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One of several types of data that Cato tags in legislation is the names of agencies, bureaus, and other entities. With this, it is possible to systematically tabulate how many times a given bill refers to a particular agency. If a bill has an article on Wikipedia, and if that bill refers to an agency many times, that agency should be mentioned somewhere in the article -- perhaps in a See also section or as a category.

The table below indicates the mapping between the name that Cato uses to refer to agencies and the corresponding Wikipedia article and category. This, combined with a mapping between bill names and article names, will make it possible to write a script which automagically adds references to relevant agencies to bill articles.

As of 18 March 2013, there are categories of legislation based on the topics they relate to, such as firearms and bankruptcy. A full list can be found here. There does not appear to be a set of categories relating bills to agencies, such as Category:United States Department of Labor legislation. It might make sense to create these as subcategories of the categories listed below.

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Cato name Status Wikipedia name Wikipedia category
Department of Labor disambiguation United States Department of Labor Category:United States Department of Labor
National Institutes of Health good Category:National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services redirect United States Department of Health and Human Services Category:United States Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security redirect United States Department of Homeland Security Category:United States Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice disambiguation United States Department of Justice Category:United States Department of Justice
Executive Office of the President redirect Executive Office of the President of the United States Category:Executive Office of the President of the United States
Drug Enforcement Administration good Category:Drug Enforcement Administration
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives good Category:Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Office of Personnel Management redirect United States Office of Personnel Management none
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere does not exist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Category:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce redirect United States Department of Commerce Category:United States Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior redirect United States Department of the Interior Category:United States Department of the Interior
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, except civil program financing does not exist United States Army Corps of Engineers Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency redirect United States Environmental Protection Agency Category:United States Environmental Protection Agency
Department of State redirect United States Department of State Category:United States Department of State
U.S. Agency for International Development redirect United States Agency for International Development Category:United States Agency for International Development
Department of Agriculture disambiguation United States Department of Agriculture Category:United States Department of Agriculture
Small Business Administration good Category:Small Business Administration
United Nations (and special programs) does not exist United Nations Category:United Nations
Transportation Security Administration good Category:Transportation Security Administration
Department of the Treasury disambiguation United States Department of the Treasury Category:United States Department of the Treasury
Congress, generally, no additional specification available does not exist United States Congress Category:Legislative branch of the United States government
Peace Corps good Category:Peace Corps
Election Assistance Commission good none
Department of Defense (except military departments) does not exist United States Department of Defense Category:United States Department of Defense
U.S. Coast Guard redirect United States Coast Guard Category:United States Coast Guard
National Park Service good Category:United States National Park Service
Government Accountability Office good Category:Government Accountability Office
House of Representatives, The does not exist United States House of Representatives Category:United States House of Representatives
Senate, The does not exist United States Senate Category:United States Senate
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center good none
Social Security Administration good Category:Social Security (United States)
Internal Revenue Service good Category:Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Tax Court redirect United States Tax Court Category:United States Tax Court
Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System does not exist Federal Bureau of Prisons Category:Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors does not exist Federal Reserve Board of Governors Category:Federal Reserve
National Science Foundation good Category:National Science Foundation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services redirect Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Category:Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
Securities and Exchange Commission redirect U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Category:United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Management and Budget good Category:United States Office of Management and Budget
General Services Administration good Category:General Services Administration
Food and Agriculture Organization good Category:Food and Agriculture Organization
Department of Housing and Urban Development redirect United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Category:United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Emergency Management Agency good Category:Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only does not exist United States Army Corps of Engineers Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army (except Corps of Engineers Civil program financing) does not exist United States Department of the Army none
Bureau of Land Management good Category:Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service redirect United States Fish and Wildlife Service Category:United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Bureau of the Census redirect United States Census Bureau Category:United States Census Bureau
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission good none
Surgeon General generic Surgeon General of the United States none
United States Sentencing Commission good none
Defense Logistics Agency good none
Federal Aviation Administration good Category:Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs disambiguation United States Department of Veterans Affairs Category:United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Election Commission good Category:Federal Election Commission
Department of Education disambiguation United States Department of Education Category:United States Department of Education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention good Category:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Trade Commission good Category:Federal Trade Commission
Department of Transportation generic United States Department of Transportation Category:United States Department of Transportation
President of the United States good Category:Executive Office of the President of the United States
Department of the Navy redirect United States Department of the Navy none
Geological Survey generic United States Geological Survey Category:United States Geological Survey
International Organization for Migration good none
Pan-American Health Organization redirect Pan American Health Organization none
Federal Bureau of Investigation good Category:Federal Bureau of Investigation
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts redirect Administrative Office of the United States Courts none
Supreme Court of the United States good Category:Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom redirect United States Commission on International Religious Freedom none
U.S. Postal Service redirect United States Postal Service Category:United States Postal Service
Employment and Training Administration good none
Under Secretary for Health / Veterans Health Administration does not exist Veterans Health Administration none
Federal Housing Finance Agency good none
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) redirect Freddie Mac none
Forest Service disambiguation United States Forest Service Category:USDA Forest Service
Department of Energy disambiguation United States Department of Energy Category:United States Department of Energy
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) does not exist Fannie Mae none
Architect of the Capitol good Category:Architects of the Capitol
Office of Justice Programs good none
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality good none
Food and Drug Administration good Category:Food and Drug Administration
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee good none
Office of the Vice President of the United States good none
Federal Communications Commission good Category:Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Inspector General good none
Smithsonian Institution good Category:Smithsonian Institution
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center good Category:Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
National Guard Bureau good Category:National Guard Bureau
Joint House and Senate Entities (Capitol Police Board, Capitol Guide Service, Office of the Attending Physician, Joint Economic Committee, Joint Committee on Printing, and Joint Committee on Taxation) does not exist ???