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Continue readingThe Library of Congress Really Really Does Not Want To Give You Your Data
It's 2013, and the Library of Congress seems to think releasing public data about Congress is a risk to the public.
The Library of Congress is in charge of [THOMAS.gov](http://thomas.loc.gov/), and its successor [Congress.gov](http://congress.gov). These sites publish some of the most fundamental information about Congress — the history and status of bills. Whether it's immigration law or SOPA, patent reform or Obamacare, the Library of Congress will tell you: *What is Congress working on? Who's working on it? When did that happen?*
Except they won't let you download that information.
The U.S. Code Arrives In XML
Good news: for the first time, the U.S. Code is being published in a usable, open format, directly from the government! Alex Howard tells the story here. This has been a long time coming; House leadership deserves enormous credit for making it a reality.
Following the Law
One of the most precise ways to follow an issue you care about is to identify where it sits in... View Article
Continue readingFaster Access to the Law
The Office of Law Revision Counsel has just launched a pilot project to make updates to the U.S. Code available... View Article
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