CongressVotes Delivers Capitol Hill Daily to iPhone & iPod Touch

Lawmakers + Legislation + Voting Records + Keyword Search + Watch Lists

Designed for involved citizens and professionals on Capitol Hill, CongressVotes is the go to guide to Congress, combining legislators, bills, and voting records with title keyword searches. Data for the current Congress is updated 4 times a day for information on every Congressional action. A key feature is the Watch List to track favorite legislators and legislation.

Directory of Legislators

** Fingertip access to all senators and representatives in the current Congress.
** Search by Senate, House, legislator, state, and zip code.
** Contact information, links to websites, committee assignments, & private affiliations.

Every Bill in Congress

** Access to all bills currently in the 113th Congress.
** Bills are automatically sorted by most recent activity.
** Searchable by bill number, title, keywords, & phrases.
** Bill data includes current status, last action, title, summary, roll call votes, sponsors & co-sponsors.
** CongressVotes links directly to Thomas.gov for an in-depth review of the entire bill.

How They Voted

** Provides a simple mashup of legislators, legislation, and voting records.
** Add legislators and bills to the Watch List.
** Follow how they voted on any roll call vote in Congress.

Trusted Sources

Utilizing data provided by Sunlight Labs, Govtrack.us, Project Votesmart, OpenCongress.org, and Thomas.gov.


Apps42 Government Transparency Series

CongressVotes is the latest in the Apps42 Government Transparency Series, a nonpartisan effort to make government information accessible. Also in the Series is CongressVotes 111, which offers a historical perspective to the 111th Congress.

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