Congress

Information on pending legislation, hearings, debate on the floor of the House and Senate, and publications of Congressional Committees.

• Thomas, the website of Congress, http://thomas.loc.gov/
• Full, searchable text of the Congressional Record, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html
• Guide to House of Representatives’ Legislative Procedures, http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
• Guide to Senate’s Legislative Procedures, http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.html
• Government Accountability Office, a research arm of Congress, http://www.gao.gov/
• Congressional Budget Office,, http://www.cbo.gov/

Executive Branch

Information on policies and initiatives of the Administration. Current and proposed policies concerning visas, export controls, and other topics.

• The White House, http://www.whitehouse.gov/
• Office of Management and Budget and President’s FY2006 Budget, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
• Department of Homeland Security (visa issues), http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/index.jsp
• Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (visa issues), http://travel.state.gov/
• Links to all other Executive branch agencies, http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/
• Full, searchable text of the Federal Register, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

Education Associations and Scientific Societies

Statements of universities’ positions on pending legislation and regulations concerning student aid, research, tax policy, visas, intellectual property, and other topics.

• American Council on Education, http://www.acenet.edu/
• Association of American Universities, http://www.aau.edu/
• Association of Research Libraries, http://www.arl.org/
• Council on Governmental Relations (research administration issues), http://www.cogr.edu/
• Council of Graduate Schools, http://www.cgsnet.org/
• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, http://www.naicu.edu/
• National Humanities Alliance, http://www.nhalliance.org/
• Science Coalition, http://www.sciencecoalition.org/

Reference Sources

Useful sources of expert advice and data on policy matters.

• National Academy of Sciences, http://www.nas.edu/
• Science statistics from the National Science Foundation, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
• Institute for International Education, http://www.iie.org/
• Yale University Library, Government Documents & Information Center