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Usage
This template wraps {{Include-USGov}} and takes any parameter that {{citation}} does. It accepts |article= as an alias for |title=. It can also produce a standalone message with no arguments.
For example:
{{Bioguide}}→
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.
{{Bioguide|title=GORE, Albert Arnold}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from GORE, Albert Arnold. Federal government of the United States.
{{Bioguide|title=GORE, Albert Arnold|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from GORE, Albert Arnold. Federal government of the United States.
{{Bioguide|article=GORE, Albert Arnold|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from GORE, Albert Arnold. Federal government of the United States.
{{Bioguide|title=GORE, Albert Arnold|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000320|first=John Q.|last=Public|access-date=31 October 2026}}→ This article incorporates public domain material from Public, John Q. GORE, Albert Arnold. Federal government of the United States. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
This template will categorize articles that include it into Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
See also
Articles
Templates
{{Biographical Directory of Congress}}{{CongLinks}}{{Cleanup Congress Bio}}puts articles in Category:Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup.
WikiProjects
- Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress/Bioguide, a subpage of Project Congress, tracks how well information is imported from the Bioguide.