Research Guides
Research Guides
from the Gelman Library
Country Information
https://libguides.gwu.edu/country
Government Information (U.S.)
https://libguides.gwu.edu/govinfo
Legislative Histories of US Laws
https://libguides.gwu.edu/c.php?g=517846&p=3540825
Legislative Research
https://libguides.gwu.edu/legwriting
Public Policy
https://libguides.gwu.edu/pubpolicy
News Sources
- Academic Search CompleteMulti-disciplinary database with emphasis on scholarly publications and peer-reviewed journals. Full-text available for many titles.
- FactivaBusiness information resource that also offers full-text news sources.
- Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic Universe)News, business, legal, and medical news/journals provided primarily in full-text.
- ProQuest Research LibraryMulti-disciplinary database covering general and academic periodicals. Full-text available for many titles.
Health Policy Reference Center
Health policy information including access and delivery, administration, financing and economics, planning, quality, reform, health services research, and public health.
Additional resources
Congress.gov Search engine for Congressional bills that have been proposed and enacted: https://www.congress.gov//
Statescape Bill Finder. Search engine for state legislation proposed this year: http://www.statescape.com/
Code of Federal Regulations (Cornell). Published in codified form. Searchable by title and section number. Title 42 for public health.: http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/
OMB Regulatory Review Website. Shows federal regulations now or recently under review at OMB: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoPackageMain
Books on Health Policy Legislation
Longest's Health Policymaking in the United States, Seventh Edition by ISBN: 9781640552111Publication Date: 2020-12-12
LexisNexis & Proquest Congressional
- Nexi Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic Universe)News, business, legal, and medical news/journals provided primarily in full-text.
- ProQuest CongressionalLegislative histories. Select George Washington University to access!
Congressional Quarterly (CQ)
- CQ.com on CongressProvides extensive coverage of the activities of both Houses of Congress, including Committees. Includes daily articles and reports analyzing Congressional activity, as well as member profiles, the text of bills, schedules and agendas, and more.
- CQ Press LibraryContains the following resources: The Voting and Elections Collection, CQ Weekly, The CQ Researcher Online, The CQ Public Affairs Collection and CQ Historic Documents.
- CQ MoneyLineThis is a timely and objective resource on money in politics. The service allows you to track the flow of money in politics by providing up-to-date filings from the FEC and other sources, as well as 25 years of data on political contributions.
- Committee ReportsCQ offers the full text of every committee report dating to the 104th Congress in 1995. The information is searchable by keyword and bill number, and is organized by the full text, outline and sections with keywords.
- Committee TestimonyCQ provides prepared witness statements as submitted to committees and subcommittees. You can view a full document of all testimony submitted to a hearing or use the outline to locate the statement of a specific witness in a separate document.
- Congressional RecordSearch the official record of the proceedings and debates of Congress by bill number, keyword, member, speeches, amendments and more.
- CQ BillTrackTrack your bills in real time as they move through the legislative process. Bill actions, including floor votes, markup information and forthcoming activity are presented in reverse chronological order as they are entered throughout the day.
- CQ Committee RostersView comprehensive, up-to-date listings of every committee and subcommittee member. It also provides a brief overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and relevant contact information.
- CQ Congressional TranscriptsProvides gavel-to-gavel coverage of select newsworthy hearings. Updated throughout the day until they are complete, hearing transcripts offer verbatim record of the Q&A between members and agency, private sector and interest group witnesses.
- CQ Member ProfilesGet to know Congress with detailed information on every member. CQs comprehensive profiles provide background on the members, helpful contact information, committee
assignments, vote studies, key votes and election results. - CQ SchedulesA thorough, up-to-date calendar for House and Senate events in addition to robust coverage of events at the White
House, federal departments and agencies, leading
policy groups and more. - CQ MagazineCQ Magazine is CQ's flagship publication. It takes you deep inside the policy-making process. CQ Magazine provides a clear and objective perspective on how legislation is shaped, who is shaping it and how the process could affect your interests.
- Federal RegisterThe official daily publication for the rules, proposed rules and notices of federal agencies, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. The Federal Register is searchable by keyword, date, agency name or item type.
- CQ LibraryProvides information on historical and current issues in American politics and government, including: Political Handbook of the World; Washington Information Directory; Guides to Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Presidency, U.S. Elections and more.
- CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher Online features original, comprehensive reporting and balanced analysis on issues of major issues of political import. CQ Researcher is a particularly good source of bibliographies on current topics.
- CQ Voting and ElectionsCQ Voting and Elections Collection integrates data, analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide research material on the American voter, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections, and historical and modern races, ..
