Use these recommended search queries to find bills for topics such as voting rights, LGBTQ+, firearms, abortion and more.
When searching for bills, several different sets of keywords or phrases may be needed to ensure you find all of the bills associated with a particular topic area, or to keep your search narrow enough to filter out unnecessary search results.
Boolean search operators (such as using quote marks, AND, OR) allow you to string together keywords or phrases in a single search query so that you don't have to do separate searches for each keyword or phrase.
Below are keywords and phrases used in bills associated with key policy topics along with the necessary boolean search operators.
You can copy and paste the search queries exactly as listed below into Plural's bill search bar to aid you in finding bills associated with the particular topic.
Abortion
"abortion" OR "reproductive health" OR "reproductive" OR "fetal"
Firearms
"gun" OR "guns" OR "firearm" OR "firearms" OR "handgun" OR "handguns" OR "shotgun" OR "rifle" OR "shotguns" OR "rifles" OR "assault weapon" OR "assault rifle" OR "red flag" OR "yellow flag"
IVF Regulation
"ivf" OR "in vitro fertilization" OR "assisted reproduction" NOT "insurance"
Juneteenth
"Juneteenth" OR "June 19" OR "June 19th"
LGBTQ+ Legislation
“gender-affirming” OR “gender” OR “transgender” OR “lgbt” OR “lgbtq”
OR “lgbtq+” OR “pronouns”
Race in Education
"inherently superior" OR "black history" OR "critical race theory" OR "crt" OR (("african american" OR "ethnicity" OR "Race" OR "racial" OR "equity" OR "divisive" OR "dei" OR "diversity") AND ("education" OR "curriculum" OR "school""))
TikTok Bans
(("social media" AND ("platform" OR "platforms")) OR "social media company" OR "social media companies") OR ("tiktok" OR "bytedance" OR "high-risk technology" OR "prohibited application")
Legislation supporting Transgender rights
“gender-affirming” OR “gender” OR "transgender" OR "gender identity" OR "pride month" OR "lgbtq" OR "lgbtq+" OR "pronouns"
Anti-Transgender Legislation
“gender” OR "transgender" OR “biological sex” OR "drag shows" OR "genders at birth" OR "prurient interest" OR "public restrooms" OR "gender dysphoria" OR "athletic teams"
Voting Rights
"voting" OR "vote" OR "voter" OR "election" OR "elections" OR "mail-in" OR "ballot"