Ir> < These are the codes and names of the only building where member officers are. They should not need to be changed. < Ins Adds, Del Deletes, Enter allows Edit.  <<0?0?0 ?0  G0dPbybody _By body, Senate or House. 7Enter gives detail. In 9the released version, ;editing will be excluded. hdq5q5q5qg G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G,PG!HPH*qpP Z2  This is a scrolling list of Main Committees.   (The code and period need not be visible. The   number stands for committee type e.g. 1=Senate,  2=Senate select, 3=House, 4=House select and   5=Joint. The "." indicates a main committee.)  2 gZp4p4p4p4p4p4p4g D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D# (#$PH!9p JCONGHM  p I I I I C C  This table lists members by last name.  C  Enter the initial letters of the last name in the locator entry  field to jump to names beginning with those letters. H Press Enter to view member data.  H Press Alt-H or Alt-S to limit the to table House or Senate members. H Press Alt-T to list members by state.  H ^PgUp/^PgDn jumps to top of botton of list. (Esc to exit) %(Enter for Help menu)H0p?0I?0I?0I?0I?0?K1C?1??1C?1??1C?1??1B??1??1H??1H??1?1)??1H??1 ?1?11??1H??1?1+??1H??1? 1-??11?1/?1?K p I I I I KCCCBHH)H  H+H,  %` M1M0!9>< This table lists all main committees in alphabetical  order by committee name. " < ^PgDn/^PgUp takes you to the bottom or top of the list.  <<??00140??0010"??0 This table lists members of the selected main committee.  > If you untag a committee, remember that you may untag  members that you had tagged elswhere and want tagged.  > You can clear all tags under "Tag/Untag" on the print  letters menu. />?A1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>?AA8>57>5 /AN1qGGENERAL  UCONGM1 RREGISTER LLICENSE  "Cong" Info   General Information   Uses of Cong   Registration   License  Esc to Exit  ?y1?%1?1 ?.1 ?01?41?1?%      6?[xP CONGHM   ; This choice shows ; comittees and  2 sub-committees  2  and their members 2  2 O O     This choice allows  This choice   you to tailor your  shows members   tag list and print  alphabetically   and edit letters.  or: !   - by house    - by party  $  - by state   Utilities allow    $ you to edit semi-  It also shows $ permanent data,   the committees $ like your name and  the member is $ address that   on.  goes on letters.  Press Enter for "Cong" info.   ?;?1?;?1?2? 1?2?0?1?2?0?2?0M?0M?0???0?1??1? ?0?1??1??0?1??1??0?1??1?00???1?? ?1?0 ??1?0?1??1?0 ?1??1?$?1??1?0 ?1??1?$?1??1?? ?1???p???  O ; ; ; 2  2  2  2  2  2                      $    $  $  $  $        PPO!;Op<Pp88p8;p <Pp5;p;P 1;N1<N1 <P1<P1%0!/50!550!-80!.:0!G*E fCONGHM C Uses # C Individuals who want to make their views known to a group of Senators and Housemembers will find "Cong" invaluable. C "Cong" is also intended for use by Members of Congress,  legal firms, associations and groups that interact with the Congress and by educators dealing with congressional matters C Anyone who interacts with the congress will find it useful for quickly locating a member's telephone number and  office room number and for maintaining notes relating to a members. 7 C Anyone who is involved with committees and subcommittees  will find "Cong" quite useful in identifying and contacting  members according to committee and subcommittee assignments.  C (Esc exits) (Enter for Help Menu) C?1=?1=?1B?1=?1=?1=?1A?1=?1=?1=?1=?1=?1=?1=?1=?1=?M11?1$?1?1 ?Kbu\R   P$ K M? G1>F1 71 I1HL1 H K1YZP  ; This choice shows ; comittees and  4 sub-committees  4  and their members 4  4 O O     This choice allows  This choice    you to tailor your  shows members   tag list and print  alphabetically   and edit letters.  or:     - by house    - by party     - by state  ! Utilities allow     you to edit semi-  It also shows $ permanent data,   the committees  like your name and  the member is $ address that   on. $ goes on letters.  $ Qp;p;p4p4pp4pp4pOpOppppppppppppppp"ppppppppppp!pppp pp$ppp"p$pp$pp$pQ O ; ; ; 4 4  4  4  4  4                            !      $  #  $  $  $ OPPO! p%p;Op.:p<Pp-7p88p8;p <Pp/4p55p5;p;PrP  ; This choice shows ; comittees and  4 sub-committees  4  and their members 4  4 O O     This choice allows  This choice    you to tailor your  shows members   tag list and print  alphabetically   and edit letters.  or:     - by house    - by party     - by state  ! Utilities allow     you to edit semi-  It also shows $ permanent data,   the committees  like your name and  the member is $ address that   on. $ goes on letters.  $ Q?;?1?;?1?4?1?4??1?4??4?O?O?????1??1???1??1???1??1???1??1?????1????1?????1?!??1??1?? ?1??1?$?1??1??1??1?$?1??1?$?1??$?Q O ; ; ; 4 4  4  4  4  4                           !      $    $  $  $ OPPO!;Op.:p<Pp-7p88p8;p <Pp/4p55p5;p;P 1%1;N1<N1 <P1<P1YZPCONGM1   ; This choice shows ; comittees and  4 sub-committees  4  and their members 4  4 O O     This choice allows  This choice    you to tailor your  shows members   tag list and print  alphabetically   and edit letters.  or:     - by house    - by party     - by state  ! Utilities allow     you to edit semi-  It also shows $ permanent data,   the committees  like your name and  the member is $ address that   on. $ goes on letters.  $ Qp;p;p4p4pp4pp4pOpOppppppppppppppp"ppppppppppp!pppp pp$ppp"p$pp$pp$pQ O ; ; ; 4 4  4  4  4  4                            !      $  #  $  $  $ OPPO! p%p;Op.:p<Pp-7p88p8;p <Pp/4p55p5;p;PXo <$ECONGHM : Overview  : "Cong" is a congressional database and automatic  correspondence generator. It allows you to locate  Senate and House members by name, state, district,  party, body, committee, subcommittee, etc. Once  located, contact and other information is available.  : To generate correspondence, the internal editor  is be used. Members can be tagged (to receive a letter, note or invitation) on most screens. The  correspondence properly addressed, is automatically  generated by "Cong" for each tagged member. Mailing  labels may also be generated, or windowed envelopes  may be used for mailing.  : (Esc exits) (Enter for Help Menu) :?=1?1??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1:??1?1?1?=::::::::::::::::=C1C?8[ Pcmembst  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4EP =!c%*J EDITF2  V  : %  4 Letter code: Enter a letter code for this letter   @  Description: Enter a free text description of the letter  H Text: Then write the text of the letter in the white space,  beginning on the very first avilable line. "Cong" writes the "Dear" line and a blank line automatically. It also writes the stationery  header and the signature lines. You only provide the actual text  of the letter. Print one on blank paper to see what it does. H When in the letter text, press F1 for Help on edit keys. Enter to save. Esc to exit without saving.  H "Cong" doesn't do mailing labels. It is setup to use  windowed envelopes that show the members name and address on the  letter through the window. These envelopes are available from us  or most any office supply store. & 4(Enter for more) HV??:??'?K11? 13?1??1@?1??11? 1-?1??1H??1?1?19??1H??1H??1#?1?1?1??1?18??1H??1H??1?0110100?01/??1H??1?1???1H??1H??1H??15?1 ?K V  : ' X34 -H9   H8 +H11: &4KM1M!!! M!!M1-N > < To set the letter header and other lines, go to the  utility menu from the main menu. Then select user data.  < If you want to use your own stationery, just make the  header lines blank. ( < < /(Esc exits) <??1 Notes: 5  1. The letter tag field is to mark a member for automatic  listings or to print letters to selected members. 2. Notice that: 0 - you can attach a free text note to each member (Alt-N)  - Alt-C lists the member's committees  3. Some of the data fields, like nickname, can be changed,  others cannot. . 4. Member staff data is incomplete, but you can add. 5. Press ^Enter to save changes anytime.  B (If you have additional data that we can utilize in "Cong",  call 800-7-1630 to make arrangements.)  BB0?'0C?0?E1>?1??1<?1??1B??1B??1B??1B??1B??1B??1B??1 ?10??1B??1B??1B??1B?E ' C E><BBBBBBB BBBBEK1K0! ., Highlight an existing letter to edit and press Enter.  , Press Ins to start a new letter Press Del to delete an existing letter  , Esc exits ,1e?1V?1+?1a?1HeV+aH >1 >  DP notes on Cong & 1. 8/17 . running . needs data update.  2. Three progs. cong1, conge(edit) and congl(letters).  these are changed and work.  3. Main and Sub are reversed so that NOT M (e.g. <>M)  gives Main committees, since Main commetties are  marked "S' and subs are marked "M". NOT "B", which  doesn't exist, gives all, sinve it is ture for all.  4. Decide how to present comittees.grouping and order. < < < < << G 0A & This is where you customize your Ĵ Stationery letter head text   # &       This sets the number of lines  This sets the   between the first lines of   lines to skip at  consecutive lables, including  the top of a page  blank lines.   of labels.    0?(0?1!?0?1#?0?1#?0?(0?0?0 ?!0?0?1?0?1?0?1?0?1?0?1?0?1?0?1?0?1?0?!0?0 ( *   # (   !           !  % &0' L0!) L1$0! %L0!MN0!.1/51@ REGISTER> General Information > This version (V0.97) is the final Beta version. It was  released 5/1/91. , > Written comments should be forwarded to: > Don Richards  PO Box 130  Thornburg, VA 22565  > To register or to inquire about state versions call  800-7-1630.  > (Esc to Exit) (Enter for Registration information)>?A1?1?B1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??1>??11?1?1?AAB >> ( >  > >  A I1DHlLEDIT2 F Cursor Control Keys !$  cursor up   backspace   cursor down TAB go to next tab stop   cursor left TAB left to tab stop  cursor right ^ go left one word HOME go to beginning of line ^ go right one word  END go to end of line  ^PGUP go to top line PGUP go to previous page  ^PGDN go to last line PGDN go to next page ^HOME erase entire line  INS toggle insert mode  ^END erase to end of line  DEL erase character $!$ Block Operations Other !$ F7 mark characters F5 find  F8 mark lines  F6 replace  Alt M move  F6 replace with verify  Alt C copy  ^ENTER accept (changes saved)  Alt D delete  ESC cancel(changes not saved)!$ ^ means pressed with CTRL key  means pressed with SHIFT key  ENTER for more, ESC to quit *I /( *J ! * ! ** ! * !( ( ** ! * (.! ( ** !! * .! ** ! * .! ** ! * (.! ( ** ! * .! ( ** ! * .! ** ! * (.! ** ! * $*J / / *J !! * $** !! * $** .!! * . !** .! * . !** .!! * $*J ../(. / .(/(. / **IJ  $JJ$$!!$JIL  @ > Block Operations  > Mark a block: Press F7 (chars) or F8 (lines) to begin marking a block. Use the cursor to extend  the block. Press F7 or F8 again to complete the  block marking. The block will remain highlighted.  > Move/Copy: After marking a block, move the cursor to a  new locastion. Then press Alt-M (move) or Alt-C  (copy) to move or copy the marked block to the cursor position. ' > Deleting: To delete a marked block, press Alt-D > Un-marking: To unmark a block, press the Esc key or F7/F8 >>?A1?1??1>??1?1??1 ??1??1>??1??1??1??1>??1>??1? 11??1 0?01 0?1??1501??1>??1>??1? 1"?1 ??1>??1? 1?1?11??1>?AA> >>> //'>   >$>A I1!!?6Z / PRINTING  Finalize your  member letter   list   ) These choices allow you to print to the  screen befor going to your printer.  (Enter for more)  0 ?0 ?1?0 ?1?00?1?0 ?0)?!1?0 ?1? 1?0 ?1?0 ?1?1?0 ?      )!      8N1 /70!8N0!!? erCONGHM = License  = "Cong" is protected by both United States copyright law and international treaty provisions. It is not freeware  and it is not in the public domain.  = This version may be freely copied, duplicated, used  and distributed without restriction. The screens, style  and "look and feel" are the copyrighted property of Don  Richards and may not be copied or duplicated without  written permission. ) = Use the program at your own risk. The program carries  no warranty or guarantees. The data on the congress is  always somewhat outdated and therefore incomplete and  inaccurate to some extent. Recognize this.  ==?@1?1??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=??1=?@@=====(7)======@ H175 5 Use the arror keys or the first letter to Select  5 Press "Enter" to activate your selection.  5 "Esc" exits 500D0d#&*$ ^PgDn/^PgUp goes to the bottom or top of the list  $$?'1? 1??1$??1$?''! $'*O1 ; 9 This shows the committees and subcomittees that  a member is on. ' 9 Press Enter for other members of the committee or sub- committee. , 99115 F1dPmcbyname This table lists all members alphabetically. $The Alt keys give them in differennt orders. Q q,$qq%Q G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G,PG!1q  ;HreLEDIT2 F Cursor Control Keys !$  cursor up  - backspace   cursor down Tab go to next tab stop   cursor left Tab left to tab stop  cursor right ^ go left one word Home go to beginning of line ^ go right one word  End go to end of line  ^PgUp go to top line PgUp go to previous page  ^PgDn go to last line PgDn go to next page ^Home erase entire line  Ins toggle insert mode  ^End erase to end of line  Del erase character $!$ Block Operations Other !$ F7 mark characters F5 find  F8 mark lines  F6 replace  Alt-M move  F6 replace with verify  Alt-C copy  ^Enter accept (changes saved)  Alt-D delete  Esc cancel(changes not saved)!$ ^ means pressed with Ctrl key  means pressed with Shift key  ENTER for more, Esc to quit0I1?910J11?101?10011?101?911910011?1019?1910011?1011??1 0011?1011??1 0011?1019?1910011?1011?1910011?1011?10011?1019?10011?101$0J11?1?10J1??101??1001??101??10011?1011?1001?1011?10011?101?10J11?1?9?1?10p0IJ  $JJJIL1~/ #  Ŀ Type your text in this block ! ^Enter to save.  !!0?0?$1??11??1!??1?1??1!?$  $!!$:1:0!#@ > This table shows other members of the selected subcommittee. > You can toggle to the main committee members using Alt-M.  >>?A1>??1>??15?1??1>?AA>>5>A I1> iCONGHM < Plans  < We plan to include the following data in "Cong":  < - Member voting records  - Member biographies - Staff personnel data  - Various member ratings, e.g. Chamber of Commerce ratings, AFL/CIO ratings, etc.  - Committee staff and contact information - Multiple tag lists and a letter log to track  previous mailings ! < Additional data will be added based on popular demand. < A BBS is currently being setup to facilitate rapid  updates and discussions of Congressional topics.  < (Esc exits) (Enter for Help Menu) <??1?1??10??01?0??010/??0G??001B0??01=0??0170 ??0G??0G??0G??0G??0G??0G?JJ)G8 G?0GB>?/GB=7 GGGGGGJN0J: CONGHM H Registration H You may register as a "Cong" user or subscriber by completing  and mailing the registration form, which is available under the User data main menu choice. Alternatively you may call: 1-800-7-1630. MC and VISA are accepted. , H User registration is $25. Registered users receive the current version of the program with current data.  H Subscriber registration is $99 per year. Registered subscribers receive program upgrades and data updates automatically for a year. H (Esc exits) :H?K1? 1 ??1H??1$p1p 1??1C1??11@??1H??1H??1p1=??1H??1H??1p 1*p 11??1H??1H??1?1A?KK H  4  ,H$)H(CH:KM1HK $'% Committee members are listed here, by state. You can tag or untag all members.  % Pressing Enter shows member data. %?(1%??1%??1%??1%??1 ?1?((%%%% (<1O42 2 Highlight a letter and press Enter to print.  You will be asked to choose among (1) print to your screen, a file or your printer. 22?512??1?1??12??1?1?1 ?1 ??12?552 /5 D1 $" Choose to view: " - only Senate comittees  - only House comittees  - all comittees  " (Only main comittees are shown. Subsequently, subcommittees  can be viewed.) "1111k)' This table lists the sub-comittees.  Pressing Enter then gives the members.'?*1'??1'?**''*=11O P  < < < < < < < < < < <P E!LpPtmapf cong P8  This is a work area for developing my tooic look-ups.  The user will pick a topic and a sub-topic. She will  then be shown a list of members involved with the   tpoic(s). After deiting the list, a letter can be   written to all. ( 8 a > > > > > > > > > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? P  ! G! G!  !: @ < This menu choice is in work. However, it is one of the  most unique and important features of Cong. It will allow members of congress to be identified by topic. Thus, for example, one could automatically send a formal letter to  all "anti-choice" members of congress. Boolean logic is  build in, so member selection can be narrowed, e.g. pro  civil rights AND involved in appropriations AND pro-life, for example. / < pppH:9887 9 qCp< : This menu gives access to certain semi-permanent data. 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