Directories & Information
- U.S. Government ManualDirectory of government agencies and officials. In print, Law Reference JK421.A35.
- govInfo This link opens in a new window
- A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and AgenciesA comprehensive listing of all federal departments and agencies on usa.gov
U.S. Federal Agency Regulations
Federal agencies promulgate rules and regulations by authority of the executive branch of government or statutory grant. Most agency actions are governed by the Administrative Procedures Act, codified in Title 5 of the United States Code. Agency rules and regulations are first published in the Federal Register, a chronological publication (Fed. Reg. or FR), and then codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
- Federal Register This link opens in a new windowThe Federal Register is issued daily M-F. Includes all proposed and final federal agency regulations and all presidential documents. In FDsys and also available in the Reading Room.
- Code of Federal Regulations This link opens in a new windowThe CFR codifies all federal agency regulations currently in force. In FDsys and also available in the Reading Room.
- HeinOnlineThe Federal Register and the CFR are archived in PDF files on HeinOnline, back to 1938 for the CFR and 1936 for the Federal Register.
State Agency Regulations
- Illinois Administrative Code This link opens in a new windowThe Joint Committee on Administrative Rules maintains this current compilation of Illinois agency regulations.
- State-by-State Legal MaterialsA state by state listing of government web pages with sources of state law (including regulations) provided by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
