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A THOMAS Time Capsule

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Christine and I received a memo from Pam dated January 10, 1995, on the original THOMAS launch.  It was so fascinating to read that we thought we should share it.  We also found the original press release online. SUBJECT: Legislative Information on the Internet (“THOMAS”) Here is a copy of a handout on the new legislative information system …

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Talking About THOMAS at the National Book Festival – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Christine Sellers

We had a great time at the National Book Festival this past weekend talking with visitors about how the Law Library can help people connect with Congress, including through THOMAS. We handed out lots of gavel pencils as souvenirs! Andrew gave a presentation in the Library of Congress tent on Saturday about “THOMAS Takeaways for …

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Connect with Congress

Posted by: Andrew Weber

This year the Law Library of Congress will be represented at the National Book Festival!  We will be in the Library of Congress Pavilion (near the 7th Street end of the Festival) to talk with visitors about how we can help people connect with Congress.  There will be two tables with laptops so you can …

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Tops in THOMAS at the August Recess of the 112th Congress

Posted by: Andrew Weber

It’s that time of year again when Congress steps away from the heat and humidity of Washington during August for a short recess.  Last year at this time we completed a revamp of THOMAS before welcoming Congress back. It seems like the perfect time to provide an update on the legislative items that have been …

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Legislative Status Steps – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Sometimes the legislative process is a little more confusing than I’m Just a Bill.  As Margaret mentioned in The Curious History of the 2011 Debt Ceiling Legislation earlier this week, sometimes the legislative process takes interesting turns.  Christine also blogged about the unique situation of vehicle bills.  The poster below details the various status steps …

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Twitter on THOMAS

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Today we launched another update to THOMAS: our @THOMASdotgov Twitter feed is now dynamically updating on the homepage in the right column.  It is just below the Weekly Top Five.  Did you know if you hover over any item in the top five you can see the title?  One of our goals with the Twitter …