[[Category:Internal]]{{Project|Has project output=Tool|Has sponsor=McNair Center|Has title=Govtrack Webcrawler (Tool)|Has start date=Spring 2016|Has keywords=Webcrawler, database, Tool|Has project status=Complete|Due Date=NA}}==Abstract==
The goal of the Govtrack Webcrawler is to create and automated system in ActivePerl by which bills relevant to a certian topic can be pulled from the Govtrack API which can be found [https://www.govtrack.us/api/v2/bill?congress=114&order_by=-current_status_date here].
*Computers and Information Tech: ID 6300
*Small Business Administration: ID 6769
==how to download bulk data from govtrack website==
rsync -avz --delete --delete-excluded --include='document.txt' --include='*/' --exclude='*' govtrack.us::govtrackdata/congress
==See also==
*[[How to Search for Bills using govtrack.us]]
*[[Acts Reported on by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship]]
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