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CQ Researcher
Reports address the most current and controversial issues of the day with detailed discussions of the various sides of the issues, summaries, bibliographies and links to related stories. Details
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Find print and electronic publications from all branches of the U.S. Government. Details
Funded by the United States Government Printing Office.

CQ Weekly
Comprehensive coverage of the week in Congress including bill status, vote reports, and updates on all committees. Details
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

LexisNexis Congressional
Comprehensive indexing and abstracting of the publications of the U.S. Congress. Coverage from 1789 to the present. Details
Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

GPOAccess
Provides free, electronic access to the official version of laws, rules and regulations from the three branche...more

U.S. Government Manual
Describes federal agencies with contact information.

FedWorld.gov
An online resource to information distributed by the U.S. government.

Core Documents of Democracy
Here are the fundamental Federal Government documents defining the U.S. as a democratic society.

National Archives and Records Administration
Known as the nation's record keeper, this agency offers the history of our founding documents as well as milit...more

USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal to federal, state and local government web resources and services.&n...more

Economic Crisis & Recovery Subject Guide
Federal, state and local resources for stimulus and recovery information.

Recovery.gov
Follow your tax dollar as it is used in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

FDsys Federal Digital System
Information from all three branches of government will be published as well as authentically preserved on this...more

Last updated: Nov. 19, 2009

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Affordable Health Care for America Act

Representative Erik Paulsen of Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District donated print copies (1987 pages) of HR 3962 to the Brookdale, Ridgedale, and Southdale Libraries.
This bill was just introduced into the House of Representatives on 10/29/09. Plea ...

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