Mandated by the 104th United States Congress, Thomas
makes the following
legislative information available to the public:
1. Bills and resolutions
a. Searchable
by: title, bill number, full text, sponsor
b. Coverage:
current congress
2. Bill status and summary
Searchable
by: word/phrase, subject (index) term, bill/amendment number, stage in the
legislative process, dates of introduction, sponsor/cosponsor and committee.
3. Lists of all
legislation, public laws, private laws, vetoed bills and
bills/amendments sponsored/cosponsored by each member during each congress are
also available. a. Coverage:
1973—Present
4. Public Laws by law number
5. House and Senate roll call votes
6. Legislative activity of the previous day 7. Congressional Record
a. Searchable
by: Full text, member name, date, house
b. Coverage:
1989—Present
8. Congressional Record Index:
a. Searchable
by: keyword. Page references for index terms (topics) and bill numbers are
linked to the Congressional Record full text. Links to searches for major
topics -- those most commonly searched -- are provided.
b. Coverage:
1995--Present; published every 2 weeks.
9. Days-in-Session Calendars: calendar format
a. Browse
only, not searchable
b. Coverage:
Senate, 1978—Present; House, 1995—Present
10. The "House Floor This Week": date and time of
the House session; bills that are likely to be passed under suspension of the
rules or expected to receive floor action; updated throughout the week when the
House is in session. Measures for possible consideration are linked to their Bill
Summary & Status record.
a. Coverage:
Current Congress. Includes measures likely to be considered on the House floor
this week.
11. Committee Reports: full text of House and Senate
committee reports (including conference reports and joint committee reports)
printed by the Government Printing Office (GPO)
a. Coverage:
1995—Present
12. Presidential Nominations 1989—Present 13. Treaties, 1967—Present,
a. Information
provided: treaty number, the date transmitted, short title, formal title,
treaty type, legislative actions and index terms.
Also available is information of interest to teachers,
students and researchers:
1. The
U.S. Supreme
Court
2. The
Legislative Process
3. Constitution
of the United States,
including links to commentary, exhibitions, and full text
4. Declaration
of Independence, including links to
commentary, exhibitions, and full text
5. Constitution
Day, including links to commentary, lesson plans, Federalist papers, Articles
of Confederation (previous primary documents), and an annotated guide to the
Constitution of the United States.
6. Other
primary documents in American History