Metadata
fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your
searches. The metadata fields available for Congressional Record
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.
Additionally, some of these metadata fields are made available
for use on the Advanced Search page. The metadata values can be
entered in the same format for the fields available on the Advanced
Search Page. How to Use Advanced
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Metadata Field Display
Name |
Metadata
Field Definition |
Field
Operator |
Field
Operator Example |
Notes |
Collection |
The
collection to which the document belongs. Typically the
same as the publication or series. |
collection:
|
collection:crec |
"crec"
is used for Congressional Record |
Government
Author |
The
names of the Government organizations responsible for
authoring or assembling the document. |
governmentauthor: |
governmentauthor:congress |
|
Publication
Date |
The
date the document was first made available to the public. |
publishdate: |
publishdate:2006-09-30 |
Date
format is YYYY-MM-DD |
Language |
The
language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b
standard. |
language: |
language:en |
|
Former
Package ID |
The
document ID of the "package" as originally specified
on www.gpoaccess.gov. |
mods:identifier:(@type:"former
package identifier":______) |
mods:identifier:(@type:"former
package identifier":"cr15ap08") |
|
Former
Identifier |
The
document ID of the article on the former www.gpoaccess.gov
website. |
formerid: |
formerid:cr15ap08-31 |
|
Stock
Number |
The
12 digit GPO Sales stock number for the publication or
series. Usually formatted like "769-004-00000-9". |
stocknum: |
stocknum:752-002-00000-2 |
|
SuDoc
Class Number |
The
SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents
which classifies Government publications by publishing
agency. |
sudocclass: |
sudocclass:"x
1.1/a:" |
The
SuDoc Class Numbers in FDsys are at the class stem
level, not the book number level. |
Ingestion
Date |
The
date the document was ingested into the FDsys preservation
repository. |
ingestdate: |
ingestdate:2008-12-29 |
Date
format is YYYY-MM-DD |
Electronic
Location (URL) |
The
URL where the document or the document in context (the
content detail page) is located. |
url: |
url:"http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-11-17/pdf/CREC-2005-11-17-PgE2379-2.pdf" |
|
Publisher |
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. |
publisher: |
publisher:"u.s.
government printing office" |
|
Branch |
The
branch of Government responsible for the document's contents. |
branch: |
branch:legislative |
Possible
Values:
executive
legislative
judicial |
Type
of Resource |
The
media type for the document, typically "text".
Defined as part of the Library of Congress MODS standard. |
typeofresource: |
typeofresource:text |
|
WAIS
Database Name |
The
name of the WAIS database to which the document belonged
in the former GPO Access system. |
waisdbname: |
waisdbname:2005_record |
|
Record
Origin |
How
the record was originally generated. Typically "machine
generated." |
recordorigin: |
recordorigin:"machine
generated" |
|
Publication
Title |
The
title of the publication. Individual Congressional Record
documents can be searched using the title field operator. |
title: |
title:king |
|
Volume |
A
new volume of the Congressional Record is started every
year. Volumes 140 (1994) forward are available on-line. |
volume: |
volume:152 |
|
Issue |
A
new issue of the Congressional Record is printed every
day. Issue #1 is the first issue printed in the year. |
issue: |
issue:25 |
|
Congress
Number |
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. |
congress: |
congress:108 |
|
Session
Number |
The
session of congress which produced the report. |
session: |
session:2 |
Possible
Values:
1
2 |
Section |
The
section of the Congressional Record in which the document
occurs. Field operator values are house, senate, extensions,
and dailydigest. |
section: |
section:house |
Possible
Values:
See Table below |
Type |
The
type of document found in the Congressional Record. Examples
include Prayer, Adjournment, Nomination, House Committee
Meetings, Memorial, Resume of Congressional Activity. |
crtype: |
crtype:ddresumeongoing |
Possible
Values:
See Table below |
Page
Number Range |
The
number of the first and last page of the document. Specific
pages can be searched using the firstpage and lastpage
field operators. Values are always integers. Use the pageprefix
operator to specify section. Values are H, S, E, and D. |
firstpage:
lastpage: |
firstpage:1234
lastpage:1235 |
|
Page
Prefix |
The
page number prefix. For the Congressional Record this
will be any of 'H', 'S', 'E', or 'D'. |
pageprefix: |
pageprefix:h |
Possible
Values:
h
s
e
d |
Congress
Chamber |
The
chamber which is responsible for the unit of business
described in the Congressional Record. |
chamber: |
chamber:senate |
Possible
Values:
house
senate |
RIN Number |
The
Regulation ID number, or "RIN number" associated
with the rule or notice. Usually a number such as "RIN
3206-AJ69" |
mods:rin:(@number:________) |
mods:rin:(@number:3052-ac15) |
|
Amendments |
A
reference to a numbered amendment which may also include
the Congress member responsible for it. For example,
Amendment No. 432 or Biden Amendment. |
amendnumber: |
amendnumber:432 |
|
Executive
Communication Number |
A
reference to an executive communication from the president
to congress. For example, "EC-1322". |
execcommnumber: |
execcommnumber:EC-1322 |
|
Daily
Digest Summary |
The
summary paragraphs from the Daily Digest. Searching over
these paragraphs will bring up the items from the body
of the Congressional Record to which the summary refers. |
ddsummary: |
ddsummary:iraq |
|
Daily
Digest Category |
The
category headers from the Daily Digest. For example, Measures
Passed, Iraq Resolution, Measures Rejected. Searching
over these category headers will bring up documents from
the body of the Congressional Record to which the category
header refers. |
ddcategory: |
ddcategory:passed |
|
Congressional
Vote Number |
Information
about a vote taken on the floor of Congress. |
votenumber: |
votenumber:123 |
|
Yes Vote
Count |
The
count of congress members voting yes for a particular
vote. |
yescount: |
yescount:223 |
|
No Vote
Count |
The
count of congress members voting no for a particular vote. |
nocount: |
nocount:196 |
|
Not Voting
Vote Count |
The
count of congress members not voting for a particular
vote. |
nvcount: |
nvcount:12 |
|
Present
Vote Count |
The
count of congress members voting simply "present"
for a particular vote. |
presentcount: |
presentcount:2 |
|
Vote
Result |
The
result of the vote, for example: "So the bill was
passed". |
voteresult: |
voteresult:passed |
|
Congress
Member Voted Yes |
Search
for all items where a named congress member voted 'yes'
(or 'aye' or 'yea'). Note that the search will be over
the congress member's official name, for example "Barbara
A. Mikulski". |
memberyes: |
memberyes:abercrombie |
|
Congress
Member Voted
No |
Search
for all items where a named congress member voted 'no'
(or 'nay'). Note that the search will be over the congress
member's official name, for example "Barbara A. Mikulski". |
memberno: |
memberno:bartlett |
|
Congress
Member Not
Voting |
Search
for all items where a named congress member did not vote.
Note that the search will be over the congress member's
official name, for example "Barbara A. Mikulski". |
membernv: |
membernv:weller |
|
Congress
Member Speaking |
The
name of the Congress member who spoke or voted on the
floor of Congress. |
member: |
member:obama |
|
Congress
Member
Political Party |
The
party to which the member belongs, either "democratic",
"republican", or "independent". |
memberparty: |
memberparty:d |
Possible
Values:
d
r
i |
Congress
Member State |
Member
of Congress state code (the two letter postal code of
the state). |
memberstate: |
memberstate:IL |
Use
two letter state abbreviation |
Committee |
The
name of the Congressional committee referenced in the
Record. |
committee: |
committee:transportation |
|
Citation |
The
GPO standard method for searching citation references
from the selected publication. |
citation: |
citation:"151
cong. rec. E2379" |
|
Associated
Bill Citation |
References
to associated congressional bills, by citation. These
are bills which are primarily associated with the document.
For example, "H.R. 132". |
associatedbills: |
associatedbills:"h.r.
99" |
|
Congressional
Bills Citation |
Citation references
to Congressional Bills. Examples include, "H.R. 99",
"S. 99" "H.J. Res. 99", "S.J.
Res. 99", "H. Con. Res. 99", "S. Con.
Res. 99", "H. Res. 99" or "S. Res.
99". |
billscitation: |
billscitation:"h.r.
99" |
|
Congressional
Calendar Citation |
Citation references
to Congressional Calendars. For example, "Union Calendar
No. 99", "House Calendar No. 99", "Private
Calendar No. 9", or "Senate Calendar No. 99". |
ccalcitation: |
ccalcitation:"Senate
Calendar No. 2" |
|
Congressional
Document
Citation |
Citation references
to Congressional Documents. For example, "Treaty
Doc. 106-2" or "H. Doc. 106-32". |
cdoccitation: |
cdoccitation:"h.
doc. 106-30" |
|
Congressional
Report
Citation |
Citation references
to Congressional Reports. For example, "H. Rept.
106-32". |
crptcitation: |
crptcitation:"h.
rept. 106-656" |
|
United
States Code
Citation |
Citation references
to the United States Code. For example, "42 U.S.C.
5841" or "42 U.S.C. App. 99" |
uscodecitation: |
uscodecitation:"2
u.s.c. 661" |
|
Statutes
at Large
References |
Citation references
to Statutes at Large. For example, "88 Stat. 1242". |
statutecitation: |
statutecitation:"64
Stat. 1267" |
|
Public
and Private Law
References |
Citation references
to Public or Private Laws. For example, "Public Law
106-32" or "Private Law 106-3". |
plawcitation: |
plawcitation:"public
law 106-62" |
|
Senate
Hearing Citation |
Citation references
to Senate Hearings. For example, "S. Hrg. 106-32". |
chrgcitation: |
chrgcitation:"108-227" |
|
CFR
Citation |
Citation references,
including title and part numbe,r from the Code of Federal
Regulations, in standard citation format. For example
"14 CFR Part 802" or "14 CFR Chapter IV". |
cfrcitation: |
cfrcitation:"25
cfr 61" |
|
Reference
Citation |
Reference to
another document within the text of a document. |
refcitation: |
refcitation:"25
cfr 61" |
|
The table below lists the metadata values which can be used
when limiting your search using the Section
advanced search field or the section:
field operator.
The tables below lists the metadata values which can be used
when limiting your search using the Type
advanced search field or the crtype:
field operator.
