Samples Searches and URLs for Congressional Hearings

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.

Retrieve by Citation search can be used to retrieve documents in PDF format if you know the citation of the document. 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 Hearings collection in FDsys.

Search Congressional Hearings by Subcommittee

These examples will search for Congressional hearings from the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and subcommittee:”Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety”
collection:chrg subcommittee:”Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety”

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Sub Committee under Search In
Enter Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by Committee

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with the word budget in the committee name.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and committee:budget
collection:chrg committee:budget

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Committee under Search In
Enter budget in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by Congress Number and Chamber

These examples will search for Congressional hearings from the Senate of the 110th Congress.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and congress:110 and chamber:senate
collection:chrg congress:110 chamber:senate
Using the Narrow Your Search links, select Congressional Hearings from the Collection category

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Congress Number under Search In
Enter 110 in textbox marked for
Click on Add more search criteria
Select Chamber of Congress under Search In
Select Senate from the drop-down menu

Search Congressional Hearings for Appropriation Hearings

These examples will search for appropriation aearings.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:hrng and isappropriation:true
collection:hrng isappropriation:true

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Appropriation Hearing under Search In
Select yes from drop-down menu

Search Congressional Hearings by Hearing Number

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with 20 as the hearing number.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and hearingnum:20
collection:chrg hearingnum:20

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Hearing Number under Search In
Enter 20 in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by Congress Member

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with Senator Clinton.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and member:clinton
collection:chrg member:clinton

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Congress Member under Search In
Enter clinton in textbox marked for

Using the Simple Search Box, enter

member:clinton
Using the Narrow Your Search links, click Congressional Hearings from the Collection category

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Member under Search In
Enter clinton in textbox marked for
Click Search button
Using the Narrow Your Search links, click Congressional Hearings from the Collection category

Search Congressional Hearings by Nominee

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with Johnson as the nominee.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and nominee:johnson
collection:chrg nominee:johnson

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Nominees under Search In
Enter johnson in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by Witness

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with Johnson as the witness.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

collection:chrg and witness:johnson
collection:chrg witness:johnson

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Witness under Search In
Enter johnson in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by keyword and witness

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with Johnson as the witness and economy in the full text or metadata.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

economy and collection:chrg and witness:johnson
economy collection:chrg witness:johnson

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Witness under Search In
Enter Johnson in textbox marked for
Click on Add more search criteria
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter economy in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by Member and Keyword

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with McConnell as the member and energy in the full text or metadata.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

energy and collection:chrg and member:mcconnell
energy collection:chrg member:mcconnell

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Congress Member under Search In
Enter mcconnell in textbox marked for
Click on Add more search criteria
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter energy in textbox marked for

Search Congressional Hearings by Committee and Keyword

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with the word budget in the committee name and defense in the full text or metadata.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

defense and collection:chrg and committee:budget
defense collection:chrg committee:budget

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Committees under Search In
Enter budget in textbox marked for
Click on Add more search criteria
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter defense in textbox marked for

These examples will search for Congressional hearings from the Committee on the Budget with the word budget in the full text or metadata.

Using the Simple Search Box,

Enter defense and click Search button
Using the Narrow Your Search links, click Congressional Hearings from the Collection category
Using the Narrow Your Search links, click Committee on the Budget from the Committee category

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter defense in textbox marked for
Click Search button
Using the Narrow Your Search links, click Committee on the Budget from the Committee category

Search Congressional Hearings by Nominee and Keyword

These examples will search for Congressional hearings with Steven as the nominee and energy in the full text or metadata.

Using the Simple Search Box, enter one of the following

energy and collection:chrg and nominee:steven
energy collection:chrg nominee:steven

Using the Advanced Search page,

Select Congressional Hearings from Available Collections in the box
Click Add to add Congressional Hearings to the Selected Collections box
Select Nominees under Search In
Enter steven in textbox marked for
Click on Add more search criteria
Select Full-Text of Publications and Metadata under Search In
Enter energy in textbox marked for

Sample Congressional Hearings URLs

FDsys uses two key pieces of information to construct predictable URLs to documents and the More Information pages. The Package ID is used to identify an individual hearing. The Granule ID is used to identify volumes, parts or errata that may exist for a single hearing.

Identifier

Structure/Metadata Field

Example

Package ID

CHRG-{Congress Number}{Hearing Type}{Jacket ID}

Note: Hearing Type is hhrg (House Hearing), shrg (Senate Hearing), or jhrg (Joint Hearing).

CHRG-111hhrg62619

Granule ID

Multiple Parts:

{Package ID}-pt{Part Number}

Multiple Volumes:

{Package ID}-vol{Volume Number}

Errata:

{Package ID}-err{Errata Number}

Volumes, Parts and Errata:

{Package ID}-vol{Volume Number}-pt{Part Number}-err{Errata Number}

Note: The first granule will only use the Package ID. All additional granules will use the Volume, Part or Errata suffix.

Note: Errata Number is only used when there are multiple errata. The first errata will not use Errata Number, however the second errata would have 2 as the Errata Number.

Multiple Parts:

CHRG-107shrg12345-pt3

Multiple Volumes:

CHRG-107shrg87708-vol3

Errata:

CHRG-110hhrg12345-err

Volumes, Parts and Errata:

CDOC-106shrg12345-vol3-pt2-err2

More Information Page for a Congressional Document (Single Part or Volume)

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

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/CHRG-111hhrg62619/CHRG-111hhrg62619/content-detail.html

PDF File for a Congressional Document (Single Part or Volume)

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

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg62619/pdf/CHRG-111hhrg62619.pdf

HTML File for a Congressional Document (Single Part or Volume)

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

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg62619/html/CHRG-111hhrg62619.htm

More Information Page for a Part, Volume or Errata of a Congressional Document

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

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/CHRG-107shrg87708/CHRG-107shrg87708-vol3/content-detail.html

PDF File for a Part, Volume or Errata of a Congressional Document

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

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-107shrg87708/pdf/CHRG-107shrg87708-vol3.pdf

HTML File for a Part, Volume or Errata of a Congressional Document

Structure: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/{Package ID}/html/{Granule ID}.htm

Example: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-107shrg87708/html/CHRG-107shrg87708-vol3.htm

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