Congress.gov Notifications Congress.gov Enhancements for September 2021

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Congress.gov Enhancements for September 2021

We are pleased to bring you the Congress.gov enhancements for September of 2021. 

New – Two-Minute Tips – Videos

  • Find a Bill and Explore a Bill videos feature narration and closed captioning to help you learn more about using Congress.gov to locate bills, resolution and amendments.

Enhancement – Congressional Record – Bound Edition

Enhancement – Congressional Record – PDF File Size

  • Congressional Record search results (expanded view) and section pages display the file size for each PDF to help you understand why a file may be slow to load in your browser.

Enhancement – Legislation – Search

  • Use the cosponsorWithdrawnDateStr: field label to find bills, resolutions and amendments with cosponsors who withdrew on a specific date or within a range of dates.

Enhancement – Help Center – Improved Accessibility

  • Help Center pages with expand and collapse accordions, such as the Enhancement Timeline and Search Tools, have been redesigned to be more accessible for screen readers.