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United States

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Last checked
23 October 2026

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02Official bodies by topic

Each entry links to the body’s own site.

  • Government portalNationalGovernment

    USAGov

    usa.gov

    U.S. General Services Administration

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  • ParliamentNationalGovernment

    Congress.gov

    congress.gov

    Library of Congress

    To verifyChecked

  • ElectionsNationalPublic body

    U.S. Election Assistance Commission

    eac.gov

    VerifiedChecked

  • ElectionsNationalPublic body

    Vote.gov

    vote.gov

    U.S. General Services Administration

    To verifyChecked

  • Human rights and equalityNationalPublic body

    U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

    usccr.gov

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  • Consultations and petitionsNationalGovernment

    Regulations.gov

    regulations.gov

    U.S. General Services Administration

    VerifiedChecked

03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • CitizenshipNationalGovernment

    Citizenship and naturalization

    uscis.gov

    USCIS

    How to become a citizen, with free study materials for the test.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalNon-profit

    LawHelp.org

    lawhelp.org

    Pro Bono Net

    Find free legal aid programmes by state.

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  • Legal help and discriminationNationalGovernment

    Civil Rights Division: report a violation

    civilrights.justice.gov

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Report discrimination and civil rights violations.

    VerifiedChecked

  • Legal help and discriminationNationalGovernment

    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    eeoc.gov

    EEOC

    Complaints about discrimination at work.

    VerifiedChecked

04Official updates

Open consultations

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Source: Office of the Federal Register (National Archives)

Government announcements

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Source: United Nations (UN News)

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08How we check

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). United States. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/directory/united-states/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “United States.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/directory/united-states/.

BibTeX
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	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {United {States}},
	url = {https://iranians.global/civic/directory/united-states/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/civic/directory/united-states/},
}

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