OpenStates Legislation Crawler - 50-State Bill Tracker
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Track state legislation across all 50 US states via the Open States API. Filter by state, session, subject, keyword, or date. Outputs bill metadata, sponsor details, vote records, and legislative actions -- ideal for AI policy monitoring, compliance tracking, and government intelligence.
You can access the OpenStates Legislation Crawler - 50-State Bill Tracker programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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