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CONTENTS
The Amendment Status contains summary information on all the
amendments introduced on the Floor of the House and Senate.
Amendments are sometimes offered as a group (EN BLOC) or
separately, but are always offered to a particular piece of
legislation.  It is important to note that this database does
not contain committee amendments or any amendments not formally
offered on the Floor of the House or Senate.

The information comes from the Clerk's office who refers to the
Congressional Record regarding the introduction and the content
of each amendment.  This database does not contain the full text
of the amendment.  It does contain the bill number, the amendment
number, the sponsor, the date introduced, and the legislative
actions.

SEARCHING
Information in Amendment Status can be retrieved by a variety
of methods including bill number, amendment number, subject,
date introduced, sponsor, and legislative action.  Each document
will include the following information when it becomes available:

Congress
Bill No
Amendment No         (HA indicates a House Amendment and SP
                      indicates a Senate Amendment)
Description          (summary of amendment)
Sponsor
Date Introduced
Legislative Action 

The search may also be limited to the following fields:

Search Label:      Field to be Searched:

BILL               Bill no
DESCRIPTION        Description
SPONSOR            Sponsor
ACTION             Legislative Action

Examples:

Search Terms:                   To Find:

bill = (h.r. ADJ 4)             all Floor amendments for H.R. 4

gun ADJ control                 all Floor amendments containing
                                the terms "gun control" next to
                                each other

sponsor = walker AND trade      all Floor amendments sponsored
                                by Congressman Walker concerning
                                the term "trade"


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