Legislative research software provides insights into the status of pending legislation and the legislative history. Comparing the law at different points in time is important as is knowing that the law as published is still valid and not overturned. Incumbent providers in the USA and UK are Westlaw and State Net by LexisNexis, in continental Europe Wolters Kluwer also is an incumbent. In the USA, new entrants to the market include FiscalNote, Fastcase and Casetext.