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Federal Legislative History: Congress.gov

What is Congress.gov?

Congress.gov replaced THOMAS.gov, which has been providing access to government information for almost two decades. The new site, according to Congress.gov, is "a system that includes platform mobility, comprehensive information retrieval, and user-friendly presentation. It currently includes all data sets available on THOMAS.gov except nominations, treaties, and communications."

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