Congress.gov is the online database of
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...
legislative information. Congress.gov is a joint project of the
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...
, the
House, the
Senate and the
Government Publishing Office.
Congress.gov was in beta in 2012, and
beta testing ended in late 2013.
Congress.gov officially launched on July 5, 2016, superseding
THOMAS,
the Library of Congress's original online database of congressional material, which had been launched in 1995.
The website was created by Library of Congress employees using the
Solr open-source search platform.
In
fiscal year
A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is used in government accounting, which varies between countries, and for budget purposes. It is also used for financial reporting by businesses and other organizations. Laws in many ...
2015, the Library of Congress reported 36 million page views for Congress.gov.
Contents
The resource is a comprehensive, Internet-accessible source of information on the activities of Congress, including:
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bills and
resolutions
**texts
**summaries and status
**voting results, including how individual members voted
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Congressional Record, including the daily digest
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presidential nominations
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treaties
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal pers ...
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appropriations
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Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the natio ...
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interpretive annotations from Supreme Court decisions
References
External links
Congress.gov
{{USCongress
Computer-related introductions in 1995
Government databases in the United States
Government-owned websites of the United States
Library of Congress
Online law databases