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THOMAS is the name of the database of United States Congress legislative information, which started in 1995. It provides a comprehensive internet source of information on the activities of Congress. These include:

detailed information on the texts of bills passing through Congress
voting results, including details of how individual members voted.
members of Senate and House committees
summary of the Congressional activities on any day/week
A link to online versions of Historical Documents, including
*Declaration of Independence
*Federalist Papers

The database is named after Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States.

External link

[Link to the THOMAS database homepage]

United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate)
Members	House: Current, Former, Districts \| Senate: Current, Former, Current & Former by state
Groups	African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans list, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics House: Committees \| Senate: Committees, Women list
Leaders	House: Speaker, Majority leader, Minority leader, Dem. leader, Rep. leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. whip, Rep. whip, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean Senate: President pro tempore (list), Majority and Minority leaders, Dem. Leader, Rep. Leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Agencies & Employees	Architect of the Capitol, Capitol guide service (board), Capitol police (board), Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate House: Chaplain, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Historian, Page, Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Sergeant at Arms Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
Politics & Procedure	Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Joint session, Delegations' partisan mix House: Committees \| Senate: Committees, Filibuster, Traditions, Vice Presidents' tie-breaking votes
Buildings	Capitol Complex, Capitol, Botanic Garden House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn \| Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell
Research	Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Federal depository library, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS

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