Committee Hearings and Transcripts

How-To Guide

What This Does

Find committee hearing schedules and access on-demand video with searchable transcripts to get context on legislative discussions.

When You’d Use This

• To find the schedule for an upcoming committee meeting.
• To review discussions about a specific bill from a past hearing.
• To search for all hearings related to a topic within a specific timeframe.

How To Do It

Find Committee Hearing Schedules

1. Go to Hearings.
2. Use the filters to select a State, Chamber, Category, or Date.
3. View the list of hearings that match your filters.

Access a Hearing Transcript

1. From the list of hearings, click on the hearing you want to view.
2. Use the search bar to find keywords within the transcript.
3. Click on any word in the transcript to jump to that point in the video.

What Happens Next

After you select filters, the system displays a list of matching hearings. When you click on a hearing, you will be taken to a page with the hearing's video player, a searchable transcript, and a list of bills that were discussed.

Pro Tips

• You can also find hearings related to a specific bill on the bill's detail page under the Hearings and Schedules section.
• From a bill's detail page, you can view both Upcoming schedules and Past hearings.

Limitations

• Transcripts may contain inaccuracies.

Plan Differences

Access to on-demand hearings and searchable transcripts is available for Pro and Enterprise plans.