Guide
How to Bookmark Exact Bill Text Passages
Bill text bookmarks help users save exact sections, search matches, snippets, and text-version locations inside congressional bill text.
Workflow
- Open a bill detail page and choose a text version.
- Use the bill text search box to find a phrase, fiscal amount, agency, deadline, or statutory reference.
- Bookmark a search match from the match list or bookmark a section from the structured text view.
- Return to the bookmark from the account workspace.
- Add the bookmark to a collection when it supports a larger research trail.
Details
Bookmarks are tied to a bill text version so the saved location stays connected to the source text that was reviewed.
The saved quote or snippet gives context even before the user reopens the full bill text.
If a later bill text version changes, the older bookmark still points to the version that was actually saved.
Questions
Why bookmark a bill text passage instead of only saving the bill?
A bill favorite gets you back to the record. A text bookmark gets you back to the exact evidence inside the bill text.
Do bookmarks move when bill text changes?
No. Bookmarks stay tied to the saved text version by default.