Powerful, intelligent tools to help policy professionals track and understand bills in Congress
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The updates you need
(not the noise you don’t)
Wading through irrelevant information wastes time. Our precision alerts are the biggest reason clients switch to us – we deliver the exact legislative updates you’re after, making sure you never miss a thing, while sparing you the inbox deluge.
Key Features: custom alerts, hearing updates, mobile app
complete coverage
Trust that you’ll never fall behind
What you can’t do: attend every hearing; read the full text of every bill.
What you can do: rely on us to get you up to speed after a full day of meetings; use us to help you identify if, how, and when a bill, hearing, or new action will affect your interests.
Key Features: bill summaries, bill analysis, hearing transcripts, floor video, mobile app
NONPARTISAN ANALYSIS
Understand the impact
“What is the scope of this bill? Which industries will it affect? What is the likelihood it will pass?” We provide the policy context and nonpartisan analysis you need to quickly answer these questions, so you can make the best decisions for your organization.
Key Features: public law impact tool, bill analysis, House bill analysis, Senate bill analysis
Why You Need This
You need to know
Get new legislative information the moment it breaks, so you never miss your window to act.
You need to share
Workflow, productivity and reporting tools help you easily share data and collaborate with teammates or stakeholders.
You need to strategize
Our data and analysis give you the context you need to understand the impact and make better decisions.
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Features
- Bill Tracking
- Bill Analysis
- Committees
- Voter Scorecards
- Bill Compare
- House and Senate Reports
- Member Profiles
- Hot Docs
- CRS Reports
- Floor Video
- Law Track
Bill Tracking
CQ’s tracking tools show you exactly where a bill is in the process, and what happened from inception to passage.
Bill Analysis
Request a detailed analysis of any bill, including its likelihood of passage, from our in-house team of experts.
Committees
Hear everything that happens in every committee and subcommittee, from veteran journalists reporting right in the room. Get a full mark-up within 24 hours.
Voter Scorecards
Create custom reports on where members stand on key issues. Add your own fields to make these reports unique, and export them to share with others. You can also quickly compare members’ voting records or track members’ voting records against your own positions.
Bill Compare
Compare two versions of a bill side-by-side and see exactly how they differ. You can compare versions of the same bill, related bills, or even versions from different sessions of Congress.
House and Senate Reports
Stay ahead of the curve with forward-focused reports of action in the House and Senate. Senate insider Ed Pesce offers twice-daily takes and curated updates on activity unfolding in the Senate. On the House side, you’ll get comprehensive analysis of every measure considered on the House floor, along with anticipated amendments, floor summaries, and fact sheets for all major legislation.
Member Profiles
See who’s with or against you with in-depth member profiles that include bios, staff, voting history, priorities, speeches, and more. Create custom profiles for sharing with colleagues or supporters.
Hot Docs
Be the most informed person in the room with our exclusive database of hard-to-find documents, including “Dear Colleague” letters, CBO reports, OMB documents, agency documents, draft bill and amendment text, and more.
CRS Reports
Searchable and alertable CRS reports dating back to 1993, updated daily. You’ll get new CRS reports when Congress receives them, so you’ll always be the first to know which policy areas Congress is researching.
Floor Video
See it happen as it happens. Live and archived video of everything that happens on the floor of the House and Senate. Searchable by keyword, chamber, speaker, and date. The closed captions act as unofficial transcripts and are available in real time.
Law Track
See the impact a bill would have on every section of public law and US code. Set alerts to give you an early warning when bills are introduced that might affect the laws important to you.
Resources
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