Federal Government Documents

Established as an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding federal agency, its mission is to inform the development of national civil rights policy and enhance enforcement of federal civil rights laws.

The Department works with businesses, universities, communities, and the Nation's workers to promote job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, and improved standards of living for Americans.

Elected to a two-year term, each representative serves the people of a specific congressional district by introducing bills and serving on committees, among other duties.

Senators propose, author, and vote on federal legislation. They provide advice and consent on executive nominations and treaties and conduct oversight of all branches of the federal government.

The Department provides the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the United States.

The mission of the department is to foster educational excellence and ensure equal access.

The Department manages the United States' nuclear infrastructure and administers the country's energy policy.

The Agency develops and enforces environmental regulations.

An independent financial regulatory agency that oversees the various lending institutions and banks serving agricultural and rural America.

This independent federal agency regulates interstate and international communications.

Regulates the U.S. international ocean transportation system for the benefit of U.S. exporters, importers, and the U.S. consumer.

The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency whose mission is to protect consumers and promote competition.

The GSA manages federal property.

The GAO gathers information to help Congress determine how effectively executive branch agencies are doing their jobs.

GPO publishes and disseminates official government publications to Congress, federal agencies, federal depository libraries, and the public.

The Department protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services.

The Department works to improve the security of the United States.

HUD administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance, while ensuring fair and equal housing opportunity for all.

Manages public lands and minerals, national parks, and wildlife refuges.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administers and enforces U.S. federal tax laws.

Provides the President and Congress impartial information on international trade to inform trade policy.

There are 13 Federal Courts of Appeal in the U.S., which hear appeals from lower courts of both civil and criminal trials and investigate whether or not the law has been fairly and correctly applied by the lower courts.

The Justice Department works to enforce federal law, to seek just punishment for the guilty, and to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice.

The Department administers a variety of federal labor laws to guarantee workers' rights to fair, safe, and healthy working conditions.

Provides Congress with objective research to inform the legislative process, administers the national copyright system, and manages the largest collection of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in the world.