From 73b1480028fbfa3ec86dc9aa5ec2ff6f8590d69b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jack Levy <YOUR_GITEA_NOREPLY_EMAIL_HERE>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 12:41:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: seed bills page filters from URL search params

Topic links (and chamber/search links) now correctly pre-filter
the bills list when navigating to /bills?topic=healthcare etc.

Authored-By: Jack Levy
---
 frontend/app/bills/page.tsx | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/app/bills/page.tsx b/frontend/app/bills/page.tsx
index fb010a9..fb43295 100644
--- a/frontend/app/bills/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/bills/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { Search, Filter } from "lucide-react";
+import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { Search } from "lucide-react";
 import { useBills } from "@/lib/hooks/useBills";
 import { BillCard } from "@/components/shared/BillCard";
 
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ const TOPICS = [
 ];
 
 export default function BillsPage() {
-  const [q, setQ] = useState("");
-  const [chamber, setChamber] = useState("");
-  const [topic, setTopic] = useState("");
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const [q, setQ] = useState(searchParams.get("q") ?? "");
+  const [chamber, setChamber] = useState(searchParams.get("chamber") ?? "");
+  const [topic, setTopic] = useState(searchParams.get("topic") ?? "");
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
 
   const params = {