The Library of Congress held its sixth annual public forum on access to legislative information on Congress.gov on September 30, 2025. Andrew Weber, product owner of Congress.gov, served as master of ceremonies for a program that ran nearly two hours and drew presenters from the Library, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the House Clerk’s Office, the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office (GPO), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Video of the event is embedded at the bottom of this summary.
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Library of Congress Sets Congress.gov Forum for Sept. 30, 2025
The Library of Congress will hold its annual Congress.gov Public Forum on September 30th, 2025, from 1-3:30 PM ET. The hybrid forum will allow people to attend in person at the Library of Congress’s Jefferson building or online. Here is how to RSVP.
Continue readingLibrary of Congress Public Forum: September 8, 2024
The Library of Congress hosted a public discussion on Congress.gov on September 18, 2024, the fifth such forum it has held. You can watch video of the forum or read the Library of Congress’s summary of the discussion. We published a summary of prior forums from 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020. They are held pursuant to direction from Congress, which required the Library of Congress to meet with the public concerning access to data from Congress.gov. More than fifty people attended in person and 400-500 people were expected to participate online.
Continue readingCongressional Hackathon and Congress.gov Forum This Week
Two of the biggest annual Congressional + technology events are both happening this week. On Wednesday, the Library of Congress will host a public forum on Congress.gov, and Thursday is the Congressional Hackathon. All the details are below
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