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THOMAS provides many options for finding legislative information. View frequently asked questions about THOMAS or choose from the following topics for more information:

Search for Legislation

• About Bill Text
• Bill Text Search Help
• Navigating the Search Results for Bill Text
• About Bill Summary & Status
• Bill Summary & Status Browse Options
• Bill Summary & Status Search Help
• Navigating the Search Results for Bill Summary & Status
• Search Previous Congresses
• Search Multiple Congresses

Congressional Record

• About the Congressional Record
• Congressional Record Search Help
• Navigating the Search Results for the Congressional Record
• Find Relevant Sections of a Congressional Record Document
• About the Congressional Record Index
• Navigating the Congressional Record Index

Committee Reports

• About Committee Reports
• Committee Reports Search Help
• Navigating the Search Results for Committee Reports

Presidential Nominations

• About Presidential Nominations
• Presidential Nominations Search Help
• Nomination Records that are Split into Parts

Treaties

• About Treaties
• Treaties Search Help
• Treaty Numbers Conversion Table

Congressional Voting

• About Congressional Voting
• Compiling a Member Voting Record

General

• About the THOMAS Search System
• About Legislative Handles
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact the THOMAS Team