Congressional Record
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The Congressional Record is the official, substantially verbatim transcript of the debates, proceedings, and activities of the United States Congress.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Congressional Record Context triple: [United States Congress, publishes, Congressional Record]
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A.
United States Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the official chronological compilation of all laws and resolutions enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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B.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making national laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the executive branch.
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C.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of two senators from each state who share responsibility for making federal laws, confirming key executive and judicial appointments, and ratifying treaties.
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D.
United States Reports
United States Reports is the official bound collection of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Congressional Record Target entity description: The Congressional Record is the official, substantially verbatim transcript of the debates, proceedings, and activities of the United States Congress.
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A.
United States Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the official chronological compilation of all laws and resolutions enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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B.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making national laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the executive branch.
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C.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of two senators from each state who share responsibility for making federal laws, confirming key executive and judicial appointments, and ratifying treaties.
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D.
United States Reports
United States Reports is the official bound collection of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government publication
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official transcript ⓘ periodical ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| archiveAvailableFromYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| characteristic | substantially verbatim transcript ⓘ |
| contains |
communications from executive agencies
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daily digest ⓘ extensions of remarks ⓘ floor debates ⓘ legislative actions ⓘ member statements ⓘ messages from the President ⓘ votes and roll calls ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| digitalAccess |
Congress.gov
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GovInfo.gov ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1873 ⓘ |
| format |
bound volumes
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daily issues ⓘ |
| frequency | daily when Congress is in session ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Daily Digest section
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Extensions of Remarks section ⓘ House section ⓘ Senate section ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official record of proceedings of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| medium |
digital
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print ⓘ |
| partOf | official records of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Annals of Congress
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linked to:
Congressional Record
Congressional Globe ⓘ
linked to:
Congressional Record
Register of Debates ⓘ
linked to:
Congressional Record
|
| publishedBy |
Government Publishing Office
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linked to:
Government Printing Office
|
| publishedFor | United States Congress ⓘ |
| publisher |
U.S. Government Publishing Office
ⓘ
linked to:
Government Printing Office
United States Government Publishing Office ⓘ
linked to:
Government Printing Office
|
| records |
activities of the United States Congress
ⓘ
debates of the United States Congress ⓘ proceedings of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| scope |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| startYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States federal law on government publications ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians
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journalists ⓘ lawyers ⓘ members of Congress ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Congressional Record Description of subject: The Congressional Record is the official, substantially verbatim transcript of the debates, proceedings, and activities of the United States Congress.
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Congressional Record (later compilations)
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first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston)
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