AI agent for legislative assistants
Committee Hearing Prep Agent
A complete hearing binder that matches the final agenda
What it does
Before a committee hearing, members need the agenda, bill summaries, a witness list, likely questions and past statements, often with only a day or two of notice. This agent pulls the hearing notice, bills and witness list, then searches past testimony and public statements for each organizational witness. It drafts bill summaries and at least three suggested questions per agenda item, tied to the member's priorities. It checks that every agenda item and witness has a section, and fills gaps or lists them for staff. Right before delivery it checks whether the agenda changed and rebuilds only the affected parts. The assistant finalizes the binder. Edge case: when a witness is a private individual, the agent uses only their submitted written testimony and does no other personal research.
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.
Read the steps as a list
- Hearing notice posted
- Pull agenda, bills and witness list
- Search past testimony and public statements for each organizational witness
- Draft bill summaries and suggested questions
- Does every agenda item and witness have a section?If not: fill the missing sections or list them for staff. Back to step 3.
- Has the agenda changed since the binder was built?If not: keep the binder as is. Back to step 2.
- Assistant finalizes the binder for the memberThe agent waits here for your OK.
- Hearing binder delivered
How it decides
Each agenda item needs a summary and at least three suggested questions. Witness profiles use only official testimony and statements from organizations they represent.
- Private individuals get no profile beyond their submitted testimony
- At least three questions per agenda item
- Agenda changes trigger a partial rebuild
Make it yours
Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.
- Questions per agenda item (default 3)
- Binder format (PDF, printed tabs)
- How far back to search testimony (default 5 years)
- Member priority topics
What keeps you in control
It always asks you first
- Assistant approves the binder before it goes to the member
Hard limits
- No personal research on private citizens
- Never contacts witnesses
It stops when
- Done: binder complete and current
- Stop: hearing canceled
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.
- One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
- 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