The Library of Congress has released a beta revision to THOMAS, the web portal to federal legislative information. The beta version includes new features designed to help users find legislation more easily. For example, it is now possible to search all of THOMAS, including the current Congress and past Congresses, from one search box. Beta users can also choose to browse current legislation by sponsor or by topic. A new guided search feature helps users who are not sure where to start a search; the beta revision debuts guided search for presidential nominations.

Web users can find the beta version of THOMAS at http://thomas.loc.gov/beta/