The four major citation styles (APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian) all address citing government information. However, none of the citation manuals address in detail all the various types of government information that you may want to cite. One of the most critical pieces of information to include is the issuing agency. The issuing agency can be used as an author, particularly when no person is credited.

The citations below are to some typical publications from the United States Government. For the publications of other governments and international organzations, consult the style manuals.

U.S. Congressional Hearings
Common Elements Chamber (House/Senate) Congressional Committee Title of Hearing Date(s) of Hearing Hearing Number (if any) Place of Publication Publisher Date of Publication Document classification number	APA	Clean Air Act in California, the RECLAIM program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 103rd Cong., 1st Sess. (1994)
	Chicago	U.S. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Clean Air Act in California, the RECLAIM Program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 103rd Cong., 1st sess., 4 October 1993. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1994.
	MLA	United States. Cong. House. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Clean Air Act in California, the RECLAIM Program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. . 103rd Cong., 1st sess. Washington: GPO, 1994.
	Turabian	U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (1993) Clean Air Act in California, the RECLAIM Program: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 103rd Congress, 1st sess., 4 October 1993. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1994.
	Cheney/Smith/Garner	U.S. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. Clean Air Act in California, the RECLAIM Program. Hearing, 4 October 1993 (Serial no. 103-66). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1994. (Y4.EN 2/3:103-66).

Congressional Committee Report
Common Elements Chamber (House or Senate) Committee Title of Report Report Number  Place of Publication (Washingrton, D.C.) Publisher (G.P.O.) Date of Publication Document Number (SuDocs) Date of Publication	APA	H. Rep. No. 101-409, 101st Cong., 1st Sess. (1990).
	Chicago	U.S. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 101st Cong., 1st sess., 1990. H. Rept. 101-409.
	MLA	United States Cong. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 101st Cong., 1st sess., 1990. H. Rpt. 101-409. Washington: GPO, 1990.
	Turabian	U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. 101st Cong., 1st sess., 1990. H. Rpt. 101-409.
	Cheney/Smith/Garner	U.S. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. (H. Rpt. 101-490). Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1990. (Y 1.1/8:101-490/pt.1)

Congressional Record Citation
Common Elements Speaker State Title of Speech Title of Publication (Congressional Record) Volume and Issue Date Page numbers Date of Publication	APA	No example given.
	Chicago	U.S. House. Representative Hastert speaking on children are our future. Congressional Record. 106th cong., 1st sess., 1999, 145, no.55, daily edition (21 April 1999): H2205. The manual notes that if the speaker and subject are identified in the text this information may be omitted. Citation would then read: Congressional Record. 106th cong., 1st sess., 1999, 145, no.55.
	MLA	Cong. Rec. 21 Apr. 1999: H2205.
	Turabian	U.S. Congress. House. (1999) Representative Hastert of Illinois speaking on Children are our Future. 106th Cong., 1st sess. Congressional Record 145, no. 55, daily edition (21 April 1999): H2205.
	Cheney/Smith/Garner	Rep. Hastert (IL) "Children are our Future." Congressional Record 145 no. 55 (21 Apr. 1999), p H2205.

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Congressional Universe (WWW)
Congressional Universe, which is available off the E-Resource List, contains the full text of many congressional publications including hearings, reports, and the Congressional Record. While it is available through the WWW you should cite it as you cite other materials from databases such as Proquest or Academic Universe. You need to cite to the database where full text is available as well as note the fact that you retrieved the information from Congressional Universe. Follow the examples from appropriate style above and include the information on Congressional Universe and the date accessed. For further information and sample citations READ the instructions on their pages How to Cite Print, and Microfiche Congressional Publications. These citations follow the Smith/Garner Style manual rules and should be adapted to APA, Chicago, MLA, or Turabian as appropriate.
Other Electronic Government Resources
For government informaton located on the Internet, use entries similar to those above and include information on the database, web address, data accessed, and other information, using the format shown in electronic resources examples above.