Finding Bills
Help with query terms to find the right bills.
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How to Create a New Bill Sheet ★
An explanation of how to create a new bill sheet and what the different types of bill sheet mean.
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- Getting Started
How to Use Quick Search ★
An explanation of how to use the quick search function to find bills, regulations, legislators, or committees.
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- Getting Started
Executive Orders Tool ★
An explanation of the Executive Orders Tool, which allows you to find state and federal bills that are similar to presidential executive orders.
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- Intermediate
Executive Order Tool ★
An overview of the tool which allows you to find state and federal bills that are similar to presidential executive orders.
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BillTrack50 - The Basics ★
A run through of the most fundamental functions of BillTrack50.
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How to Create a Good Bill Sheet Query ★
An explanation of how to create a new bill sheet and set up a good meaning or keyword search.
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Search by Exact Words
How to use the keyword search.
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How to Use Search by Meaning
A demonstration of how to find bills and regulations using the search by meaning function.
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- Intermediate
How Amendments Work in BillTrack50
An explanation of how we incorporate proposed amendments into search results.
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- Getting Started
How Search Works in BillTrack50
A comprehensive explanation of the various ways to search for bills and regulations.
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Bill Topic Feature Overview
A walkthrough of the bill topic feature, showing how topics can be used to created or filter a search. Also shows them on bill pages.
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- Intermediate
Searching for Bills by Topic
An explanation of how to use the taxonomy bill topics to make a search or filter a keyword search.
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- Getting Started
Taxonomy Topics on BillTrack50
The full list of topics used on bill pages and for searching or filtering on bill sheet Query tabs.
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- Getting Started
A Comparison of the Bill Sheet Types - Query and Handpicked
Karen explains the difference between the Query and Handpicked bill sheet types and how you use them.
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- Intermediate
When Can You See Prefiled Bills?
A list of the states with approximate dates for prefiling.
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- Getting Started
BillTrack50 Paid Features
A run through of the features you get with a BillTrack50 subscription - bill searching, bill tracking, sharing, and legislator scorecards.
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Recommended Bills Feature
An explanation of how to use the recommended bills feature on bill sheets to find more relevant bills.
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How to Use the Similar Bills Feature
A demonstration of how to use the Similar Bills tab on bill pages.
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How to Find Model Bills Using the Similar Bills Tab
An explanation of how to use the Similar Bills tab to find model bills across the U.S.
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How to Check Bill Sheets Have the Right Bills Using the Similar Bills Tab
An explanation of how to use the Similar Bills tab to check that you have the most relevant bills on your bill sheets.
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How to Find Bills Using the Similar Bills Tab
An explanation of how to find bills to add to your bill sheets using the Similar Bills tab on bill pages.
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How to Brainstorm Search Terms Using the Similar Bills Tab
An explanation of how to use the Similar Bills tab to find good query keywords.
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- Getting Started
Discover Similar Bills using AI
An explanation of the Similar Bills tab on bill pages.
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- Advanced
How to Search Within a Bill Sheet
A demonstration of how to find a subset of bills in a bill sheet
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- Advanced
How to Search By Statute
An explanation of how to search for bills using statute numbers.
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Using Keywords to Expand or Refine Your Search
An explanation of how to use the keywords column in a bill sheet to refine your query terms.
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How to Add a Whole List of Bill Numbers to a Bill Sheet
An explanation of some useful ways to add a list of bill numbers to a bill sheet.
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- Getting Started
Search Terms Library
Lists of useful search terms for common topics.
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Double Checking a "None Of" Word
A demonstration of how to check your "none of" search term.
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Quickly Find a Specific Bill or All Bills in a State
A demonstration of a good method for quickly finding a single bill, and how to find all bills in a particular state.
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How to Create Powerful Searches
An explanation of how to combine various search functions to create effective queries.
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- Getting Started
How to Find a Bill Using Its Bill Number
An explanation of how to search for a bill if you already know the bill number.