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The most efficient way to source U.S. federal legislation information

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Powerful, intelligent tools to help policy professionals track and understand bills in Congress.

Know first, respond early

Never again miss your window to act. CQ follows bills from inception to passage, allowing you to strategize early and access information about a bill from the moment it is first discussed. We update you as action in Washington unfolds, with speed, precision, and accuracy other tools can’t match.

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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.

Understand the impact

Obtain the policy context and nonpartisan analysis you need. Access section by section analysis of all major legislation taken up on the House Floor.

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Transcripts in 1 hour

Get access to the fastest transcript delivery on the market with our AI-Generated Transcripts of every congressional hearing, available within 60 minutes of an event.

Leverage the most in-depth understanding possible of what matters to you in Washington and be able to quickly and succinctly describe a bill, its underlying issues, and its outlook.

We provide the policy context and nonpartisan analysis you need to quickly make the best decisions for your organization.

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Trust that you’ll never fall behind

You can’t attend every hearing or read the full text of every bill. With CQ Federal you don’t have to. Comprehensive summaries of all sub committee and full committee markups, floor video, bill analysis, and transcripts are just some of the ways we’ve got you covered – and always up to speed.

See for Yourself

Vast repository of policy documents

With nearly 50,000 unique reports in our database, and every CRS report since 1993, we are the most comprehensive source for the reports published by the Congressional Research Service for members of Congress and their staff.

Updated daily, CQ Hot Docs is the most comprehensive collection of government source documents available, including draft bill text, agency documents, press releases, “Dear Colleague” letters, OMB, CBO and GAO documents, and other hard-to-find government reports.

See how pending bills will affect existing laws

Our premier alerting system and LawTrack tool lets you know when a law you care about is about to be impacted, so you can quickly assess the potential ramifications by showing you exactly how proposed or pending legislation affects existing U.S. laws.

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Why You Need This

Granular alerting

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relevant results.

Complete coverage of the Hill

Comprehensive legislative information, without the complexity.

The fastest transcript delivery

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“CQ always gets me the information I need — sometimes even faster than the official government websites are updated. That puts me ahead of the game and makes me look like a superstar!”

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“We use CQ Federal to track legislation, developments, and keywords from hearings. We need to stay on top of things. These alerts serve as an information source for not just us, but also, congressional staff.”

Paul Anderson, Vice President at Rapoza Associates

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Award-winning, nonpartisan intelligence you can trust. CQ is the only provider bringing together deep archival policy data with up to the minute legislative tracking to help organizations efficiently monitor what’s happening on Capitol Hill.

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