.gov
This site, created by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
provides economic
and statistical data to the public. Included are the Occupational
Outlook Handbook and the Consumer Price Index.
Congress Merge
Congressional Directory : http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm
Use this site to find who represents you in the Federal
government. Information provided includes office addresses (DC
and district), phone numbers, e-mail and web site addresses, office
staff, comittee memberships, voting history for the current
congressional session, education, professional experience, and year of
next election. Also provided is the current House and Senate
schedules, and Congressional leadership list. Searchable by
address, or browseable by state.
Congressional Biographical Directory : http://bioguide.congress.gov
Use this site to find biographical information on
members of the United
States Congress from 1774 to the present. Searchable by name,
position,
state, party, year, or congress number.
The Electronic Embassy : http://www.embassy.org/embassies
Provides addresses and telephone numbers for each or the
foreign embassies
in Washington D.C.
FCIC National Contact Center : http://www.info.gov
Includes a toll-free number for questions about Federal
programs, benefits,
and services, as well as a list of frequently asked questions, a
Federal
telephone directory, and a Federal toll-free directory.
Federal and State Tax Forms : http://www.asklargo.com/income_tax.html
Provided by the Largo Public Library,
this site includes
a link to the IRS, as well as links for each of the fifty states to
access
tax information, publications, and forms online.
FedStats :
http://www.fedstats.gov
FedStats is the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S.
Federal agencies.
Browseable by subject or searchable by keyword. Also includes a
link
to the full-text of the Statictical Abstract of the United States in
PDF
format.
Foreign Consular Offices in the United States :
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco
A complete and official listing of the foreign consular
offices in the
U.S., and their recognized consular officers.
GPO Access : http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
The U.S. Code, Federal Register, Congressional Record,
Congressional
Bills, and other Federal Government information are available online
via
GPO Access, a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Grants.gov : http://www.grants.gov
Use Grants.gov to find a Federal grant to support a
project, activity
or interest.
IRS Digital Daily : http://www.irs.gov
Provides tax forms and publications, online tax filing
option, and information
about the Internal Revenue Service.
Library of Congress : http://www.loc.gov
The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
provides access to
the LOC online catalog, the Law Library, the American Memory project,
online
exhibitions, access to the U.S. Copyright Office, and much more.
National Institutes of Health : http://www.nih.gov
Includes information about NIH programs and
organization, and links
to the NIH gopher, CancerNet, and other U.S. government information
servers.
Project Vote Smart : http://www.vote-smart.org
Project Vote Smart provides useful, dependable
information about politicians,
candidates, and their issues. Address, phone number, and e-mail
addresses
are provided for all federal, state and local officials, or find your
elected
officials by entering your 9-digit zip code.
Social Security Online : http://www.ssa.gov
The official web site of the Social Security
Administration. Includes
"how to" guides and SSA forms.
Thomas: Federal Legislative Information on the
Internet : http://thomas.loc.gov
Provides the text of Congressional bills, the
Congressional record,
Committee information, and historical documents.
United States Flag Code : http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title4/chapter1_.html
The "U.S. Flag Code" is a common nickname for Title 4,
Chapter 1 of
the United States Code. Use this Web site to find information
about
flag etiquette, the proper ways to display the flag, and the Pledge of
Allegiance.
U.S. Census Bureau : http://www.census.gov
Provides statistics and estimates for population,
income, housing and
more. Also includes Census publications in PDF format, the U.S.
Gazetteer,
TIGER mapping service, and the American FactFinder.
USPTO Web Patent Databases : http://patents.uspto.gov
The official site for the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Includes a searchable full-text database of patents since Jan. 1, 1976,
as well as images of each page of patents issued back to 1790.
Also
includes TESS, the Trademark Electronic Search System, which searches
over
2.9 million pending, registered, and dead federal trademarks.
Also
available are patent and trademark related forms in Adobe PDF
format.
White House Home Page : http://www.whitehouse.gov
The White House Home Page provides access to information
about the White
House, the federal government, and current events. It includes
the
Briefing Room and the Virtual Library.
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