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Issues
This list of more than 4,000 issue areas is created and assigned to bills by the Congressional Research Service, the non-partisan think tank of Congress.
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Abandonment of family(0 bills)
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Abortion(37 bills)
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Absentee voting(0 bills)
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Academic freedom(0 bills)
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Academic performance(0 bills)
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Academic performance and assessments(71 bills)
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Access Board(1 bills)
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Access to airports(0 bills)
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Access to health care(0 bills)
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Accident insurance(0 bills)
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Accident prevention(0 bills)
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Accidents(16 bills)
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Accounting(0 bills)
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Accounting and auditing(69 bills)
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Accreditation (Education)(0 bills)
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Accreditation (Medical care)(0 bills)
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Acid rain(0 bills)
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Acreage allotments(0 bills)
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Actions and defenses(2 bills)
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Acupuncture(0 bills)
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Adams Administration(0 bills)
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Administration of justice(0 bills)
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Administrative Conference of the U.S.(1 bills)
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Administrative courts(0 bills)
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Administrative fees(0 bills)
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures(438 bills)
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Administrative law judges(0 bills)
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Administrative procedure(0 bills)
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Administrative remedies(172 bills)
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Admission of nonimmigrants(0 bills)
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Adoption(0 bills)
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Adoption and foster care(31 bills)
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Adult day care(4 bills)
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Adult education(0 bills)
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Adult education and literacy(8 bills)
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Advanced technology and technological innovations(38 bills)
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Advanced weapons(0 bills)
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Advertising(0 bills)
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Advice and consent of the Senate(0 bills)
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Advisory bodies(140 bills)
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Aerial photography(0 bills)
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Aeronautics(0 bills)
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Aerosol propellants(0 bills)
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Aerospace industries(0 bills)
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Affiliated corporations(0 bills)
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Affirmative action programs(0 bills)
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Affordable housing(0 bills)
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Afghanistan(20 bills)
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Aflatoxins(0 bills)
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Africa(22 bills)
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African Development Foundation(0 bills)
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Africans(0 bills)
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Africa (Sub-Saharan)(0 bills)
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Age(0 bills)
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Age and employment(0 bills)
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Aged(0 bills)
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Age discrimination(1 bills)
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Aggression(0 bills)
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Aging(34 bills)
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Agribusiness(0 bills)
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Agricultural assistance(0 bills)
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Agricultural chemicals(0 bills)
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Agricultural colleges(0 bills)
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Agricultural conservation(0 bills)
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Agricultural conservation and pollution(29 bills)
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Agricultural cooperatives(0 bills)
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Agricultural credit(0 bills)
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Agricultural diversification(0 bills)
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Agricultural economics(0 bills)
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Agricultural education(14 bills)
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Agricultural equipment and machinery(1 bills)
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Agricultural estimating and reporting(0 bills)
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Agricultural experiment stations(0 bills)
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Agricultural extension work(0 bills)
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Agricultural industries(0 bills)
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Agricultural innovations(0 bills)
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Agricultural insurance(29 bills)
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Agricultural labor(0 bills)
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Agricultural machinery(0 bills)
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Agricultural marketing and promotion(26 bills)
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Agricultural pests(0 bills)
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Agricultural pollution(0 bills)
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Agricultural practices and innovations(21 bills)
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Agricultural prices(0 bills)
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Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit(56 bills)
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Agricultural production(0 bills)
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Agricultural research(24 bills)
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Agricultural societies(0 bills)
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Agricultural statistics(0 bills)
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Agricultural subsidies(0 bills)
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Agricultural surpluses(0 bills)
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Agricultural trade(26 bills)
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Agricultural wastes(0 bills)
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Agriculture(0 bills)
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Agriculture and food(97 bills)
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Agriculture in foreign trade(0 bills)
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Agronomy(0 bills)
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AIDS (Disease)(0 bills)
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Aid to dependent children(0 bills)
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Air bag restraint systems(0 bills)
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Airborne troops(0 bills)
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Air cargo(0 bills)
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Air conditioning(0 bills)
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Aircraft(0 bills)
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Aircraft construction(0 bills)
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Aircraft engines(0 bills)
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Aircraft industry(0 bills)
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Aircraft noise(0 bills)
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Aircraft pilots(0 bills)
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Air defenses(0 bills)
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Air force(0 bills)
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Airline employees(0 bills)
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Airline passenger traffic(0 bills)
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Airlines(0 bills)
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Airmail service(0 bills)
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Air piracy(0 bills)
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Air pollution(0 bills)
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Air pollution control(0 bills)
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Airports(0 bills)
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Air quality(68 bills)
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Air routes(0 bills)
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Airships(0 bills)
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Airspace (Law)(0 bills)
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Air-to-air missiles(0 bills)
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Air traffic(0 bills)
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Air traffic control(0 bills)
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Air travel(0 bills)
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Air warfare(0 bills)
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Alabama(16 bills)
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Alaska(40 bills)
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Alaska Natives and Hawaiians(17 bills)
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Albania(1 bills)
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Alcohol(0 bills)
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Alcohol and women(0 bills)
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Alcohol and youth(0 bills)
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Alcohol as fuel(0 bills)
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Alcoholic beverages(8 bills)
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Alcoholism(0 bills)
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Alcohol tax(0 bills)
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Algae(0 bills)
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Algal blooms(0 bills)
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Algeria(1 bills)
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Alien labor(0 bills)
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Alien property(0 bills)
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Aliens(0 bills)
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Alimony(0 bills)
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Allegiance(0 bills)
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Allergies(1 bills)
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Alliances(20 bills)
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Allied health services(6 bills)
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Alloys(0 bills)
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All terrain vehicles(0 bills)
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Alternative agriculture(0 bills)
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Alternative and renewable resources(111 bills)
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Alternative crops(0 bills)
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Alternative dispute resolution(0 bills)
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Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration(16 bills)
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Alternative energy sources(0 bills)
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Alternative medicine(0 bills)
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Alternative treatments(16 bills)
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Aluminum(0 bills)
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Alzheimer's disease(0 bills)
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Ambulances(0 bills)
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Ambulatory care(0 bills)
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American Battle Monuments Commission(2 bills)
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American investments(0 bills)
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American property in foreign countries(0 bills)
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American Revolution(0 bills)
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American Samoa(16 bills)
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Americans in foreign countries(0 bills)
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American studies(0 bills)
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Ammonia(0 bills)
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Ammunition(0 bills)
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Amnesties(0 bills)
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Amphibious operations(0 bills)
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Amusement parks(0 bills)
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Anadromous fishes(0 bills)
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Anarchism(0 bills)
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Anesthetics(0 bills)
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Angola(0 bills)
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Anguilla(1 bills)
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Animal and plant health(14 bills)
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Animal behavior(0 bills)
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Animal breeding(0 bills)
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Animal diseases(0 bills)
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Animal pests(0 bills)
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Animal protection and human-animal relationships(22 bills)
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Animals(22 bills)
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Annexation(0 bills)
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Annexation (International law)(0 bills)
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Anniversaries(0 bills)
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Annuities(0 bills)
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Antarctic regions(0 bills)
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Antennas(0 bills)
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Anthrax(0 bills)
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Anthropology(0 bills)
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Antiaircraft missiles(0 bills)
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Antibiotics(0 bills)
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Antigua and Barbuda(2 bills)
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Antimissile missiles(0 bills)
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Antisemitism(0 bills)
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Antitrust law(0 bills)
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Anxiety(0 bills)
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Apartment houses(0 bills)
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Appalachia(0 bills)
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Appalachian Regional Commission(1 bills)
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Appellate courts(0 bills)
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Appellate procedure(0 bills)
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Apples(0 bills)
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Apprenticeship(0 bills)
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Appropriations(168 bills)
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Aquaculture(18 bills)
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Aquariums(0 bills)
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Aquatic animals(0 bills)
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Aquatic biology(0 bills)
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Aquatic ecology(22 bills)
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Aquatic pests(0 bills)
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Aquatic plants(0 bills)
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Aquifers(0 bills)
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Arab Americans(0 bills)
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Arab countries(0 bills)
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Arab-Israeli conflict(0 bills)
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Arab-Israeli relations(10 bills)
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Arabs(0 bills)
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Archaeology(0 bills)
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Archaeology and anthropology(3 bills)
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Architect of the Capitol(2 bills)
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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board(0 bills)
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Architecture(0 bills)
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Architecture and the disabled(0 bills)
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Archives(0 bills)
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Arctic and polar regions(9 bills)
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Arctic Ocean(10 bills)
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Arctic regions(0 bills)
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Area studies(0 bills)
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Area studies and international education(11 bills)
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Argentina(2 bills)
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Arid regions(0 bills)
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Arizona(27 bills)
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Arkansas(2 bills)
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Armed forces(0 bills)
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Armed forces abroad(0 bills)
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Armed forces and national security(308 bills)
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Armed forces reserves(0 bills)
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Armed Forces Retirement Home(2 bills)
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Armenia(0 bills)
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Armistices(0 bills)
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Arms control(0 bills)
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Arms control agreements(0 bills)
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Arms control and nonproliferation(40 bills)
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Arms control negotiations(0 bills)
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Arms control verification(0 bills)
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Arms race(0 bills)
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Arms sales(0 bills)
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Army(0 bills)
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Army Corps of Engineers(19 bills)
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Arrest(0 bills)
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Arsenic(0 bills)
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Arson(0 bills)
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Art(0 bills)
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Art, artists, authorship(16 bills)
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Arthritis(0 bills)
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Artificial implants(0 bills)
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Artificial insemination(0 bills)
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Artificial intelligence(0 bills)
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Artificial satellites(0 bills)
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Artillery(0 bills)
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Artists(0 bills)
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Arts(0 bills)
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Arts, culture, religion(12 bills)
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Asbestos(0 bills)
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ASEAN countries(1 bills)
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Asia(96 bills)
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Asian American ethnic groups(0 bills)
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Asians(0 bills)
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Aspirin(0 bills)
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Assassination(0 bills)
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Assault(0 bills)
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Assault and harassment offenses(56 bills)
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Assault weapons(0 bills)
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Associations, institutions, etc.(0 bills)
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Asteroids(0 bills)
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Asthma(0 bills)
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Astronautical accidents(0 bills)
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Astronautical research(0 bills)
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Astronautics(0 bills)
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Astronauts(0 bills)
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Astronomy(0 bills)
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Astrophysics(0 bills)
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Athletes(26 bills)
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Athletics(0 bills)
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Atlantic Coast (U.S.)(0 bills)
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Atlantic Ocean(9 bills)
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Atmosphere(0 bills)
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Atmospheric science and weather(17 bills)
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Attention deficit disorders(0 bills)
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Attorney-client privilege(0 bills)
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Attorneys general(0 bills)
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Auctions(0 bills)
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Audiovisual education(0 bills)
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Auditing(0 bills)
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Australia(1 bills)
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Austria(0 bills)
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Authoritarianism(0 bills)
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Authorization(0 bills)
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Authors and authorship(0 bills)
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Autism(0 bills)
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Autoimmune diseases(0 bills)
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Automated clearing houses(0 bills)
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Automated teller machines(0 bills)
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Automation(0 bills)
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Automobile drivers(0 bills)
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Automobile engines(0 bills)
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Automobile industry(0 bills)
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Automobile insurance(0 bills)
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Automobile parts(0 bills)
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Automobile repair(0 bills)
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Automobiles(0 bills)
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Automobile theft(0 bills)
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Automobile tires(0 bills)
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Autopsy(0 bills)
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Avalanches(0 bills)
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Aviation accidents(0 bills)
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Aviation agreements(0 bills)
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Aviation and airports(84 bills)
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Aviation fuels(0 bills)
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Aviation insurance(0 bills)
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Aviation safety(0 bills)
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Avionics(0 bills)
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Awards, medals, prizes(0 bills)
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Azerbaijan(0 bills)
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