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UIUC Online Catalog: Find online and print government reports, hearings, and other sources. To limit your search to U.S. government titles, follow these steps:
1) Select the Advanced Search.
2) In the first box, enter the words, United States.
3) In the first pull-down menu, select, these words as a phrase.
4) In the second pull-down menu, select, Author Words.
5) Enter keywords or subject words on the other lines.; 6) When the results appear, go to the Sort by menu and select Newest First.
7) The online documents have a red E for 'electronic' to the side.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications: Find government reports distributed to depository libraries in print and on the Internet by title or keyword.
GPO Access: A portal to government information, especially legislative and regulatory information.
FirstGov: A consumer-oriented portal to government information on the Internet.
Google U.S. Government: A search engine for government information on the Internet, including state and local information.
Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations: A portal to key international governmental organizations.

National Center for Education Statistics (ED1.100): Condition of Education (ED1.109); National Assessment of Educational Progress; Digest of Educational Statistics (ED 1.310/2)

Census Bureau (C3.): American FactFinder for 2000 Census data.; Statistical Abstract of the United States (C3.134); County and City Data Book (C3.134/2); State and Metropolitan Area Data Book (C3.134/5); Census of Governments (C3.145/4)
Statistical Agencies

National Center for Health Statistics (HE20.6200): Healthy People 2010 (HE 20.2:P 39/3/:); National Vital Statistic Reports (HE20.6217)

National Agricultural Statistics Service (A92.): Census of Agriculture (A92.53)

Bureau of Economic Analysis (C59.): Survey of Current Business (C59.11)

Energy Information Administration (E3.): Annual Energy Review (E3.1/2); Annual Energy Outlook (E3.1/4)

Bureau of Justice Statistics (J29.): Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (J29.9/6)

Bureau of Labor Statistics (L2.): Consumer Price Index (L2.38:3-2); Occupational Employment and Wages (L2.120)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (TD12.): National Transportation Statistics (TD12.1/2)
United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Reports

LexisNexis Statistical UIUC Subscription: Limit your search by subject, title, geographic area, demographic characteristics, and economic characteristics. Searches federal, state, international, and private sources.
FedStats: Find statistics available on U.S. government web sites, either by topic or by agency.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (C3.134): Use source notes at the bottom of each table to find more detailed statistics.
Illinois Statistical Abstract: This statistical compendium provides data on many topics, usually by county.

LexisNexis Congressional UIUC Subscription: 1789-present. Some links to full text for more recent citations.
Thomas: Index available 1973-present. Full text available 1989-present.
How Our Laws Are Made, Charles W. Johnson: This site by the Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives explains the process of passing a federal law and the documents generated along the way.

LexisNexis State Capital UIUC Subscription: Search bills and laws across any combination of states from 1990 to the present.
Legal Information Institute: Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes: Access the legislative web pages of individual states as well as Uniform Laws as passed by the states and state laws by topic.
National Council of State Legislatures: This nonprofit organization reports on legislation across all 50 states on many topics. NCSL reports can also be searched through LexisNexis State Capital.
Illinois General Assembly: Access bills, laws, reports, and other information about the Illinois General Assembly at this site. Some information available from 1997-present.
Researching Legislative History, Richard D. Edwards: This site from the Illinois General Assembly's Legislative Reference Bureau explains the process of passing a law in Illinois and how to find the intent of the General Assembly in passing a bill.