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OFFICIAL SOURCES FIRST
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RECEIPTS helps you check legal and legislative questions against available official records, then explains what those records support in plain English.
CORE RECEIPTSOfficial records → evidence → status → plain-English explanation.
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STEP 1 OF 2
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4. What to check next
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FREE RESEARCH TOOLS
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Use these tools to narrow official-source research by jurisdiction, law type, court, agency, and source. The free core stays useful without a subscription.
Jurisdiction filtersSeparate federal, state, and local sources.
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📖 PLAIN ENGLISH
Once a verified source is loaded, RECEIPTS will explain the wording in ordinary language while keeping the original text visible beside it.
Plain-English explanations help with understanding; they do not replace the source text.
✓ WHAT THE SOURCE STATES
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- RECEIPTS will show the exact citation and source date.
✕ WHAT IT DOES NOT STATE
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- It will not tell you that you have a case or predict a legal outcome.
⚠ IMPORTANT CONTEXT
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- Jurisdiction and dates matter.
- Missing context will be identified instead of guessed.
⚒ RELATED COURT DECISIONS
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Fact layer
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Evidence trail
Every supported statement shows where it came from, what the source supports, and what it does not establish.
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Primary government records, statutes, regulations, official court materials, and agency guidance should be prioritized over summaries whenever available.
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Information ≠ Legal Advice
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📖 GLOSSARY · WORD LOOKUP
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Why legal words can change by context
The same word can have a different legal meaning depending on the statute, regulation, court rule, jurisdiction, or surrounding definition. Open the official source when the exact meaning matters.
What to check next
Check the exact document, section, jurisdiction, date, and any definition used in that source.
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Legal and government wording without the jargon.
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RECEIPTS ADVANCED · PREMIUM
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A separate evidence workspace for complicated questions, emerging technology, science, work, consumer issues, legal developments, and claims that can get distorted online.
Evidence firstSeparate what is supported, uncertain, contradicted, or missing context.
Primary sourcesPrefer original research, official data, technical documentation, and direct records.
No hype requiredDistinguish demonstrations, predictions, marketing claims, and independently verified results.
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Choose the kind of research you need. Your answer stays organized around evidence, uncertainty, source quality, and what changed.
RESEARCH PLAN · Evidence desk controlsMore depth, not more clutter.
Source ladder: primary research / official records / technical documentation → high-quality reviews and datasets → reputable reporting for context. Social posts and repeated claims are treated as things to verify, not as proof.
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PREMIUM RESEARCH TRAIL
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Your trail is not model training. It is saved research context controlled by you. Clear it, branch from it, or stop using it at any time.
Project history can be used as context when Research Memory is on, but RECEIPTS still performs a fresh source check.
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TRAFFIC & DRIVING LAWS
Find the driving rule for your state.
Choose a state, then pick a topic or ask in your own words. RECEIPTS checks current official sources instead of relying on a frozen list that can go out of date.
50 states + D.C.State law is the starting point. Local ordinances, court rules, and federal commercial-vehicle rules can also matter.
Choose your state to keep the research focused.
Common traffic-law topics
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How RECEIPTS handles traffic laws
- Starts with the selected state's current official statutes, transportation, motor-vehicle, highway-safety, court, or agency sources.
- Separates statewide law from local parking or traffic ordinances when local rules may control.
- Shows the citation and official source when RECEIPTS can verify one.
- Does not treat a ticket, accusation, or agency notice as proof that a violation occurred.
Traffic law can change. The official source and the exact facts, date, location, vehicle type, and citation control. RECEIPTS provides information, not legal advice.
FOR STUDENTS & CURIOUS MINDS
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Learn the basics, try everyday scenarios, and explore what comes next.
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U.S. legal basics · Federal examples are labeled.
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Eight short learning paths, 32 scenarios, a daily mix, and saved progress. Learn at your own pace with official sources.
Explore Law Lab🏛 How Government Works
Branches, checks and balances, levels of government, and the lawmaking path.
Open civic guide📜 Constitution & Amendments
Read the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and later amendments from official sources.
Open Constitution & Amendments📜 How a Bill Becomes Law
Follow a federal bill from introduction to enactment, with official sources at each stage.
Open bill-to-law guide📄 Explain a document
Paste text, take a photo, or upload an image/PDF for a plain-English explanation.
Open document explanation🚗 Traffic & Driving Laws
Choose a state and check traffic, license, vehicle, parking, crash, DUI/DWI, phone-use, seat-belt, and other driving rules against official sources.
Open Traffic & Driving Laws🗞 Legal updates
Track official hearings, rules, agency actions, and legal updates affecting workers.
Open legal updatesRECEIPTS BRIEFING
Hearings, rules & legal updates that can affect workers.
Start with official sources. Filter by jurisdiction, worker group, topic, and update type. RECEIPTS reports status and sources without telling people what position to take.
Build a source-first briefing
Use this to create a focused legal-update search. Assisted research can search more deeply when your plan allows it; the official source links below work without a subscription.
Choose what you want to track. Saved filters stay on this device.
Live official update desks
These links open current official government pages. A hearing, proposal, lawsuit, guidance document, or enforcement action is not automatically the same thing as enacted law.
U.S. Department of LaborNews and agency actionsOpen official page ↗
Federal Register — LaborRules, proposed rules, and noticesOpen official page ↗
OSHAWorkplace-safety releases and enforcement updatesOpen official page ↗
EEOCEmployment-discrimination news and casesOpen official page ↗
NLRBLabor-relations news and Board activityOpen official page ↗
U.S. Senate HELP CommitteeOfficial hearing calendar and recordsOpen official page ↗
House Education & Workforce CommitteeOfficial hearing calendar and recordsOpen official page ↗
State labor officesFind the official labor agency for each stateOpen official directory ↗
Built for clear social updates
RECEIPTS social posts should keep the same source-first structure as the site: what happened → who may be affected → where it applies → current status → official source → what to watch next.
A proposal stays labeled as a proposal. A hearing stays labeled as a hearing. A court filing stays labeled as a filing unless an official ruling changes the status.
Launch scope
This version gives RECEIPTS a reliable official-source update hub and targeted briefing search without auto-publishing unreviewed government material. Automatic monitoring and scheduled alerts can be added after launch without changing the core research flow.
HOW RECEIPTS WORKS
Ask normally. RECEIPTS starts with the source.
Use normal words. RECEIPTS organizes the question, checks official records, shows what the evidence supports, and keeps the source trail visible.
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Tell us what happened
Type the situation or question in your own words. You do not need legal terms.
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Choose where it happened
Pick the state connected to the problem so RECEIPTS can organize the right sources and jurisdiction.
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See the source and proof
Keep the official record, evidence, plain-English explanation, and next things to check together.
What RECEIPTS is for
RECEIPTS is an evidence-first legal-information research tool. Its core job is to check claims and questions against official records and explain what those records support. AI is optional and separate: it may help explain or expand research, but it does not create or change a source-backed RECEIPTS status. RECEIPTS does not provide legal representation or replace advice from a qualified professional.
CONSTITUTION & AMENDMENTS
Read the Constitution and amendments directly.
Open the original text and official federal references without having to ask a question first.
Official-source first: use the links below to read or browse the Constitution and its amendments from federal sources.
U.S. Constitution
Read the complete transcript from the National Archives.
Bill of Rights · Amendments 1–10
Read the Bill of Rights directly from the National Archives.
Amendments 11–27
Browse the later constitutional amendments from the National Archives.
Browse by Article or Amendment
Use Congress.gov's Constitution Annotated to open a specific Article or Amendment and read official explanations.
HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS
Three federal branches. Different powers. Shared checks.
Use this guide to understand which part of government does what, then open the constitutional or official source behind it.
Informational only: this section explains government structure and official records. It does not tell anyone how to vote or what political position to take.
Congress
The legislative branch is Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Considers and passes federal legislation.
- Controls federal appropriations through laws.
- The Senate has constitutional advice-and-consent roles for certain nominations and treaties.
President & executive branch
Article II vests executive power in the President. The executive branch also includes departments, agencies, and other officials established under federal law.
- Executes and administers federal law.
- The President can sign or veto legislation presented by Congress.
- The President nominates certain officers and judges, subject to constitutional Senate roles.
Federal courts
Article III vests the federal judicial power in the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts Congress establishes.
- Decides federal cases and controversies within constitutional and statutory jurisdiction.
- Interprets and applies the Constitution and federal law in cases before the courts.
- Judicial review can result in laws or government actions being held unconstitutional.
FOLLOW THE LAWMAKING PATH
How does a federal bill become law?
Walk through the process one stage at a time. Every step has an official source and an Ask RECEIPTS shortcut. When you ask, your return path brings you back to the same place.
CHECKS & BALANCES
No branch acts alone in every area.
The Constitution divides federal power and gives branches different ways to check one another. The exact check depends on the power involved.
LEGISLATION
Congress ↔ President
Congress passes bills. The President may sign or veto them. Congress may override a veto with the constitutionally required supermajorities.
NOMINATIONS
President ↔ Senate
The President nominates certain federal officers and judges; the Senate has an advice-and-consent role for covered nominations.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
Courts ↔ Government action
Federal courts decide constitutional questions in cases within their jurisdiction and can hold laws or government actions unconstitutional.
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
Federal, state, and local are not the same source.
FEDERAL
United States
Federal authority comes from the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Congress, federal executive agencies, and federal courts operate at this level.
STATE
States & territories
States have their own constitutions, legislatures, executive officials, agencies, statutes, regulations, and court systems. Structure and powers vary by state.
LOCAL
Counties, cities & towns
Local government structure varies under state law. Local ordinances, agencies, and services can control issues that are not answered by federal law alone.
Official starting points
KEEP GOING
Learn → ask → check the source → come back.
Use the guide when you want the big picture. Use Ask RECEIPTS when you want to check a specific question. Your return path stays visible so you do not lose your place.
HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW
Follow a federal bill from proposal to law.
This is a simplified federal path. House and Senate procedures can differ, and a particular bill may take a different procedural route before both chambers agree to final text.
Official-source guide: the steps below summarize the federal legislative process using the U.S. Constitution, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and USAGov. It is civic information, not political advice.
IdeaIntroduceCommitteeFirst chamberOther chamberSame textPresidentLaw
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IDEA → INTRODUCTION
A Member of Congress introduces the bill.
An idea can come from many places, but a federal bill is formally introduced by a Member of the House or Senate. The bill receives a number such as H.R. or S.
What this means: an introduced bill is a proposal. It is not a law yet.
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COMMITTEE
The bill is usually referred for committee work.
Committees can study, discuss, hold hearings, and make changes to legislation. A committee may report a bill for further consideration, or the bill may not advance.
What this means: committee action is part of the process; referral alone is not passage.
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FIRST CHAMBER
The chamber considers and votes on the bill.
After the chamber's procedures are satisfied, the House or Senate may debate, amend, and vote on the measure. Passing one chamber does not make the bill a law.
Checkpoint: House passage and Senate passage are separate events.
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OTHER CHAMBER
The other chamber considers the measure too.
A bill that passes one chamber goes to the other chamber, where it can go through its own committee and floor procedures.
Checkpoint: a federal bill generally must pass both the House and Senate before presentment to the President.
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SAME TEXT
The House and Senate must agree to identical text.
If the chambers pass different versions, they must resolve the differences. That can happen through amendments or, in some cases, a conference process. Both chambers then approve the same final text.
Checkpoint: two different chamber versions are not yet ready for the President.
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ENROLLMENT → PRESENTMENT
The final bill is enrolled and presented to the President.
After both chambers pass identical text, the measure is enrolled and sent to the President for constitutional consideration.
What this means: congressional passage is complete, but the constitutional presentment stage still matters.
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PRESIDENTIAL ACTION
Article I, Section 7 controls the final constitutional paths.
The President may sign the bill or veto it. If a veto is returned, Congress can attempt an override; two-thirds of each chamber is required. If the President does not return the bill within 10 days, Sundays excepted, it becomes law unless congressional adjournment prevents its return; in that circumstance it does not become law through that path.
Important: “the President did not sign it” does not always mean the same outcome. Timing and congressional adjournment matter.
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ENACTED LAW
Once enacted, the measure is a law—not merely a bill that passed.
Enacted federal laws receive public-law or private-law numbers and are published as slip laws and in the Statutes at Large. Many provisions are later organized in the United States Code.
RECEIPTS rule: chamber passage, final congressional passage, and enactment are different statuses and should be shown separately.
KEEP YOUR PLACE
Learn → ask → source → answer → return.
Every Ask button on this page remembers where you were. Each step also has a clearly labeled Official source button. After RECEIPTS shows the source-backed answer, use the return button at the top of the answer card to come back to this step.
OPTIONAL AI EXPLAINER
AI help is separate from RECEIPTS verification.
You can use RECEIPTS' core official-source tools without AI. Optional AI can help explain or expand research, but it cannot create or change a source-backed RECEIPTS status.
CORE RECEIPTSOfficial records → evidence → status → plain-English explanation. This is the verification layer.
OPTIONAL AIExtra explanation, rewording, and deeper research when enabled. It stays separate from the source-backed status.
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Our rule:
Core official-source tools remain useful without payment. Premium subscriptions add subscriber workspaces and research organization; AI-assisted searches are an included capability when available, not the service itself.
Current availability
Premium entitlement and AI availability are checked separately. A subscriber keeps premium workspace access even when AI-assisted research is paused.
PREMIUM RESEARCH SERVICE
AI ASSISTANCE INCLUDED WHEN AVAILABLE
Free helps you check. Premium helps you investigate.
Core RECEIPTS keeps official-source checking useful for everyone. Premium adds advanced research workspaces, comparison, timelines, saved workflows, and deeper source organization. AI assistance is optional and Off by default, but it is not the subscription itself.
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Free
$0 / forever
Best for: official-source research without live AI.
- Official-source directory
- Rule cards and local Help
- Glossary, Saved, bookmarks and notes
- No account required
Basic
$4.99 / month
Best for: individual research projects that need a structured premium workspace.
- Premium Advanced Research workspace
- Deep-question + claim-check workflows
- Saved research + source organization
- AI assistance included when available · up to 25 assisted searches/month
Plus
$9.99 / month
Best for: ongoing research, source comparison, and evidence timelines.
- Everything in Basic
- Change-comparison + evidence-timeline workflows
- Expanded source comparison + saved workspace
- AI assistance included when available · up to 75 assisted searches/month
Research
$19.99 / month
Best for: frequent multi-source research, evidence briefs, and deeper organization.
- Everything in Plus
- Deep multi-source workspace + research briefs
- Advanced saved research workflow
- AI assistance included when available · up to 200 assisted searches/month
Core RECEIPTS — always free
Ask, check official sources, see source-backed status, read plain-English explanations, and use the glossary, Saved, bookmarks, notes, accessibility tools, and beginner guides without a paid plan.
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WHY RECEIPTS?
Official records are the foundation. RECEIPTS helps you understand what they prove.
RECEIPTS is not trying to replace Congress.gov, GovInfo, court databases, or broad legal research sites. Its core verification flow does not depend on AI: ask a normal question, see the source-backed result in plain English, then open the evidence and official records behind it. Optional AI tools are separate.
1. Ask normallyUse everyday words instead of knowing a bill number, court citation, or legal term first.
2. Separate fact from claimRECEIPTS labels what the available evidence verifies, contradicts, leaves unresolved, or needs more context.
3. Follow the proofOpen the underlying official or primary sources instead of being asked to trust a summary by itself.
How nearby research sites differ
These services overlap with parts of RECEIPTS, but they are built for different jobs.
OFFICIAL FEDERAL LEGISLATION
Congress.gov
Best at: official federal bill text, status, actions, members, committees, and legislative records.
RECEIPTS adds: a question-first plain-English layer that can explain what a bill status means and keep House passage, Senate passage, and enactment separate.
Open Congress.govOFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
GovInfo
Best at: official publications from Congress and other federal government sources.
RECEIPTS adds: guided interpretation and evidence organization so a user can start with a question rather than a publication name.
Open GovInfoCONGRESS TRACKING
GovTrack
Best at: independently tracking federal legislation, votes, lawmakers, and congressional activity.
RECEIPTS adds: a legal-information research flow focused on answering the user's specific question and showing the evidence trail.
Open GovTrackBROAD LEGAL RESEARCH
Justia
Best at: a wide range of free cases, codes, regulations, legal guides, dockets, and lawyer-directory resources.
RECEIPTS adds: a simpler claim-checking workflow that pulls the answer, context, and source trail into one beginner-friendly packet.
Open JustiaCASE LAW & DOCKETS
CourtListener
Best at: searching court opinions, case law, dockets, and related legal-research data.
RECEIPTS adds: plain-English navigation for people who do not already know what case or citation they need.
Open CourtListenerPOLITICS & ELECTION INFORMATION
Ballotpedia
Best at: nonpartisan information about American politics, elections, candidates, and policy topics.
RECEIPTS adds: evidence-focused legal and legislative research. RECEIPTS does not tell people how to vote and does not provide voting functionality.
Open BallotpediaThe difference in one sentence: RECEIPTS is the layer between a person's everyday question and the source record that can actually support the answer.
Comparison descriptions summarize the public purposes of these services and are not endorsements or claims of affiliation. RECEIPTS is independent of the sites listed above. Descriptions last reviewed September 2026.