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Thousands of titles may be purchased from Government Printing Office bookstores throughout the United States. Purchases may be made in person or by phone, and payments may be made by Visa or Mastercard. Not all government publications are sales items, but non-sales titles can often be obtained free-of-charge from the issuing agency. Some legislative documents are available free of charge from Congress and the General Accounting Office.

Documents available for purchase are most often recent publications or titles which continued to be "best sellers" over the years. Free items available from Congress will be very recent titles, and supplies are quickly depleted.

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Free Congressional Materials

Senate Bills, Reports, and Public Laws
These may be obtained by mail or in person from Senate Document Room, B-04 Hart Bldg., Washington, D.C. 10510. For information on the availability of a title call (202)-224-7860; however, phone orders are not accepted. Six different items may be requested at a time; multiple copies of a single title are not available.

House Bills, Reports, and Public Laws
Obtain the titles from House Document Room, B-18, House Annex no. 2, Washington, D.C. 20515. Six different items may be requested in person, up to 12 by mail, and six by telephone (202-225-3456). Again, multiple copies of a title are not available.

Hearings and Prints
Most of these can be purchased in person from the Congressional Sales Office, Government Printing Office, 710 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. For requests by mail, contact the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9315. Payment may be made by cash, check, money order, credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or through GPO deposit accounts. For information, call 202-512-1808.

General Accounting Office Reports
Orders may be made via an online Web form, by mail, phone or fax or by e-mail. The first copy of each report is free, and additional copies are $2.00 each.