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Congressional Staff Directory


Congressional Staff Directory on the Web allows the user to browse each Member listing with biography, contact information, staff and committee assignments, as though the user were looking at the print directory. Search by House or Senate Member, staff name, district, party affiliation, chamber, committee, subcommittee or key word or phrase.

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Encyclopedia of Government Officials: Federal and State


This database makes it possible to identify quickly and accurately those public officials who are charged and honored by the people in free elections to execute the duties of their respective offices.

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New Jersey State Staff Directory


New Jersey State Staff Directory on the Web allows the user to browse local state government, school district, tax and census information.

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Contacting Elected Officials


Project Vote Smart - contact information for major state representatives and government officials.

Free website

Executive Branch


Official US Executive Branch Web Sites (Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, Library of Congress).

Free website

Federal Agencies


USA.gov: Government Departments and Agencies -- View an organizational directory of the U.S. government.

Free website

FEMA


Link to Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22), FEMA’s most comprehensive source on individual, family, and community preparedness.

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First Gov


USA.gov: Home page of the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal for all government transactions, services, and information. It provides direct online access to federal, state, local, and tribal governments.

Free website

Government Benefits


GovBenefits is a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations with a shared vision - to provide improved, personalized access to government benefit programs.

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GPO Access


GPO Access provides free public access to full-text, official Federal information; Federal information finding aids; and Federal products for sale.

Free website

Homeland Security


Official site for the Department of Homeland Security.

Free website

Legislative Information on the Internet


The Library of Congress THOMAS site is the source for federal legislative information. THOMAS provides several options for finding bills, resolutions, and legislative histories from 1973 to the present. Legislative information can be searched across multiple Congresses. THOMAS is also the source for presidential nominations, treaties, committee reports, legislative resources for researchers and teachers. THOMAS draws on the resources of the Library of Congress to provide users with valuable and historical information related to the legislative process.

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U.S. House of Representatives


Home page of the United States House of Representatives.

Free website

U.S. Judiciary


USA.gov: Directory of the Federal Judicial Branch.

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U.S. Senate


Home page for the U.S. Senate.

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Vital Records


Birth Record, Certificate, Death Records, Marriage License, Divorce Decree and more... Information about where to obtain vital records from each state, territory and county of the U.S.

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Welcome to the White House


Whitehouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, the federal government.

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Banking and Insurance


Official page for the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance.

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Government


The state of New Jersey's official Web site is the gateway to NJ information and services for residents, visitors, and businesses.

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League of Municipalities


Home Page for New Jersey League of Municipalities.

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League of Women Voters


Official page for the LWV of NJ.

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New Jersey State Library Information Center Legislative Histories


The State Library compiles histories on all New Jersey laws which are general and permanent, and are added to NJSA. Appropriations acts are excluded.

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Legislature


Find contact information for NJ legislators.

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New Jersey Association of County Tax Boards


Look up property tax records for Ocean City and Cape May County.

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New Jersey FAQ's


State of New Jersey Frequently Asked Questions.

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New Jersey Facts


Facts and secrets about the Garden State.

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New Jersey Legislative District Databook


Funded by Rutgers, this site allows individuals to search for information about NJ municipalities, school districts, counties, legislative districts or congressional districts. Create your own maps and tables based on the demographic, housing, election, school and other data available.

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New Jersey Municipalities


State of New Jersey - County and Municipal Web Sites.

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New Jersey Personnel


Official site of New Jersey Department of Personnel.

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Public Records


Access public records thanks to the Open Public Records Act.

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