About Legislation Reporter
Legislation Reporter is part of the Government Reporter network. Legislation Reporter aims to make congressional bills understandable to everyone, not just those with legal training.
What We Offer
- Plain-language explanations: Get help understanding complex congressional bills without legal jargon
- Ask questions: Engage in a conversation about bills - ask follow-up questions to deepen your understanding
- Reliable, non-partisan information: Think of it as your own personal legal journalist discussing congressional bills with you, providing factual, unbiased analysis
Why Legislation Reporter Instead of ChatGPT?
While general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT are powerful, Legislation Reporter offers several key advantages for understanding congressional bills:
Access to the most recent bills: Our system has access to the latest congressional bills, including bills that fall outside of ChatGPT's training data cutoff date. This means you can explore and understand brand-new bills as soon as they're published.
Full document context: When you ask a question about a bill, we place the entire bill text into the AI's context window. This means the AI is reading the actual bill while answering your question, which significantly reduces hallucinations and provides more precise, text-grounded answers.
Specialized prompting: Behind the scenes, we use carefully crafted prompts specifically designed to help non-experts understand congressional bills. These prompts guide the AI to provide clear, accessible explanations while maintaining accuracy.
Data
Congressional bills come from the Congress.gov API. Bills are updated nightly to ensure we have the latest information.
Disclaimer
This application is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be consulted for legal advice. Its purpose is to explain and summarize congressional bills, not to explain or summarize the law itself. The app will not tell you what current law is within your jurisdiction.