Searching from the THOMAS BETA home page can yield results from several content types. The content types are:
- Bills and Resolutions
- Congressional Record
- Committee Reports
- Presidential Nominations
- Treaties
Search the current Congress for "immigration" from the THOMAS pilot home page.
The image below is the initial search results screen. The results appear on the right. Information about your search and additional options appear on the left.
- Sort Options
The results are initially sorted by content type. Results can also be sorted by relevance or date.
- Keyword Occurences
This feature shows where your keyword appears in each result.
- Top Results
The top three results from each category are returned.
- View All
The ability to view all results from any category is provided.
- Number of Results Found
- Search Again
Add additional keywords to your search or enter a completely new search.
- Select Types of Content
Select the types of content to search.
- Limit by Congress
Search all Congresses or limit your search to one.
