‍State Level

To understand and monitor state bills in North Carolina that need attention, these are the best sources:

NC General Assembly Official Website (ncleg.gov)

• Provides comprehensive bill lookup tools, status updates, voting history, sponsors, and full bill texts. You can search by bill number, keyword, or sponsor and track the legislative journey of each bill.

LegiScan North Carolina Dashboard

• Offers real-time tracking, summaries, and actions on all active North Carolina bills, including most viewed and most monitored bills.

UpState Legislative Tracker

• Delivers fast, detailed updates (every 10 minutes) on bill movements, amendments, and committee actions. Features email/SMS alerts and a user-friendly dashboard for advocates and organizations.

FastDemocracy

• Allows you to track an unlimited number of North Carolina bills for free, receive daily or weekly email alerts, and research bill summaries, actions, and legislator information.

North Carolina Budget & Tax Center

• Publishes legislative briefs and analysis on key bills each session, highlighting which bills support or threaten communities and public services.

These sources provide both official legislative data and user-friendly tools for tracking, understanding, and responding to bills that impact North Carolinians.

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National level

Congress.gov:


• The official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It provides comprehensive bill texts, summaries, status updates, voting records, committee actions, and the Congressional Record. Search by bill number, subject, sponsor, or policy area, and set up email alerts for updates.

GovTrack:


• A free, non-governmental tool that tracks legislative activity and provides bill summaries, voting records and statistics, and offers customized tracking alerts for specific issues or members of Congress.

FastDemocracy:

• Allows users to track federal (and state) legislation for free, receive real-time alerts, view bill summaries, and organize advocacy efforts. It’s user-friendly and offers both basic and advanced features for individuals and organizations.

Bloomberg Government:


• A professional tool for real-time legislative tracking, bill summaries, committee reports, hearing transcripts, and financial analysis of legislation. It is especially useful for organizations needing in-depth, up-to-date information and analysis.

These sources ensure you have reliable, timely, and comprehensive information to monitor and respond to federal legislation.