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Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for May 2019

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In April, Robert shared that the new “LIVE” icon was added to the homepage when a House committee hearing is streaming.

With this month’s release, we have updated our committee profile pages so that when you click on legislation or other items in the list you will then have arrows to take you to the next and previous items in the results set. We also continue to make improvements to the committee schedule page, which launched in January.

Screenshot of the Congress.gov Homepage

Upcoming House and Senate Committee Meetings added to the Congress.gov Homepage

Saved search alerts for legislation have also been enhanced to show the date a cosponsor was added.  It will come through in your email with the addition like this:

Cosponsor: 01/23/2019: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

New Enhancements for May 2019

Please find the full list of enhancements below.

Enhancement – Committee Schedule – Upcoming Meetings on Homepage

  • Upcoming House and Senate Committee Meetings on the homepage displays the next three committee hearings/meetings scheduled with the date, time, and committee name as well as a link to the detail page of each listed meeting.

Enhancement – Committee Profile Pages – Results Navigation

  • When viewing a bill or other item listed on a committee profile page, you can use the navigation arrows to move to the next or previous item in the list without needing to return to the profile page.

Enhancement – Legislation Alerts – Cosponsor Dates

  • Alerts on legislation that list new cosponsors include the date of cosponsorship as well.

Search Tip

Adrienne shared the following Congress.gov search tip:

Glossary of Legislative Terms

Can’t recall the exact meaning of a term? See the glossary of legislative process terms under “Support” in the top navigation of Congress.gov.

Most-Viewed Bills

Below are the most-viewed bills on Congress.gov for the week of April 28, 2019. Each item below is from the current Congress.

1. H.R.1044 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
2. H.Res.109 Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.
3. H.R.5428 Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act
4. H.R.1 For the People Act of 2019
5. H.R.420 Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
6. S.386 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
7. H.R.5 Equality Act
8. H.R.6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
9. H.R.8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
10. H.J.Res.31 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Please share any comments below or submit your feedback on Congress.gov.

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for April 2019

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At the end of March, Andrew shared the update that included a new subcommittee filter that is available when you limit your research or results to a single Congress on a committee profile. This month, we’re adding a “LIVE” icon to the homepage to indicate when a House committee hearing is available for you to […]

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for March 2019, Part 2

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Earlier this month, Robert shared the update that included the addition of a link to Bills to be Considered on the House Floor to the House of Representatives section of Current Legislative Activities on the Congress.gov homepage. With the release we also added a subcommittee filter on the committee profile pages when you select a Congress.  What are […]

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for February 2019

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In January, Robert announced the first version of the new Committee Schedule that we have been working on.  It is a great way to see quickly which meetings and hearings the House and Senate committees have scheduled for the week. New Enhancements for February 2019 You can find all of the Congress.gov Enhancements for February and […]

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for January 2019

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We are excited to bring you our Unified Congressional Committee Calendar, a place where you can quickly view all of the House and Senate committee meetings and hearings scheduled for a given week or day. If available, the detail pages for those hearings will also provide you with a list of witnesses, a link to […]

The Congress.gov Top 18 in 2018

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Congress.gov celebrated its sixth birthday this year on September 19.  It has come a long way since the initial beta website, which was launched with filters, the status of legislation tracker, legislative process videos, a mobile friendly responsive design, and member pages.  Those were all items that were not available on the former THOMAS website.  […]

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for December 2018

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Robert shared last month about the new subcommittee features and other enhancements.  In September, he announced the Congress.gov Chrome extension.  We have now updated the Chrome extension.  You can download the new version from LC Labs.  Be sure to share your feedback. New Enhancements for November 2018 We are continuing to work on the new Committee […]

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for November 2018

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Andrew recently brought you an update concerning our work on a unified Congressional Committee Calendar.  So, what’s new for Congress.gov in November? The latest enhancements include an update to the legislation and committee report search forms. Both forms now display committee selection lists that reflect committee name changes throughout the years. Also, legislation search results for a single Congress now include a subcommittee filter so you […]