Metadata
fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your
searches. The metadata fields available for Journal of the House
of Representatives are listed in the table below. Metadata fields
and values are used throughout FDsys for
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:hjournal |
"hjournal"
is used for Journal of the House of Representatives |
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:2002-12-31 |
Date
format is YYYY-MM-DD |
Language |
The
language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b
standard. |
language: |
language:en |
|
Former
Identifier |
The
document ID of the article on the former www.gpoaccess.gov
website. |
formerid: |
formerid:"f:06day1030.wais" |
|
SuDoc
Class Number |
The
SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents
which classifies Government publications by publishing
agency. |
sudocclass: |
sudocclass:"XJH:" |
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:2010-07-30 |
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/HJOURNAL-1999/pdf/HJOURNAL-1999-04-12-para30-9.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:2002_house_journal |
|
Record
Origin |
How
the record was originally generated. Typically "machine
generated." |
recordorigin: |
recordorigin:"machine
generated" |
|
Publication
Title |
The
title of the publication. Individual documents can be
searched using the title field operator. |
title: |
title:"Congressional
Budget" |
|
Congress
Number |
The
number of the Congress responsible for the document. Congresses
last for two years, so for example, the 105th Congress
was in session from 1997 through 1998. |
congress: |
congress:105 |
|
Session
Number |
The
session of congress which produced the report. |
session: |
session:2 |
Possible
Values:
1
2 |
Congress
Chamber
|
The
chamber of congress responsible for the document. One
of "House", "Senate" or "Joint".
In the case of Journal of the House of Representatives,
it is always “House”. |
chamber:
|
chamber:house |
|
Page
Number |
The
page number of a page in the Journal of the House of Representatives. |
pagenum: |
pagenum:302 |
|
Day Number |
The
integer number of the day for the Journal of the House
of Representatives day. |
daynum: |
daynum:29 |
|
Paragraph
Number |
The
paragraph number in the Journal of the House of Representatives,
for example "123.5". |
paragraphnum: |
paragraphnum:123.5 |
|
Congress
Member |
The
name of the Congress member referenced in the text of
the document. |
member: |
member:kennedy |
|
Congressional
Committee |
The
name of the Congressional committee referenced in the
document. |
committee: |
committee:transportation |
|
Citation |
The
GPO standard method for searching citation references
from the selected publication. |
citation: |
citation:"1995
H. Journal Pg. 177" |
|
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.
2107" |
|
Congressional
Report
Citation |
Citation references
to Congressional Reports. For example, "H. Rept.
106-32". |
crptcitation: |
crptcitation:"h.
rept. 105-137" |
|
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:"3
U.S.C. 208" |
|
Statutes
at Large
References |
Citation references
to Statutes at Large. For example, "88 Stat. 1242". |
statutecitation: |
statutecitation:"31
Stat. 206" |
|
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 103-272" |
|
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:"12
CFR Part 932" |
|
Presidential
Document Citation |
Citation references
to presidential documents. Examples include "Executive
Order 13293", "Presidential Proclamation 8932",
and "Presidential Determination 2003-23". |
presdoccitation: |
presdoccitation:"Executive
Order 12808" |
|
Reference
Citation |
Reference to
another document within the text of a document. |
refcitation: |
refcitation:"12
CFR Part 932" |
|
