In the October release, we announced that the Journals of Congress (1789-1817) are now available on Congress.gov. You can look in the Congressional Activity section on the Browse page for links to historical House (1789-1817), Senate (1789-1817), and Senate Executive Journal (1789-1875) PDFs.
With this release, you can now access committee meetings in a new Browse page, Committee Meetings by Date. On this page, meetings are broken down by month and then day. You can see how many total House and Senate meetings there were.
Another enhancement is the refinement of two filter names from Party to Party of Sponsor and Party of Cosponsor.
Please see below for a complete list of the latest enhancements.
Enhancements
The Congress.gov enhancements for December are:
New – Committee Schedule – Date Report
- Go to the Committees section of the Browse page to find a link to the Committee Meetings by Date report.
- See totals by date for different types of meetings. Use the links to see meeting details on the committee schedule page.
Enhancement – Legislation – Filters
- On legislation search results, the Party filter has been relabeled Party of Sponsor.
- On legislation cosponsor tabs, the Party filter is now Party of Cosponsor.
Congress.gov Tip
Congress.gov has several advanced search options. Are you not sure which one is the best for your search? Check out our How to Pick a Search Page.
Most-Viewed Bills
The following are most-viewed bills for the week of November 26, 2023.
| 1. | S.596 [117th] | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021 |
| 2. | H.R.6363 [118th] | Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 |
| 3. | S.1323 [118th] | SAFE Banking Act of 2023 |
| 4. | H.R.5894 [118th] | Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. |
| 5. | H.R.82 [118th] | Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 |
| 6. | S.3205 [118th] | Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2023 |
| 7. | S.452 [118th] | Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023 |
| 8. | S.1111 [118th] | ADVANCE Act of 2023 |
| 9. | H.R.1042 [118th] | Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act |
| 10. | H.R.1636 [117th] | Postal Vehicle Modernization Act |
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