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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"/> | 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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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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*[[Bill (proposed law)|bill]]s and [[Resolution (law)|resolution]]s | *[[Bill (proposed law)|bill]]s and [[Resolution (law)|resolution]]s | ||
texts | |||
summaries and status | |||
voting results, including how individual members voted | |||
*[[Congressional Record]], including the daily digest | *[[Congressional Record]], including the daily digest | ||
*[[presidential nomination]]s | *[[presidential nomination]]s | ||
Latest revision as of 22:48, 1 March 2025
 | This page in a nutshell: Online database of the United States Congress |
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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mazmanian, Adam (April 28, 2016). "Library of Congress to retire Thomas". https://fcw.com/articles/2016/04/28/thomas-loc-retired.aspx.
- ↑ Weber, Andrew. "Introducing Congress.gov!". Law Library of Congress. http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/09/introducing-congress-gov/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kolawole, Emi (September 19, 2012). "Congress.gov launches; THOMAS legislative database gets a face lift". The Washington Post. 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.
- ↑ Howard, Alex (September 19, 2012). "Congress launches Congress.gov in beta, doesn’t open the data - O'Reilly Radar". http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/09/congress-launches-congress-gov-in-beta-doesnt-open-the-data.html.
- ↑ "Congress.gov". Rutgers University Libraries. https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/indexes/thomas.
- ↑ Gewirtz, David (May 4, 2016). "So long, Thomas.gov: Inside the retirement of a classic Web 1.0 application". https://www.zdnet.com/article/thomas-gov-an-exclusive-inside-look-at-the-retirement-and-transition-of-a-classic-web-1-0/.
