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Legislative bill versions and action history for AI
A bill can change language between introduction and a later action.
NAICS 921120 · Legislative Bodies
A bill can change language between introduction and a later action. GovInfo publishes versioned congressional bills and metadata. A legislative office can evaluate whether a model quotes the applicable text and identifies the action that produced it. GovInfo congressional bills guide
Create an original mock bill with a filing deadline, an amendment changing the deadline and an official final version that accepts only part of the amendment. Include the action and publication dates. Ask which deadline the final text supports and whether the earlier amendment is still relevant.
Use original records or approved public sources with stable version identifiers. Exclude constituent messages, internal drafts, staff annotations and protected testimony. Have a reviewer verify citations against each document version.
Describe a legislative version evaluation
Original Fiund exercise
A proposed amendment can differ from the final adopted text
An original mock bill sets a harmless administrative filing deadline. Version and action records are fictional, with no constituent, staff draft or real legislative proceeding.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| LB1 | Introduced practice text V1 | Administrative filing due day 10; notice format A. |
| LB2 | Proposed amendment A1 | Would change filing to day 15 and format to B. |
| LB3 | Official practice final V2 | Adopts day-15 deadline but retains format A. Action recorded day 5; final text published day 6. |
Question for the model
Which deadline and format does final V2 support, and can the full proposed amendment or publication date replace those provisions?
Show the reference answer and checks
LB3 explicitly adopts a day-15 deadline while retaining format A. LB2 proposed two changes, but only one appears in the final text, so format B is not supported as adopted. The day-5 action and day-6 publication describe version history rather than the filing deadline. Cite the final provision for each field instead of treating a proposed amendment as adopted in full or confusing document dates with the rule's content.
- Applying every proposed amendment field despite partial adoption.
- Using action or publication day as the substantive filing deadline.
Fields to preserve
- Bill version and provision
- Identifies the text being answered from.
- Amendment versus final text
- Makes partial adoption inspectable.
- Action and publication dates
- Preserves legislative history without changing provision meaning.
Test another case
Publish a later technical correction to the format field only. Require the model to retain the day-15 deadline and explain the narrow new change.
Use original mock texts. Exclude constituent messages, internal drafts, staff annotations and protected testimony.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.