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"WAIS Database created with WAIS Inc. 1-0-11
Hours of availability: 6 AM EST to 1 AM EST

CONTENTS
The Amendments Status Today contains information on all the
amendments introduced on the Floor of the House today.
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.

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

Congress
Bill No
Amendment No
Description
Sponsor
Date Introduced
Legislative Action

The search may also be limited to the following fields:

Search Label:         Field to be Searched:

BILL                  Bill No
INTRODUCED            Date Introduced
SPONSOR               Sponsor
COSPONSORS            Cosponsor
COMMITTEE             Committee/Subcommittee Referral
ACTION                Legislative Action


Examples:

Search Terms:                   To Find:

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

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

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


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