GPO has been digitizing historical Congressional Hearings and making them available on govinfo.

Brief History As soon as the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776, the Continental Congress created a committee comprised on some of the nation’s visionary Founders to design of a seal for the United States. Over the next six years, three different committees submitted ideas but none were accepted until Congress tasked their Secretary Charles Thomson to come up with a design on June 13, 1782. Thomson created a design, and a week later on June 20th presented it to Congress and it was approved that same day.

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and the Nation saying, "I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth." See the President's full address, a Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs, including support for the Nation's space program, as printed in the Congressional Record (107 Cong. Rec. (Bound) - House of Representatives).

The Panama Water Lock System consists of Lock Gates which allow vessels entering the canal to be lifted to a higher level over the terrain of Panama in order to reach the other end of the canal, and lowered upon return. After an extensive Canal Expansion Project (2009 – 2016), a third lane was added to allow for a greater number of transits as well as the ability to handle transit of larger ships.

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and the Nation saying, "I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth." See the President's full address, a Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs, including support for the Nation's space program, as printed in the Congressional Record (107 Cong. Rec. (Bound) - House of Representatives).

GPO has made available two new infographics from Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government, a website designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government.

Doc. 116-3 (Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence, Pocket Edition) stating, "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Over the years, the name and agency responsible for issuing patents has changed hands. Since 1925 the responsibility has been under the Department of Commerce, and on January 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949 amended the Trademark Act of 1946 and 35 U.S.C. to change the name of the Patent Office to the Patent and Trademark Office.

"Nothing carries the spirit of American idealism and expresses our hopes better and more effectively to the far corners of the earth than the Peace Corps."

Searching Recent Volumes (Volume 60 to present) Search options are available by clicking the orange SEARCH button in the top right of any page across the site. Basic Search – Use keywords, search operators, and metadata fields in the single search box. Search over just the Federal Register by adding collection:fr to your Basic Search query. Combine fields for targeted searches. For example, use Basic Search to find final rules issued in the Federal Register by the Social Security Administration since 2015.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (NHC) was established by Congress in December 2000 to protect and promote the system. The Erie Canalway NHC spans over 500 miles and includes New York's canal system as well as the communities along its shores. Today the Canal is used mostly by recreational watercraft, and has become a tourist attraction with a number of parks and museums dedicated to its history.