Welcome to CQ Federal!

• Overview
• A 3-Step Guide
  • Step 1: Log in to CQ Federal
  • Step 2: Review the comprehensive guide
  • Step 3: Begin to explore your new platform

Overview

On behalf of the entire FiscalNote and CQ team, welcome to CQ Federal - your trusted source for news content, policy tracking and unique insight into Congress.

In this article, you'll learn how to create an account and gain access to the platform that will help you to track legislation, follow markups and hearings, leverage CQ news content, build impactful reports, personalize your experience with custom alerts, and so much more. 

A 3-Step Guide to Getting Started

1. Log in to CQ Federal

If you would like a login, and you haven't already received a welcome email, simply click here. You will be redirected to a pre-crafted email to CQ's support desk. If you already have a login, you can start the process by going here: http://cq.com/setpassword/step1.

**Your username is your email address.

You may have received the email shown below titled "Welcome to CQ Federal" with a link to enter your username, which is [Your Email].

Once you have submitted your username, you'll then receive an additional email with a link to set your password. 

2. Review this comprehensive guide

Here, you'll be able to see where to find the new tools you have access to as well as some of the key features.

3. Begin to explore your new platform!

See here for an overview of the tools you may have access to in your new platform.