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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.
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
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