Metadata fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your searches. The metadata fields available for Public and Private Laws are listed in the table below.
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 Search
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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:plaw
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"plaw" is used for Public and Private Laws
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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:"national archives and records administration"
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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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Former Package ID
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The document ID of the "package" as originally specified on www.gpoaccess.gov.
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mods:identifier:(@type:"former package identifier":______)
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mods:identifier:(@type:"former package identifier":"f:publ101.104")
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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/PLAW-108publ347/pdf/PLAW-108publ347.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:108_cong_public_laws
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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:"national defense authorization act"
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Congress Number
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The number of the Congress responsible for the law. 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:108
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Law Type
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Every package in the Public and Private Laws will have one of the following document types:PUBLIC: A bill or joint resolution (other than for amendments to the Constitution) passed by both chambers of Congress and approved by the President. Bills and joint resolutions vetoed by the President, but overridden by the Congress also become laws. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Most laws passed by Congress are public laws. Public laws affect society as a whole. Public laws citations include the Congress number (e.g. 107) and the number of the law, for example: Public Law 107-006.
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lawtype:
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lawtype:public
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Possible Values:
public
private
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Law Number
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Number for the law. Laws are numbered sequentially per Congress.
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docnumber:
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docnumber:318
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Is Appropriation
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Flag indicates that a law includes the words to make appropriations, making appropriations, making emergency supplemental appropriations, making further continuing appropriations, making continuing appropriations, or to authorize appropriations in its full title.
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isappropriation:
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isappropriation:true
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Possible values:
true
false
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Date Approved
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The date the law was approved.
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approveddate:
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approveddate:2006-09-30
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Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
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Legislative History
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Complete textual section of the legislative history printed at the bottom of the law.
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mods:legislativeHistory:_______
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mods:legislativeHistory:"natural resources"
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Committee
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Congressional committee names listed in the legislative history of public laws.
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committee:
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committee:science
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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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Bill Number
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Reference to a bill number within the text of the document or the bill number for bills associated with the law.
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billscitation:
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billscitation:"h.r. 4516"
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Congressional Report Citation
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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:108-330
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United States Code
Citations
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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:"43 u.s.c. 1337"
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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:"11 stat. 401"
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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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recitation:"h.r. 1"
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