State and Federal Agency Contacts

The following is a list of state and federal contacts—websites only. Due to the constantly shifting landscape of the Internet, websites acknowledged by authors in this section may no longer operate, or may operate at a different URL. The editors are not responsible for obsolete or changed URLs.

Official State Websites

Every state can be accessed by going to www.state.[2 digit postal code].us

For Example—Alabama: www.state.al.us

Federal Websites

FedStats—A comprehensive site providing links to statistical databases of many federal agencies http://www.fedstats.gov/

Fed Forms—Links to official forms of many federal agencies
http://www.fedforms.gov/

Thomas—A Legislative database from the Library of Congress, which includes links to full text of recent Congressional Record, Bills, Reports and Hearings http://thomas.loc.gov

Legislative Branch

United States Code http://uscode.house.gov/ http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/

U.S. House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/

Might also include "Federal Judicial Branch" links:

U.S. Courts Homepage http://www.uscourts.gov/

Official Supreme Court Web Site http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

Federal Courts Decisions

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from Cornell Legal Information InstituteU.S.
http://supct.law.cornell.edu:8080/supct/

Supreme Court Decisions from FindLaw http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs from Findlaw (1999– present)
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/index.ht...

U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) http://www.law.emory.edu/1circuit/

U.S. Court of Appeals (2d Circuit) http://csmail.law.pace.edu/lawlib/legal/us legal/judiciary/...

U.S. Court of Appeals (3d Circuit) http://vls.law.vill.edu/Locator/3/index.htm

U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) http://www.law.emory.edu/4circuit/index.html

U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) http://www.law.emory.edu/6circuit/index.html

U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) http://www.kentlaw.edu/7circuit/

U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit) http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opinions/opinions.html

U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals (10th Circuit) http://www.law.emory.edu/10circuit/index.html

U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) http://www.law.emory.edu/11circuit/index.html

U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) http://www.ll.georgetown.edu:80/Fed Ct/cadc.html

U.S. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit) http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Fed Ct/cafed.html

A map of the states covered by each circuit with links. http://www.ll.georgetown.edu:80/Fed Ct/

Executive Branch and Agency Links

The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Code of Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/

Office of Homeland Security http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/

Cabinet Department Websites

Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/

Department of Commerce http://home.doc.gov/

Department of Defense http://www.defenselink.mil/

Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/

Department of Health and Human Services http://www.dhhs.gov/

Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov/

Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/

Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/

Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/

Department of State http://www.state.gov/

Department of Transportation http://www.dot.gov/

Department of the Treasury http://www.dot.gov/

Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.va.gov/

Sub Cabinet Agencies

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms http://www.atf.treas.gov/

Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.doc.gov/

Bureau of Indian Affairs http://www.doi.gov/bureau indian affairs.html

Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/

Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/

Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/

Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/

Coast Guard (Transportation Dept.) http://www.uscg.mil/

Customs Service http://www.customs.treas.gov/

Federal Aviation Administration http://www.faa.gov/

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (Justice Dept.) http://www.fbi.gov

Federal Bureau of Investigation (TRAC FBI Web) (Transactional Records Access) http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi

Federal Energy (FERC)(Energy Dept.) http://www.ferc.fed.us Regulatory Commission Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)(Interior Dept.) http://www.fws.gov

Food & Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (HHS Dept.)
http://www.hcfa.gov

Immigration & Naturalization Service http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Treasury Dept.) http://www.irs.ustreas.gov

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (Labor Dept.)
http://www.msha.gov/

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (Transportation Dept.) http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (HHS Dept.) http://www.nih.gov/

National Park Service (Interior Dept.) http://www.nps.gov/

National Technical Information Service (NTIS) (Commerce Dept.)
http://www.ntis.gov/

National Telecommunications Information Administration(NTIA) (Commerce Dept.) http://www.ntia.doc.gov

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (Labor Dept.)
http://www.osha.gov

Public Health Service http://www.hhs.gov/phs/

Independent and Quasi Federal Agencies

Agency for International Development (USAID) http://www.info.usaid.gov

Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) http://www.acda.gov/

Central Intelligence Agency http://www.cia.gov

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) http://www.cftc.gov/

Consumer Information Center http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) http://www.cpsc.gov/

EDGAR (SEC electronic filings) http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov

Export Import Bank of the U. S. (Ex Im Bank) http://www.exim.gov/

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) http://www.fcc.gov

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) http://www.fdic.gov/

Federal Election Commission (FEC) http://www.fec.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov

Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/flra01.htm

Federal Maritime Commission http://www.fmc.gov:80/

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service http://www.fmcs.gov

Federal Reserve System Board of Governors http://www.federalreserve.gov

Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov

General Accounting Office (GAO) http://www.gao.gov

General Services Administration (GSA) http://www.gsa.gov

Legal Services Corp. http://www.lsc.gov/index2.htm

Merit Systems Protection Board (MSBP) http://www.mspb.gov/

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
http://www.nara.gov/

National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) http://www.ncpc.gov/

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) http://www.ncua.gov/

National Labor Relations Board http://www.nlrb.gov/

National Performance Review (NPR) http://www.npr.gov

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) http://www.amtrak.com/

National Science Foundation (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov/

National Security Agency (NSA) http://www.nsa.gov

National Security Council (NSC) http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/NSC/html/nschome.html

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) http://www.ntsb.gov/

Nuclear Regulatory Commission http://www.nrc.gov/

Office of Government Ethics (OGE) http://www.usoge.gov

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) http://www.opm.gov/

Office of Special Counsel (OSC) http://www.osc.gov/

Peace Corps http://www.peacecorps.gov/

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) http://www.pbgc.gov/

Postal Rates Commission http://www.prc.gov/

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) http://www.sec.gov

Selective Service System http://www.sss.gov/

Small Business Administration (SBA) http://www.sba.gov/

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) http://www.tva.gov/

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights http://www.usccr.gov/

U.S. Information Agency (USIA) http://www.usia.gov

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) http://www.ustr.gov