# Federal Government Relations Software | USLege > Every federal fight starts in the states. USLege lets federal affairs teams watch all 50, tie state moves to what's coming in D.C., and brief leadership first. Canonical: https://www.uslege.ai/for/federal-gr --- USLege for Federal Government Relations # USLege for _Federal Government Relations_ Federal affairs lead · Policy strategist · Public affairs lead (DC) · GR principal The federal fight almost always starts in the states. USLege puts all 50 statehouses in one view, links the state activity that foreshadows a federal move, and briefs leadership on what is coming before it ever reaches a Washington committee. [Book the 3-Minute Demo](/demo) [Already under contract? See the buyout](/contract-buyout/) Trusted by Fortune 500 teams, lobby firms, associations, law firms, and government The job ## By the time an issue reaches Washington, it has already been litigated in a dozen states. A federal affairs team lives on early warning. The bill that becomes a national fight was a model in three legislatures first, the argument that wins a hearing on the Hill was road-tested in a statehouse committee, and the coalition lining up against you is already visible in the states where they started. Miss the state signal and you meet the issue in Washington with no time left to shape it. The problem is that state visibility is exactly where most federal tools go thin. You get deep Beltway coverage and a shallow, lagging picture of 50 legislatures, so the connective tissue between a statehouse trend and the federal move it predicts gets drawn by hand, late, if at all. USLege inverts that: it watches every state in real time and helps you trace the line from state momentum to federal exposure, so leadership hears it from you first. See it in action ## See what the _platform does._ [Book a demo →](/demo) What you'd use ## The pieces of USLege a federal affairs team reaches for every day Everything below is included at $250/mo per seat for one state or $499/mo per seat for all states. Per-seat pricing, no metered add-ons. ◆ ### All-50-state policy monitor in one view Watch legislation, hearings, and calendar changes across every state legislature from a single screen. The trend forming in six statehouses shows up as a pattern, not fifty browser tabs, so you see the national picture before it becomes a national story. ◆ ### State-to-federal impact linking Connect the state activity you are tracking to the federal exposure it foreshadows. When a model bill spreads or a state argument gains traction, USLege helps you trace what it means for the federal agenda you own, so nothing reaches the Hill as a surprise. ◆ ### Custom issue and industry filters Tune the monitor to the exact issues, sectors, and keywords your organization lives on. Cut fifty states of noise down to the handful of movements that touch your portfolio, and let everything else fall away. ◆ ### Automated leadership and partner briefings USLege drafts the state-of-play recap for you: what moved across the states, why it matters federally, and what to watch next. Review and send to leadership, coalition partners, or outside counsel instead of assembling the update by hand every week. ◆ ### Put USLege inside the AI you already use Ask questions in plain English inside the AI tools your team already works in and get answers grounded in real bills, hearings, and votes across every state, not guesses. No new platform for the team to adopt. ◆ ### Search live hearing video by speaker or topic Search live searchable hearing video across the vast majority of states. Jump straight to the moment a legislator or witness framed the argument that is about to migrate to Washington, and pull the clip for your briefing. How USLege maps to your work ## Four things that change how early you _see it coming._ ⊹01 · Radar ### Watch all 50 statehouses from a single screen. Radar tracks legislation, hearings, and calendar changes across every state legislature against the issues and industries you define. The trend forming in six statehouses shows up as a pattern, not fifty browser tabs, so you see the national picture before it becomes a national story. [See Radar on the platform](/platform#radar) ◆02 · State-to-federal tracking ### Trace the line from a statehouse trend to the federal fight. Tune the monitor to the exact issues, sectors, and keywords your federal agenda lives on. When a model bill spreads or a state argument gains traction, USLege helps you connect it to the exposure it foreshadows in Washington, so nothing reaches the Hill as a surprise. [See bill tracking on the platform](/platform) ◉03 · Hearing intelligence ### Catch the argument before it migrates to the Hill. Search live hearing video across the vast majority of states. Jump straight to the moment a legislator or witness framed the argument that is about to travel to Washington, and pull the clip for your briefing before your competitors even know the hearing happened. [See Hearing Intelligence](/platform#hearings) ✦04 · AI Briefings ### The state-of-play recap, drafted for leadership. USLege drafts what moved across the states, why it matters federally, and what to watch next. Review and send to leadership, coalition partners, or outside counsel instead of assembling the weekly update by hand, and be the team that saw the federal fight coming. [See AI Briefings](/platform#briefings) How it works for you ## From fifty statehouses to one federal early-warning brief ### Define the federal portfolio you defend Tell USLege the issues, industries, and keywords that shape your federal agenda. It watches all 50 legislatures against that portfolio in real time, so state activity that matters to Washington surfaces without anyone keeping a spreadsheet. ### Let it connect the states to the Hill As bills spread and hearings play out across the states, USLege flags the movements that foreshadow federal exposure and drafts the recap: what happened, why it matters federally, and what comes next. The hand-built weekly deck becomes a review-and-send. ### Brief leadership before it reaches Washington Deliver a clear early-warning brief that leadership and partners can act on while there is still time to shape the outcome. Be the team that saw the federal fight coming in the states, not the one reacting after it lands on the Hill. Why they switched > Our Beltway coverage was excellent and our state picture was a week behind. USLege flipped that. We now catch the state trends that turn into federal fights early enough to actually do something about them. Federal affairs lead at a national trade organization · replacing a Beltway-first tool with thin state coverage Questions ## What federal affairs teams ask before they switch What do federal affairs teams usually switch to USLege from? + Most come from Bloomberg Government, POLITICO Pro, or Quorum. The common reason is the same: those tools are strong on Washington but thin and slow on the 50 states, so the state signals that predict a federal fight arrive late or get missed. USLege leads with real-time all-state visibility and links it back to your federal agenda. How does USLege connect state activity to federal moves? + USLege watches all 50 legislatures against the issues and industries you define, then helps you trace the line from a statehouse trend to the federal exposure it foreshadows: which model bills are spreading, which arguments are gaining traction, and what that means for your Washington agenda. It drafts the briefing so leadership hears it from you first. Does USLege really cover every state I need to watch? + Yes. USLege offers full-text transcripts across all 50 states and live searchable hearing video across the vast majority of states, with real-time bill and committee tracking in every legislature. Pricing is $250/mo per seat for one state or $499/mo per seat for all states. I'm mid-contract with Bloomberg Gov, POLITICO Pro, or Quorum. Can I still move? + Yes. Our Contract Buyout program helps you switch before your current contract ends, so you don't pay twice or wait out a renewal to get on a better tool. Not quite your seat? [How the legislative process works by state](/guides/legislative-process-by-state) [Congressional Offices](/for/congressional-offices) [Corporations](/for/corporations) [Lobby Firms](/for/lobby-firms) [USLege vs CQ](/vs/cq) See it on your own issues ## Be the federal team that _saw it coming_ Bring the federal issues you're defending right now. In three minutes we'll show you the all-state monitor, the state-to-federal linking, and the automated leadership brief on your own portfolio. Mid-contract with another tool? Our [Contract Buyout](/contract-buyout/) gets you switched without paying twice. [Book the 3-Minute Demo](/demo) [See the Contract Buyout](/contract-buyout/) Made with USLege ### Check out this _intelligence report._ An AI Overview of the United States A full AI-policy intelligence report across all 50 states: 241 curated bills, an AI-Friendliness Index for every state, verified legislative hearing clips in 39 states, and the sponsors driving both sides of the debate. This is the type of report USLege builds in minutes, not weeks. Something went wrong. Please try again. We'll email the report and occasional product updates. Independent analysis built from public legislative records.