There are a series of document "catalogs" for executive and legislative government publications from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Examples of these guides to documents include:
FDsys / U.S Government Printing Office.
GPO Access
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (GPO Access)
This is an online version of the Monthly Catalog from 1976 to date.
Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881.
Baker Berry Ref. Z1223 .A 1885 (Catalog Record)
United States. Superintendent of Documents
Catalogue of the Public Documents of Congress, 1893-1940.
Baker Berry Ref. Z 1223 .A13 (Catalog Record)
United States. Superintendent of Documents
Monthly Catalog of United States Government publications, 1909-1993.
Baker Berry Z1223 .A18 (1909-1940)(Catalog Record)
Baker Berry Ref. Z1223 .A18 (1941-1993)
Congressional Reserach Service Reports (LexisNexis)
2004 -
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) researches topics at the request of Congress. CRS produces reports that run from essay to book length, and often serve as important studies on a subject.
Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.
Congressional Research Service Reports (Federation of American Scientists/FAS)
The Congressional Research Service, a congressional support agency, does not make its publications directly available to the public online. The FAS collection of CRS reports indexed below primarily addresses national security, foreign policy and related topics. These reports are provided without CRS authorization as a public service.
Congressional Reserach Service Reports (CRS) and Issue Briefs (U.S. Dept. of State)
A selection of CRS reports from 1999 to date.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (Archive-It.org)
"This collection [website] attempts to bring all CRS Reports together in one place."
The investigative arm of the U.S. Congress
The CBO provides Congress with "objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses to aid in economic and budgetary decisions."
* Bills of all versions of legislation introduced from the 101st Congress (1989-1990) forward.
THOMAS
"In the spirit of Thomas Jeffereson, legislative information from the Library of Congress."
Open About THOMAS for content details.
Many documents are available in full text.
* Bills, Resolutions - 101st (1989-1990) through current Congress
* 103rd Congress (1993-1994) to date.
* Bills - 103rd (1993-94) Congress forward.
* History of Bills - Volume 129 (1983) forward.
* Congressional Indexes, 1789 to date, and Indexes to Unpublished Hearings Through 1980
* Hearing transcripts and submitted testimony from 1988 to date. (full text)
* House & Senate Reports (1819-present)
* House & Senate Documents (1817-present)
Full text: Congressional documents from the 104th Congress forward.
* Full text of House & Senate Reports and Documents beginning in 1817.
** This is an ongoing project. Additions are made to the collection on a regular basis.
THOMAS
"In the spirit of Thomas Jeffereson, legislative information from the Library of Congress."
Open About THOMAS for content details.
Many documents are available in full text.
* Comnmittee Reports (104th (1995) through the current Congress
United States Congressional Serial Set. (in print)
Washington : U.S. G.P.O.,
Began with: No. 1, with the 15th Congress, 1st session, 1817.
Storage J80 .U5
FDsys
Congressional Reports 104th Congress (1995-1996) to date.
Congressional Documents 99th Congress (1985-1986) to date [102nd Cong., 1991-92 is missing as of 12/28/10]
ProQuest Congressional allows for full text searching and display of the following:
* Congressional Record (1873-1997)
* Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
* Register of Debates (1824-1837)
* Annals of Congress (1789-1824)
* Congressional Record 101st Congress (1989) through current Congress.
* Congressional Record Index Current Congress through 104th Congress; cumulative for each session; published every 2 weeks.
Vol. 140, 1994 to date.
United States. Congress.
Congressional record; Proceedings and debates of the Congress. (in print)
Baker Berry J11 .R5 43rd-94th,97th1sts.- 1873-1976,1981-
Jones Media Micro fiche 1012-F 95th session- 1977-
Hein Online
United States Statutes at Large / compiled, edited, and indexed by authority of Congress under the direction of the Secretary of State.
1789 to 3 years ago.
* Public Laws from the 100th Congress (1988) forward.
* Public Laws (93rd (1973) through current Congress. The text of Public Laws is available from the 104th Congress to the present; the text of Enrolled (final) versions of legislation is available from the 101st Congress to the present.)
United States. Laws, etc.
United States statutes at large. (in print)
Washington, Published by Authority of Law Under the Direction of the Administrator of General Services by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Record Service. For Sale by the Supt. of Docs. U.S.G.P.O. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. [etc.]
Baker Berry KF50 .A25 v.1- 1789-1845-
United States code congressional and administrative news (in print)
St. Paul, Minn., West Publ. Co
Storage K43 78th,2d sess.- 109th, 2nd Sess (1944- 2006)
Baker Berry Ref K43 110th, 1st sess.- 2007 -
Contains the text of Public Laws beginning in 1948.
The American Presidency Project
Woolley, John T. (John Turner), 1950-
The site contains documents related to the study of the American Presidency, including public papers, annual messages to Congress, inaugural addresses, radio addresses, acceptance speeches, presidential candidates debates, party platforms, elections data, and an audio/video archive.
The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (Online ed.)
2009-
This replaces the "Weekly Compilation" as of January 29, 2009.
If you choose the HeinOnline database scroll down in the list of SUBSCRIBED LIBRARIES to "U.S. Presidential Library."
In that list of files scroll the alphabetical list to "D" and "The Daily Compilation...".
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (Online ed.)
Part of: HeinOnline
1965-2009
If you choose the HeinOnline database scroll down in the list of SUBSCRIBED LIBRARIES to "U.S. Presidential Library."
In that list of files scroll to the end for the Weekly Compilation of Presidentail Documents.
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
[Washington, Office of the Federal Register; Distributed by the Supt. of Docs., Govt. Print. Off.]
Baker Berry J80 .A284 v. 1- Aug.1965-Oct. 30, 2000
Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States.
University of Michigan Digital Library (Online ed.)
Includes papers for presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, G.H.W. Bush , William Clinton.
NOTE: "Browse by Author" is alphabetized by first name, i.e. to find Dwight Eisenhower click on the letter "D." ECXEPT for Frannklin D. Roosevelt - click on "P" for Papers of....
Hein Online (Online ed.)
Includes papers for presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, G.H.W. Bush, Clinton, G.W. Bush
United States. President.
Public papers of the presidents of the United states, Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the president.
[Washington, U.S.GOVT.PRINT.OFF
Baker Berry J80 .A283 1930- Lacks: 1934-1944
Includes presidents from Hoover to date EXCEPT for Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
The public papers and addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, with a special introduction and explanatory notes by President Roosevelt ..
New York, Random House, 1938-[c1950]
13 v
Baker Berry E806 .R749