Metadata fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your searches. The metadata fields available for Congressional Hearings are listed in the table below. Metadata fields and values are used throughout FDsys for
A quick reference guide of metadata fields and values is available in PDF format here.
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Metadata Field Display Name
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Metadata Field Definition
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Field Operator
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Field Operator Example
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Notes
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Collection
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The collection to which the document belongs. Typically the same as the publication or series.
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collection:
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collection:chrg
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"chrg" is used for Congressional Hearings
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Government Author
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The names of the Government organizations responsible for authoring or assembling the document.
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governmentauthor:
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governmentauthor:house
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Publication Date
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The date the document was first made available to the public.
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publishdate:
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publishdate:2006-09-30
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Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
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Language
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The language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b standard.
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language:
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language:en
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SuDoc Class Number
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The SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents which classifies Government publications by publishing agency.
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sudocclass:
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sudocclass:"y 4.c 73/8:"
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The SuDoc Class Numbers in FDsys are at the class stem level, not the book number level.
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Ingestion Date
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The date the document was ingested into the FDsys preservation repository.
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ingestdate:
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ingestdate:2008-12-29
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Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
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Electronic Location (URL)
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The URL where the document or the document in context (the content detail page) is located.
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url:
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url:"http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-109hhrg30415/pdf/CHRG-109hhrg30415.pdf"
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Publisher
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The government organization who publishes the document or publication. Not typically the Government Printing Office (who serves as the printer and distributor), except in the case of Congressional publications.
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publisher:
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publisher:"u.s. government printing office"
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Branch
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The branch of Government responsible for the document's contents.
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branch:
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branch:legislative
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Possible Values:
executive
legislative
judicial
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Type of Resource
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The media type for the document, typically "text". Defined as part of the Library of Congress MODS standard.
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typeofresource:
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typeofresource:text
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WAIS Database Name
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The name of the WAIS database to which the document belonged in the former GPO Access system.
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waisdbname:
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waisdbname:109_senate_hearings
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Record Origin
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How the record was originally generated. Typically "machine generated."
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recordorigin:
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recordorigin:"machine generated"
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Title
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The title of the publication.
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title:
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title:(railroad safety)
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Congress Number
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The number of the Congress responsible for the document. Congresses last for two years, so for example, the 110th Congress was in session from 2007 through 2008.
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congress:
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congress:110
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Congress Session
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The session of congress which produced the report.
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session:
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session:2
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Values:
1
2
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Congress Chamber
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The chamber of Congress who produced the hearing. Congressional hearings can be House hearings, Senate hearings, or joint hearings.
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chamber:
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chamber:house
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Possible Values:
house
senate
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Hearing Number
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The number used to identify the hearing within the senate hearings. In the case of the House of Representative, it is the number that identifies a hearing within a committee or subcommittee.
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hearingnum:
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hearingnum:20
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Hearing Type
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The type of hearing which provides information about the activity of the hearing. Hearing types include field, markup, oversight, authorization, appropriation, nomination, treaty, or general.
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doctype:
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doctype:hhrg
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Possible Values:
hhrg
shrg
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Hearing Sub Type
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The type of hearing; which provides information of the activity of the hearing.
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hearingtype:
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hearingtype:f
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Possible Values:
f
m
o
au
ap
n
t
g
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Appropriation Hearing
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If true, search over all hearings where the purpose was to discuss a government appropriation.
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isappropriation:
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isappropriation:true
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Possible Values:
true
false
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Nomination Hearing
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If true, search over all nomination hearings.
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isnomination:
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isnomination:false
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Possible Values:
true
false
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Heading
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Search for the hearing part heading, for example "part 2", "volume I", or "errata".
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heading:
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heading:"part 2"
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Held Date
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The date or dates on which the hearing occurred.
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dateheld:
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dateheld:2005-05-26
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Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
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Committee and Subcommittee
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The name of the committee or subcommittee listed on the hearing.
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committee:
subcommittee:
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committee:transportation
subcommittee:aviation
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Members
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Members of the committee or subcommittee listed on the hearing.
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member:
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member:clinton
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Agency
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The organization to which the appropriation hearing refers.
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hearingagency:
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hearingagency:agriculture
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Nominee
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Individuals who were nominated on the hearing.
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nominee:
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nominee:portman
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Positions being Nominated
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The position of the individual being nominated, for example, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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mods:nominee:position:_______
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mods:nominee:position:"general counsel"
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Witnesses
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Witnesses that participated in and are listed on the hearing.
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witness:
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witness:baldwin
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Serial Numbers
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Serial number listed on the hearing.
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serialnum:
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serialnum:108
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Jacket ID
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The Jacket ID of the document. This is usually a five digit number, such as "86-484" that is printed on the front page of the document.
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jacketid:
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jacketid:30-496
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H.A.S.C. Numbers
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House Armed Services Committee number.
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hascnum:
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hascnum:108-45
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Citation
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The GPO standard method for searching citation references from the selected publication.
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citation:
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citation:"public law 107-314"
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Public and Private Law References
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A referenced public or private law.
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plawcitation:
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plawcitation:"public law 108-330"
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United States Code Citation
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Reference to a United States Code citation within the text of the document. This citation may only include the United States Code Title and Section, chapter, or appendix numbers. For example 43 U.S.C. 1337(g) or 50 U.S.C. App. 2078.
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uscodecitation:
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uscodecitation:"5 u.s.c. 706"
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Statutes at Large Citation
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Reference to a Statutes at Large citation within the text of the document. For example, "Stat. L. 153-12302"
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statutecitation:
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statutecitation:"72 stat. 69"
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Bill Number Citations
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Reference to a bill number within the text of the document.
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billscitation:
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billscitation:"s. 1"
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Congressional Report Citations
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Reference to a congressional report within the text of the document. For example, "H. Rept. 110-32".
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crptcitation:
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crptcitation:"s. rept. 100-446"
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Congressional Document Citation
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A reference to a congressional document in the body of the document. For example "H. Doc. 110-32".
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cdoccitation:
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cdoccitation:"H. Doc. 103-316"
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Congressional Hearing Citations
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Reference to a Senate Hearing within the text of the document. For example, "S. Hrg. 110-32"
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chrgcitation:
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chrgcitation:"108-359"
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Code of Federal Regulations Citation
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Referenced title and part number from the Code of Federal Regulations, in standard citation format, for example "14 CFR Part 802" or "14 CFR Chapter IV".
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cfrcitation:
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cfrcitation:"25 cfr 83"
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Reference Citation
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Reference to another document within the text of a document.
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refcitation:
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refcitation:"H.R. 1"
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