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Senators don't always share bill text online before votes. They should, advocates say November 12, 20265:00 AM ET

Eric McDaniel

Paper copies of amendment votes are set on display near the Senate Chamber, on July 1, 2025 on Capitol Hill. Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images

If you want to know what bills are under consideration in the Senate, you could follow floor proceedings live on C-SPAN. But, even for parliamentary procedure experts, it can be difficult to understand exactly what's happening.