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AI agent for legislative assistants

Amendment Comparison and Impact Agent

A short briefing note on what each amendment changes, with conflicts and knock-on effects listed and sourced

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Amendment Comparison and Impact Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Floor amendments arrive hours before a vote, and staff must work out what each one really changes. This agent compares each amendment against the base bill text and lists the sections changed, with the effect in plain words, such as raising a cap from $5 million to $8 million. It checks cross-references, definitions and effective dates for knock-on changes, and tests for conflicts between amendments filed on the same section. When a new amendment is filed, it reruns the comparison and the conflict check. Before the note goes out, it checks that each stated effect points to a specific line and that no section number is wrong. The assistant approves the briefing note. Edge case: an amendment that changes a definition used in four other sections gets all four listed.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN An amendment is filed 2 USES A TOOL Load the base bill and the amendment text 3 DOES Compare the texts and list the sections changed 4 DOES Describe each effect in plain words with the line itcomes from 5 USES A TOOL Search for cross-references and definitions affected 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Is every knock-on section found and listed? If not: search again using defined terms and sectionnumbers. Back to step 3. 7 DOES Compare with other filed amendments for conflicts 8 DOES Draft the briefing note 9 CHECKS THE RESULT Does every stated effect match a cited line of text? If not: correct the effect or remove it and note theuncertainty. Back to step 7. 10 YOU APPROVE Assistant approves the briefing note 11 RESULT Briefing note delivered before the vote
Read the steps as a list
  1. An amendment is filed
  2. Load the base bill and the amendment text
  3. Compare the texts and list the sections changed
  4. Describe each effect in plain words with the line it comes from
  5. Search for cross-references and definitions affected
  6. Is every knock-on section found and listed?If not: search again using defined terms and section numbers. Back to step 3.
  7. Compare with other filed amendments for conflicts
  8. Draft the briefing note
  9. Does every stated effect match a cited line of text?If not: correct the effect or remove it and note the uncertainty. Back to step 7.
  10. Assistant approves the briefing noteThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Briefing note delivered before the vote

How it decides

A change is material when it alters an amount, a date, a definition or who is covered. Conflicts are flagged when amendments edit the same text.

  • Treat changes to amounts, dates, definitions and coverage as material
  • Flag amendments that edit the same lines as conflicts
  • List every section that uses a changed definition
  • Mark effects as uncertain if text is ambiguous

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Definition of a material change
  • Note length and format
  • Sources for current law
  • Notice time before votes

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Briefing note before it goes to the member

Hard limits

  • Never advises how to vote
  • Never sends the note without approval

It stops when

  • Done: the note is approved and delivered
  • Stop: the base text is missing

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensAmendment 14 to a transport bill replaced 'eligible vehicle' with 'any vehicle' in section 6. The agent listed that and found the term used in sections 9, 11, 14 and 20. The first pass missed section 20, so the check failed, and it searched again. It also found Amendment 17 edited the same line. The assistant approved a two-page note two hours before the vote.

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