Hi Aaron,
> refer -PS -e -p ./references.ref arb.tr | groff -ms -T pdf > output.pdf
>
> The references seem "close" to APA format but there are still issues
> with the formatting.
Here's what I have from what you've said so far.
$ cat references.ref
%K congress108-narcoterrorism
%Q ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS
%T "NARCO-TERRORISM: INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM--A
DANGEROUS MIX"
%O
https://www.govinfo.gov/\%content/\%pkg/CHRG-108shrg90052/\%html/CHRG-108shrg90052.htm
%D May 20, 2003
%L Senate Hearing
$
$ cat arb.tr
.na
The drug
.[
congress108-narcoterrorism
.]
hearing.
$
$ refer -PS -e -p references.ref arb.tr | nroff -ms -Tutf8 | cat -s
The drug (ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, 2003) hearing.
References
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, 2003.
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, "NARCO‐TERRORISM: INTERNA‐
TIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM‐‐A DANGEROUS MIX"
(May 20, 2003). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/‐
pkg/CHRG‐108shrg90052/html/CHRG‐108shrg90052.htm.
$
It would if you could detail how the above differs from what you'd like
as APA's style could be unknown to many of us on the list.
--
Cheers, Ralph.