2007-10-23 Bill numbers appear off at thomas.loc.gov
If you click on a group of bills such as 3801-3900 on this page, the numbers on the left do not match the descriptions and bill numbers on the right. I asked the tech guys about this and they explained,
"Those left-hand numbers are just sequence numbers; they bear only a coincidental relationship to the bill numbers. They are not supposed to match up....Usually, bills are numbered as they are introduced; however, the first 20 or so numbers are reserved for "special" bills; while H1 was the first bill introduced this Congress, we still don't have an HR7, 8, 9 or 10. Likewise, in the 109th Congress, there never was an HR 1, 2, 7 or 10. "
Now the question is, what are the sequence numbers good for and is there any reason to display them on the web?" --guest
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