CQ Federal

Getting Started with CQ Federal

• Welcome to CQ Federal!
• Understanding Your CQ Platform: Legislative Tracking Tools
• Understanding Your CQ Platform: Committee Tracking Tools
• Understanding Your CQ Platform: News & Schedules Content
• Understanding Your CQ Platform: Transcripts
• Understanding Your CQ Platform: Reports
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Understanding your Legislative Tracking Tools

• Overview: Legislative Tracking Tools
• Breaking it Down: Hot Docs
• How to share CQ News Articles internally (within the same organization)
• Can I send CQ News Articles outside of my organization?
• Breaking it Down: Committee Coverage
• Breaking it Down: Floor Video
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Understanding Transcripts in CQ

• Searching for AI transcripts with Advanced Search
• How do I know if the transcript of a hearing I need will be covered?
• Can I request a transcript for a TV event / Sunday talk show / Network shows?
• Where can I find coverage of markups and past hearings?
• CQ Transcripts Turnaround Times
• CQ Transcripts: Proofread Blankets
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Researching Legislators in CQ

• Members of the 119th Congress
• Committee Rosters for the 119th Congress
• Meet the New Members of the 119th Congress
• Getting to Know Members of Congress
• Breaking it Down: Member Profiles
• So There's New Members of Congress: Now What?

CQ Verticals

• Breaking it Down: CQ Defense
• Breaking it Down: CQ Health
• Breaking it Down: CQ Budget

CQ Newsletters

• Overview: Newsletters in CQ
• CQ Energy, Environment and Transportation Newsletter
• How to subscribe or unsubscribe to CQ Newsletters
• CQ Newsletter Spotlight: House Action Reports

Searching in CQ Federal

• How to access CQ Markups (Committees)?
• Searching in CQ Federal: General Search
• Searching in CQ Federal: Advanced Search
• How to: Highly Specific Keyword Searches
• Example Searches and FAQ

Custom Tools: Email Alerts, Projects & More

• How is the different between the 'Create → Alert' option and advanced search alert?
• What custom field types does CQ provide?
• How do I delete a custom field?
• How do I edit a custom field type?
• How do I hide a custom field on CQ pages?
• How do I create a new custom field?
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Understanding CQ Reports

• Building a Member Fact Sheet
• How can I edit the legislators included in my vote scorecard?
• How do I customize my vote scorecard?
• How do I create a vote scorecard?
• What is a vote scorecard?
• Building a Bill Status Report
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FAQ

• Fiscal 2024 Defense Authorization - NDAA
• US District Maps
• CQ VoteWatch Methodology
• Fiscal 2023 Defense Authorization - NDAA
• How can I request CQ Mousepads?
• Difference between AI transcripts and PF transcripts
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