Legislation and Reforms

This site provides search access to full text publications from all three branches of government. Unlike Congress.gov it also contains full text bills that failed to be passed. It is limited to resources from 1993 to the present.

This collection is developed by UC Santa Barbra and includes documents and media created by or featuring US presidents. It includes inaugural and State of the Union addresses, as well as declarations, signed statements and more. It is primarily focused from 1944 to the present but does offer a limited number of resources from earlier presidents.

Allows you to search legislation, congressional records, committee reports, and communications from 1974 to the present. It is searchable by key terms, year, and document type. This is an excellent place to find primary sources.

The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.

This site focuses on current reform movements happening in our country. This will be helpful for projects covering recent history and for gauging the achievements and failings of historical movements.

GovTrack.us tracks the United States Congress and helps Americans participate in their national legislature. They publish the status of federal legislation, information about your representative and senators in Congress including voting records, and original research on legislation and congressional oversight & investigations.

History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

ProQuest Central Student provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics.

A general research database designed for high school students and educators, this is a user-friendly way to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. Includes EBSCO's academic journal database.