What tools can I use to browse the documents in my search result?
How do I locate specific terms within the documents in my search result?
What information is available on the Links tab?
What is the Graphical Bills feature?
What tools can I use to browse the documents in my search result?
The following navigation tools will help you browse your search result efficiently.
Click the Term arrows at the bottom of the page to view the portions of each document that contain your search terms.
Click the Best arrows at the bottom of the page to view the best portion of each document, i.e., the portion of each document that most closely matches your search. Browsing by best portion is available only for simple searches.
Click the Doc arrows at the bottom of the page to move to the next or previous document in your search result.
Click the Result List tab in the left frame to move among documents in your search result.
How do I locate specific terms within the documents in my search result?
The Locate feature allows you to browse the documents in your result for particular terms whether or not these terms appeared in your original search. To use Locate, follow these steps:
Click Locate in Result at the top of the Links tab or Result List tab.
Type an advanced search in the Locate text box.
Click Locate.
To view the Locate terms, which are highlighted in each document, click the Terms arrows.
What information is available on the Links tab?
The Links tab allows you to view information related to the document that is displayed in the right frame. The Links tab is context-sensitive, which means that the links available for a search result vary by document type. For example, when a federal or state bill is displayed in the right frame, the Links tab displays a Graphical Bills link and a Bill Activity link. When a regulation is displayed in the right frame, the Links tab displays a regulations Versions link (e.g., proposed and final versions).
What is Graphical Bills feature?
Graphical Bills helps you track changes to a federal bill by displaying those changes in an easy-to-read graphical view. Graphical Bills provides links to bill versions and relevant legislative history materials, e.g., Congressional Record documents, committee reports, and amendment text. To display a bill in graphical view, click Graphical Bills on the Links tab in the left frame, or click the Graphical View tab at the top of the document in the right frame. Click in the graphical view and drag the pointer to view prior, current, and final versions of the bill, as well as related legislative history documents. To view the text of a document, click its link.