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Connect to the U.S. Congress: Legislative Branch Agencies
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Provides objective, nonpartisan economic and budget analyses to help inform members of Congress in deliberations around the budget process..
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Assists Congress in its oversight activities by providing financial audits, program reviews and evaluations, analyses, legal opinions, investigations, and other services to Congress around use of federal funds in federal government programs and functions.
- Government Printing Office (GPO)
- Supports the print and electronic information dissemination needs of Congress, the White House, and over 130 federal agencies and departments, including Congressional publications, government forms, and regulatory documents.
- Library of Congress (LOC)
- Provides general and legal research resources to Congress, and maintains the largest extensive base of knowledge and cultural resources for the American people. LOC is also charged with policymaking around copyrights.