Sample Searches and URLs for Congressional Committee Prints

The government publications in FDsys can be searched using the Simple Search Box and the Advanced Search page. Once results are displayed, you can narrow your search results by clicking on links in the Narrow Your Search panel on the left hand side of the page. The sections under Narrow Your Search correspond to the metadata available for the documents. Collection specific links to narrow your search results will be displayed after you click on one of the collection under the Collection category.

The collections can also be browsed in the Browse Government Publications area.

The following sections give examples of searches that you may want to use for the Congressional Committee Prints collection in FDsys.

Search Congressional Committee Prints by Committee Print Number

These examples will search for Senate Print 110-32.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:cprt and citation:"S. Prt. 110-32"
collection:cprt citation:"S. Prt. 110-32"

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Committee Prints from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Committee Prints to the Selected Collections box
Select Citation under Search In
Enter S. Prt. 110-32 in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Committee Prints by Keyword

These examples will search for prints with the keyword “watershed.”

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

watershed collection:cprt
watershed and collection:cprt

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Committee Prints from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Committee Prints to the Selected Collections box
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter watershed in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Committee Prints by Committee

These examples will search for prints from the agriculture, nutrition, and forestry committee.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:cprt committee:"agriculture, nutrition, and forestry"
collection:cprt and committee:"agriculture, nutrition, and forestry"

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Committee Prints from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Committee Prints to the Selected Collections box
Select Committees under Search In
Enter agriculture, nutrition, and forestry in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Committee Prints by Keyword and Committee

These examples will search for prints from the agriculture, nutrition, and forestry committee with the keyword “watershed.”

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

watershed collection:cprt committee:"agriculture, nutrition, and forestry"
watershed and collection:cprt and committee:"agriculture, nutrition, and forestry"

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Committee Prints from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Committee Prints to the Selected Collections box
Select Committees under Search In
Enter agriculture, nutrition, and forestry in textbox marked for
Click on Add more search criteria
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter watershed in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Committee Prints by Congress Number and Chamber

These examples will search for prints from the House of Representatives from the 110th congress.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:cprt congress:110 chamber:house
collection:cprt and congress:110 and chamber:house

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Committee Prints from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Committee Prints to the Selected Collections box
Select “Congress Number” under Search In
Enter 110 in textbox marked for
Click on Add Search Criteria
Select Chamber under Search In
Select house in textbox marked for

Sample Congressional Committee Print URLs

FDsys uses the Package ID to construct predictable URLs to prints and the More Information pages.

Identifier

Structure/Metadata Field

Example

Package ID

CPRT-{Congress Number}{Print Type}{Jacket ID or Print Number}

Note: Print Type is either HPRT (House Committee Print), SPRT (Senate Committee Print), JPRT (Joint Committee Print), or WPRT (House Ways and Means Committee Print).

Note: Jacket ID is used when available. If it is not available, the Print Number will be used.

CPRT-109HPRT23849

More Information Page for a Print

Structure: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/{Package ID}/content-detail.html

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-109HPRT23849/content-detail.html

PDF File for a Print

Structure: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/{Package ID}/pdf/{Package ID}.pdf

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-109HPRT23849/pdf/CPRT-109HPRT23849.pdf

HTML File for a Print

Structure: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/{Package ID}/pdf/{Package ID}.pdf

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-109HPRT23849/html/CPRT-109HPRT23849.htm

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