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• Congress.gov Notifications Join us Tomorrow for the 2026 Congress.gov Public Forum

  We are pleased to announce that we are holding a Congress.gov Public Forum in the Mumford Room, which is located in the Library of Congress Madison Building, on September 24, 2026, from 1-3 p.m. EDT.

  During the forum, we will provide you with an update on the enhancements that have been made to the site over the past year, many of which have been inspired by your feedback. And, as in past years, you will have the opportunity to provide the Library and our data partners with your feedback about how we can better serve your legislative information needs. If you would like to submit feedback ahead of the public forum, please use our Congress.gov Public Forum Survey Form.

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• Congress.gov Notifications Join Us on September 24 for the 2026 Congress.gov Public Forum

  We are pleased to announce that we are holding a Congress.gov Public Forum in the Mumford Room, which is located in the Library of Congress Madison Building, on September 24, 2026, from 1-3 p.m. EDT.

  During the forum, we will provide you with an update on the enhancements that have been made to the site over the past year, many of which have been inspired by your feedback. And, as in past years, you will have the opportunity to provide the Library and our data partners with your feedback about how we can better serve your legislative information needs. If you would like to submit feedback ahead of the public forum, please use our Congress.gov Public Forum Survey Form.

  You can register to attend this free event in-person here.
  
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• Congress.gov Notifications Congress.gov Enhancements for August of 2026, Part 2

  We are pleased to bring you the second installment ofCongress.gov enhancements for August of 2026

  Enhancement – Legislation – Related Bills

  • Find a new type of bill relationship on the Related Bills tab.
  • Cross-Congress related bill is added between measures that were introduced in different Congresses, no more than two Congresses apart. It indicates a measure is substantially similar, in both text and meaning, to a measure that was introduced in a different Congress.
  • Search for Cross-Congress related bills and other related bill types using the field label relatedBillType:
  • See a sample search for each related bill type in Search Tools.
  • Learn more at About Related Bills.

• Congress.gov Notifications September Events - Save the Date

  If you are interested in learning more about legislative data, what's new on Congress.gov, celebrating the U.S. Constitution, or discovering the breadth and depth of the Federal Depository Library Program, please join us at these September events!

   

  September 10 -Congressional Data Task Force (virtual event; register here)

   

  September 18 -Law Library of Congress Constitution Day (hybrid event; in-person registration, online registration)

   

  September 16, 22-23 - Federal Depository Library Conference (virtual event; register to attend)

   

  September 24 -Congress.gov Public Forum (hybrid event; in-person registration, online registration)

   

• Congress.gov Notifications Congress.gov Enhancements for August of 2026

  We are pleased to bring you theCongress.gov enhancements for August of 2026

  Enhancement – Legislation – Related Bills

  • Find two new types of bill relationships on the Related Bills tab in a new accordion format.
  • Contained in public law indicates the text of a measure is contained in the public law text of a bill that became law. For example, the text of H.R. 8878 is contained in the text of H.R.6644, which became Public Law 119-101.
  • A note highlighting the relationship appears in search results and in the bill overview.
  • Reintroduction links two bills in consecutive Congresses having the same official title, same sponsor, and introduced text versions that are identical or nearly identical. For example, H.R. 9268 from the 117th Congress was reintroduced as H.R.1318 in the 118th Congress.
  • Learn more at About Related Bills.

  Enhancement – Member Profiles – Related Bills

  • The Member Activity filter on a Member Profile has two new ways to limit your view of legislation sponsored by the Member.
  • Select Incorporated to display only bills that are contained in the public law text of other bills.
  • Select Reintroduced to display only bills that are related to a bill from a different Congress because they have the same official title and sponsor, and an introduced text version that is identical or nearly identical.