THOMAS
THOMAS is the name of the database of United States Congress legislative information, started in 1995. It is a comprehensive, Internet-accessible source of information on the activities of Congress, including:
- bills & resolutions
- the texts of bills and resolutions
- summaries and status
- voting results, including how individual members voted
- congressional activity
- recent activity in both houses
- floor activity in the House of Representatives in near-real time
- Congressional Record, including the daily digest
- schedules & calendars
- committee information, including membership
- presidential nominations
- treaties
- historical documents, including
The database is named after Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States. It seems there is no reason its name is in all upper-case letters. According to some sources, 'THOMAS' is an acronym for "The House [of Representatives] Open Multimedia Access System", but as of October 2006 this text is not apparent anywhere in the THOMAS Web site. This explanation may be a backronym.
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