# Switch From FiscalNote | Contract Buyout & Fast Migration > Migrating off FiscalNote or PolicyNote? USLege buys out your remaining contract and adds live hearing video FiscalNote lacks. See how the switch works. Canonical: https://www.uslege.ai/switch-from-fiscalnote --- Leaving FiscalNote or PolicyNote? You're not alone. # Switching off FiscalNote? _It's easier than you think._ This is what USLege does that FiscalNote does not. You already know the frustrations, alerts that lag, search that misses what you actually need, and a platform that feels like it was built for a different era. USLege gives you true 50-state plus federal coverage, live searchable hearing video across the vast majority of states, full transcripts, and an AI-native foundation built from day one, so what you get back is your time. In January 2026, FiscalNote announced it had completed customer migration from the legacy FiscalNote platform onto PolicyNote, its own rebranded product. Whichever name is on your invoice, this page is for you. ✓ Live alerts, never miss a moment ✓ Largest transcribed government video archive in the world ✓ AI native since 2023 ✓ Founder-led and stable **Switching to USLege takes about 30 minutes.** Our AI merges your data in, even 15 years of tracked bills, and we buy out whatever's left on your FiscalNote or PolicyNote contract. You never start from zero, and you never pay two vendors at once. [See the contract buyout →](/contract-buyout) [Book the 3-Minute Demo](/demo) [Ask about the contract buyout](/contract-buyout) One vendor, a new name ## FiscalNote became _PolicyNote._ FiscalNote unveiled PolicyNote as its AI policy intelligence product, and in January 2026 announced it had completed customer migration from the legacy FiscalNote platform onto PolicyNote. If your team was moved from FiscalNote to PolicyNote as part of that transition, or you're still deciding whether to make the switch, this page is written for exactly that situation. Worth knowing before you renew ## Is FiscalNote _financially stable_ right now? FiscalNote was delisted from the NYSE in April 2026, after its stock fell below the exchange's minimum price requirement, and now trades over the counter. That delisting triggered a default on the company's subordinated notes. FiscalNote has been in forbearance with its creditors since, an agreement extended multiple times as of this writing. In March 2026 the company announced an "organizational transformation," including a roughly 25% workforce reduction and a corresponding cut to cash operating costs. These facts come from FiscalNote's own public SEC filings and press releases, not our characterization of them. For teams used to a familiar tool ## Worried about learning something new? _You don't have to._ AI-native means you just ask, out loud or typed: "What happened in the Senate hearing this morning?" No manuals, no retraining. Your own AI account manager helps build agents for you, and training is unlimited for the whole team, new hires included. The upgrade ## Everything you track today, _built for how you actually work_ ⚡ ### Live alerts. Never miss a moment. The instant a bill moves or a hearing opens, you know, not the next morning. ▶ ### Live searchable hearing video Across the vast majority of states, clip it before the gavel falls. ≡ ### Full committee transcripts All 50 states plus federal, searchable and quotable. ✳ ### AI-native search since 2023 Across bills, statutes, registers, votes, transcripts, and video. ⌘ ### Put USLege inside the AI you already use The dataset goes wherever your team already works. ◆ ### Founder-led, engineering-first team A lean team building fast, with your own AI account manager who can build agents around exactly what you need. Migration and buyout ## White-glove migration. _You watch, we work._ ### About 30 minutes of your time to start. Send your bill lists and keywords; our AI merges years of tracked bills in. ### Your own AI account manager, from day one. Unlimited training for the whole team. ### No lock-in, in either direction. Migration onto USLege is easy, and migration off is too. Still under contract? ## We'll do the _buyout_. - Full access to USLege today - Pay nothing until your FiscalNote or PolicyNote contract ends, up to 8 months free - Never pay two vendors at once [See the contract buyout](/contract-buyout) Side by side ## Where USLege and FiscalNote differ Capability USLege FiscalNote AI foundation AI-native since 2023, built around your workflow from day one AI features layered onto a public-affairs platform that predates generative AI Live hearing video Live, searchable hearing video across the vast majority of states, tied to the bill and the exact moment it's discussed No live hearing video Hearing transcripts Full transcripts across 50 states plus federal, searchable to the sentence, synced to the video Document and alert coverage; no hearing transcripts tied to video Government archive The largest transcribed government video archive in the world, plus 1.4M+ indexed bills No comparable video archive Pace of development Constant development, built by an in-house engineering team. Ships weekly. Customer feedback acted on in real time Release cadence follows standard enterprise roadmap cycles; FiscalNote's own 2026 transformation plan names offshoring and AI automation as primary levers Support Your own AI account manager, part of our in-house team, to help build agents for you Standard enterprise support tiers, at a company that disclosed a roughly 25% workforce reduction in March 2026 Vendor stability Privately held and founder-led, with no public debt covenants Delisted from the NYSE in April 2026 and now trading over the counter; the delisting triggered a default on subordinated debt, leading to creditor forbearance; announced a roughly 25% workforce reduction in March 2026 (per FiscalNote's public SEC filings) Teams who made the move > We had the broad coverage FiscalNote is known for, but the tool did not move at our pace. With USLege the video is right there next to the bill, it answers questions from live data, and it keeps shipping. It de-risked our whole stack. Director of Government Affairs · national trade association · switched from FiscalNote Straight answers ## What switchers _ask first_ Is PolicyNote the same as FiscalNote? + Yes. PolicyNote is FiscalNote's own AI policy intelligence product, and FiscalNote announced in January 2026 that it had completed customer migration from the legacy FiscalNote platform onto PolicyNote. Whichever name is on your invoice, this page is for you. How long does migration to USLege take? + Switching to USLege takes about 30 minutes. Our AI merges your data in, even 15 years of tracked bills, and one setup call gets your dashboards, alerts, and team accounts live. What happens to my tracked bills? + They come with you. We move your bill lists, keywords, and saved searches as part of migration. What if I'm mid-contract with FiscalNote or PolicyNote? + Ask about the contract buyout: full access to USLege today, pay nothing until your current contract ends, up to 8 months free. You never pay two vendors at once. Will I have to relearn everything? + No. USLege is AI-native, so you ask plain-language questions instead of learning a new interface, plus your own AI account manager and unlimited training for the whole team. Is FiscalNote financially stable right now? + FiscalNote was delisted from the NYSE in April 2026 and now trades over the counter. That delisting triggered a default on its subordinated notes, and the company has been in forbearance with creditors since, extended multiple times. In March 2026 it announced a roughly 25% workforce reduction. These facts come from FiscalNote's own public SEC filings, not our characterization. [See the release](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260319719448/en/FiscalNote-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Financial-Results). See it in action ## See what the _platform_ does Platform overview Not quite your seat? 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