Congress.gov Email Alerts and Updates
Congress.gov provides email alerts and updates on various congressional activities, legislation, and information, including system updates, bill activity, committee updates, and Congressional Record publications.
The Bottom Line
Stay informed about Congressional activities and legislation by subscribing to email alerts and updates offered through Congress.gov for topics such as bill activity, committee updates, and the Congressional Record.
The Case For
- Users can receive timely information about system outages, new features, and other items of interest related to Congress.gov.
- Email alerts are available for changes to the results of a saved search.
- Users can subscribe to alerts for when appropriations measures are considered by Congress.
- Alerts can be set up to track when legislation passes Congress and is submitted to the President for signature.
- Users can receive email updates on legislation brought to the floor of the House or Senate.
The Case Against
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Source Verification
Congress.gov provides email alerts and updates on Congressional activity and legislation. | Federal | [Citation]
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- "Keeping up with Congress is easy with email alerts and updates from Congress.gov."— Get Email Alerts and Updates
- "Timely information about system outages, new features and functions, expanded coverage, and other items of interest to the Congress.gov community."— Congress.gov Notifications
- "Email alerts for changes to the results of a saved search. To activate, select “Get alerts” when saving or editing a saved search."— Saved Search Alerts
- "Email alerts when appropriations measures are considered by Congress."— Appropriations Measures Considered by Congress
- "Email alerts when legislation passes Congress and has been submitted to the President for signature."— Bills Presented to the President
- "On any bill page, click “Get Alerts” to receive an email when there is activity on a that bill or a new summary."— Bill Activity Alerts
- "Legislation brought to the floor of the United States House of Representatives."— On the House Floor Today
- "Legislation brought to the floor of the United States Senate."— On the Senate Floor Today
- "On any committee profile page, click “Get Alerts” to receive an email when there is activity by that committee."— Committee Activity Alerts
- "Receive an email containing the weekly committee schedule every Monday."— Committee Schedule Alerts
- "Receive an email of each issue’s publication."— Congressional Record
- "On any current member’s detail page, click “Get Alerts” to receive an email when that member sponsors or cosponsors a bill."— Members