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{{Short description|Online database of the United States Congress}} |
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'''Congress.gov''' is the online database of [[United States Congress]] legislative information. |
'''Congress.gov''' is the online database of [[United States Congress]] legislative information. Congress.gov is a joint project of the [[Library of Congress]], the [[United States House of Representatives|House]], the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the [[Government Publishing Office]].<ref name="Mazmanian">{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2016/04/28/thomas-loc-retired.aspx|title=Library of Congress to retire Thomas|last=Mazmanian|first=Adam|date=April 28, 2016|website=[[Federal Computer Week]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607113335/https://fcw.com/articles/2016/04/28/thomas-loc-retired.aspx|archive-date=June 7, 2016}}</ref> |
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Congress.gov was in beta in 2012, and [[beta testing]] ended in late 2013.<ref name="Mazmanian"/> Congress.gov officially launched on July 5, 2016, superseding [[THOMAS]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/09/introducing-congress-gov/|title=Introducing Congress.gov!|last=Weber|first=Andrew|website=blogs.loc.gov |publisher=[[Law Library of Congress]] }}</ref><ref name="Kolawole">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/congressgov-launches-thomas-legislative-database-gets-a-face-lift/2012/09/19/cf807804-026b-11e2-8102-ebee9c66e190_blog.html|title=Congress.gov launches; THOMAS legislative database gets a face lift|author=Kolawole|first=Emi|date=September 19, 2012|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160404144624/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/congressgov-launches-thomas-legislative-database-gets-a-face-lift/2012/09/19/cf807804-026b-11e2-8102-ebee9c66e190_blog.html|archive-date=April 4, 2016|url-access=limited|access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/09/congress-launches-congress-gov-in-beta-doesnt-open-the-data.html|title=Congress launches Congress.gov in beta, doesn’t open the data - O'Reilly Radar|last=Howard|first=Alex|date=September 19, 2012|website=radar.oreilly.com|access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/indexes/thomas|title=Congress.gov|publisher=[[Rutgers University#Libraries|Rutgers University Libraries]]|access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> the Library of Congress's original online database of congressional material, which had been launched in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/thomas-gov-an-exclusive-inside-look-at-the-retirement-and-transition-of-a-classic-web-1-0/|title=So long, Thomas.gov: Inside the retirement of a classic Web 1.0 application|last=Gewirtz|first=David|date=May 4, 2016|website=[[ZDNet]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505012419/http://www.zdnet.com/article/thomas-gov-an-exclusive-inside-look-at-the-retirement-and-transition-of-a-classic-web-1-0/|archive-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> The website was created by Library of Congress employees using the [[Apache Solr|Solr]] [[Open-source software|open-source]] search platform.<ref name="Kolawole"/> |
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In [[fiscal year]] 2015, the Library of Congress reported 36 million page views for Congress.gov.<ref name="Mazmanian"/> |
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==Contents== |
==Contents== |
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The resource |
The resource is a comprehensive, Internet-accessible source of information on the activities of Congress, including: |
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*[[Bill (proposed law)|bill]]s and [[Resolution (law)|resolution]]s |
*[[Bill (proposed law)|bill]]s and [[Resolution (law)|resolution]]s |
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*[[presidential nomination]]s |
*[[presidential nomination]]s |
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*[[Treaty|treaties]] |
*[[Treaty|treaties]] |
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*[[Appropriations bill (United States)|appropriations]] |
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*[[Constitution of the United States]] with [https://constitution.congress.gov/ interpretive annotations from Supreme Court decisions] |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*https://www.congress.gov/ |
*[https://www.congress.gov/ Congress.gov] |
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*https://twitter.com/congressdotgov?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author |
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 24 February 2024
Congress.gov is the online database of United States Congress legislative information. Congress.gov is a joint project of the Library of Congress, the House, the Senate and the Government Publishing Office.[1]
Congress.gov was in beta in 2012, and beta testing ended in late 2013.[1] Congress.gov officially launched on July 5, 2016, superseding THOMAS,[2][3][4][5] the Library of Congress's original online database of congressional material, which had been launched in 1995.[6] The website was created by Library of Congress employees using the Solr open-source search platform.[3]
In fiscal year 2015, the Library of Congress reported 36 million page views for Congress.gov.[1]
Contents[edit]
The resource is a comprehensive, Internet-accessible source of information on the activities of Congress, including:
- bills and resolutions
- texts
- summaries and status
- voting results, including how individual members voted
- Congressional Record, including the daily digest
- presidential nominations
- treaties
- appropriations
- Constitution of the United States with interpretive annotations from Supreme Court decisions
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Mazmanian, Adam (April 28, 2016). "Library of Congress to retire Thomas". Federal Computer Week. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016.
- ^ Weber, Andrew. "Introducing Congress.gov!". blogs.loc.gov. Law Library of Congress.
- ^ a b Kolawole, Emi (September 19, 2012). "Congress.gov launches; THOMAS legislative database gets a face lift". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Howard, Alex (September 19, 2012). "Congress launches Congress.gov in beta, doesn't open the data - O'Reilly Radar". radar.oreilly.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Congress.gov". Rutgers University Libraries. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Gewirtz, David (May 4, 2016). "So long, Thomas.gov: Inside the retirement of a classic Web 1.0 application". ZDNet. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.