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Celebrating 10 Years of Congress.gov

Posted by: Kelly Goles

On September 19, 2012, 10 years ago today, Congress.gov was launched, providing enhanced access to federal legislative information. Congress.gov was created to replace our old THOMAS site that dated back to the 1990s. Congress.gov improved upon Thomas by adding a powerful, modern search engine for legislative information. It also took advantage of the advent of responsive web design, so it will scale to whatever device you are using, whether that is a tablet, phone, or desktop.

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Join Us on 9/22 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Laws of Mexico and How to Find Them Online

Posted by: Kelly Goles

Join us on September 22 at 2 p.m. EDT for a foreign and comparative law webinar titled, “Laws of Mexico and How to Find Them Online.” Please register here. Foreign law specialist Gustavo Guerra will cover the laws of Mexico and where you can find them online. His presentation will focus on primary sources available on …

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FALQs: The Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement Act

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Miranda Lalla, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Tariq Ahmad at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On June 23, 2022, Bill S-10 received royal assent after being passed by the Canadian Parliament. Its provisions give effect to the …

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New Features and Updates to the Constitution Annotated Website

Posted by: Kelly Goles

This is a guest post by Meghan C. Totten, a paralegal specialist and legal editor in the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service. Written in “plain English“, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, better known as the Constitution Annotated, has served as Congress’s Constitution of record for over one hundred …