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Topic saved searches catch new bills# (Link naar deze update)

A topic saved search now notifies you when a new bill is tagged with its topic, even when the topic is assigned some time after the bill arrives.

Alerts no longer treat historical updates as news# (Link naar deze update)

Alerts and saved searches match only what changed in each update, not older records we reprocess later, and topic surges count recent parliamentary activity.

• Reprocessing past parliamentary terms no longer triggers keyword, legislator or status alerts
• Topic surges count bills acted on in the window, not bills whose summary or data was refreshed

Correct dates for national measures and adopted EU acts# (Link naar deze update)

The transposition tracker and EU files now show each national measure's and each adopted act's own dates. Some dates had been taken from other measures or acts.

• National measures show their own notification, gazette and entry-into-force dates
• A measure that transposes several directives shows its CELEX number for the directive you are viewing
• Adopted EU acts show their own signature, publication and end-of-validity dates
• Documents on EU files show their own dates

EU files from 2015 on show the same types and outcomes# (Link naar deze update)

EU procedures from 2015 to 2024 now use the same types and statuses as newer ones, and the status says how a file ended instead of staying active.

• Delegated and implementing act files are EU proposals in every year, no longer bills before 2025
• Resolutions show Passed when Parliament adopted a text, Withdrawn when the debate ended without one
• Delegated acts show Passed once scrutiny ends without objection, Failed when Parliament objected
• More EU files get their document text and an AI summary

German party leaders and parliamentary group chairs# (Link naar deze update)

See current national party leaders, including co-leaders and people outside the Bundestag, separately from parliamentary group chairs. CDU and CSU are distinct from their joint parliamentary group.

• Official sources and verification dates accompany current leadership
• Parliamentary totals count each member once across the listed parties and groups

Polish bill timelines keep up with Sejm# (Link naar deze update)

Readings, committee referrals and votes update Polish bill pages even when the bill's print has not changed. Later refreshes retain the published timeline.

• Older bills receive new process updates too
• Primary bill prints missing from Sejm's bills feed retain their process history

Recent EU MEP meeting declarations# (Link naar deze update)

EU lobbying views now collect meeting declarations directly from the European Parliament, with daily updates and regular checks of historical records.

• Separate attendee links retain the people and organizations named in each declaration
• Published MEP IDs and procedure references connect meetings to the correct member and legislative item

More reliable Polish document and election updates# (Link naar deze update)

A temporarily unnamed Sejm attachment no longer delays other document links. Polish election data checks now run on their weekly schedule.

Readable EU procedure stages and Dutch bill numbers# (Link naar deze update)

The EU procedure card names the stage a file is at instead of showing a raw link, and Dutch bills in calendar events show their bill number instead of an internal ID.

Full text for CRS and committee reports# (Link naar deze update)

CRS reports and congressional committee reports now open their official file in PoliData and show the extracted text, instead of saying no text is ready.

Members, sponsors and statuses checked at the source# (Link naar deze update)

We compared each parliament's records with its official source and corrected what differed, including current members, sponsors, committees and bill statuses.

• US bills list withdrawn cosponsors separately, with the date they withdrew
• When another member takes over a US bill, it shows the new lead sponsor and keeps the original
• EU procedures now carry a status, and departed MEPs no longer show as current
• New parliamentary terms are picked up automatically in all five parliaments

The right lead sponsor on Polish bills# (Link naar deze update)

Polish bills now name as lead sponsor the MP the signatories authorised to represent them, not the first name on the signature list, which was almost never the lead.

• Government, Presidium, Senate and citizens' bills no longer list MPs as sponsors
• Committee bills and committee reports name the committee, including joint committees
• Committees are matched under their former names too