Government Documents Guide

Documents in the News

Census 2010

• Census Bureau News and information on the 2010 census.

Health Insurance Reform

• H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act (pdf)
  Passed in the House on 11/7/2009. Information at Thomas.gov. More details at OpenCongress.org
• H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act (pdf)
  Placed on Union Calendar 10/14/2009. Information at Thomas.gov. More details at OpenCongress.org
• S. 1679: Affordable Health Choices Act (pdf)
  Introduced 9/17/2009. Information at Thomas.gov. More details at OpenCongress.org
• S. 1796: America's Health Future Act (pdf)
  Introduced in the Senate 10/20/2009. Information at Thomas.gov. More details at OpenCongress.org
• Congressional Research Service Summary
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Analysis (pdf)
• Summary by Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (pdf)
• Draft of Senate's version
• Three House Committees: Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor prepared and released this summary (pdf)
• Kaiser Family Foundation summary (pdf)
• The Economic Case for Health Care Reform (pdf) from the White House Council of Economic Advisers
• Health Insurance Reform - Reality Check Get the facts about the stability and security you get from health insurance reform from Whitehouse.gov.
• HealthReform.gov Official government site with reports, forums and news.
• Slate.com's Guide to sources

H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)

• Flu.gov Find information about influenza, planning and response activities, guidance for businesses and schools, and vaccinations.
• World Health Organization (WHO): Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
• Information on Swine Influenza (Centers for Disease Control) Find guidance, travel notices, and other information from the CDC about human cases of swine flu in the U.S.
• Recommendations for Higher Education Guidelines and recommendations from the CDC on managing the flu season at institutions of higher education.
• Swine Flu Investigation From the Department of Health and Human Services.
• H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Maps A collection of maps from around the world tracking the swine flu.
• This interactive world map shows the cumulative spread of new influenza A(H1N1) cases as reported to WHO.

Bernard Madoff Fraud Investigation

• Statement by SEC Chairman: Statement on the Release of the Executive Summary of the Inspector General's Report Regarding the Bernard Madoff Fraud
• The Securities and Exchange Commission Post-Madoff Reforms

Climate Change

• Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States The report summarizes the science and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It focuses on climate change impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health. It’s also a report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making at all levels.

Financial Crisis

• Tracking the Global Recession Has some nifty spider charts comparing the current recession with past recessions for the United States and other countries.
• The Financial Crisis: A Timeline of Events and Policy Actions
• Reforming the Nation's Financial System: A Timeline A new website designed to help the public keep track of major financial regulatory developments. The site tracks Congressional and regulatory agency hearings and testimonies as well as key House and Senate committee member statements. The timeline begins with March 19, 2009, when the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs held its first hearing on Modernizing Bank Supervision and Regulation.
• Financial Crisis Great list of links from Jefferson County Library, Colorado

Federal Budget

• Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Overview Document New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise, Fiscal Year 2010 ( MU ELLIS DOCS Y 1.1/7:111-19)
• President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010
• Mid-Session Review, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010 (pdf) The Mid-Session Review is an annual update of estimates for Federal receipts and outlays that reflects economic, legislative, and other changes that have occurred since the President's Budget was released in May.

Interrogation Memos

• A 18-page memo, dated August 1, 2002, from Jay Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA.
• A 46-page memo, dated May 10, 2005, from Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA.
• A 20-page memo, dated May 10, 2005, from Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA.
• A 40-page memo, dated May 30, 2005, from Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA.

Recovery Plans

• Stimulus Funding for Missouri
• The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (PDF)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PDF)
• Recovery.gov This site has three missions:
  1. Education: Explain the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  2. Transparency: Show how, when, and where the money is spent
  3. Accountability: Provide data that will allow citizens to evaluate the Act’s progress and provide feedback
• Financial Stability.gov (Department of the Treasury)
• Fraudnet Report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of federal funds to GAO’s FraudNET.
• Stimulus Watch - Stimulus Projects by State

Unemployment

• How the Government Measures Unemployment

Terrorism

• 2008 Report on Terrorism (pdf)
• 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism

 

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