Keep an Eye on Congress

"I know no safe depositary of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of Constitutional power."
-Thomas Jefferson, 1820

Ever wonder exactly what your elected representatives are wasting your hard-earned money on? Keep an eye on Congress with GovTrack.

GovTrack is a nexus of information about the United States Congress, following the status of federal legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives. Data is collected from the official government websites via automated processes daily.

The site automatically tracks legislative events and categorizes them into thousands of subjects, such as "nuclear energy" and "medicine," so that users can subscribe to follow just the events that interest them. Events, like the passage of bills, are sent to users on a daily or weekly basis by email, or through RSS/Atom feeds.

Knowledge is essential for a healthy democracy, and information about government should be free and open. In that spirit, all of the raw data that GovTrack collects and organizes is made available for others to reuse to create other projects; that is, to make the same information as useful and accessible as possible.

Get Involved
Be a part of the political process by knowing who represents you in Congress, and then tracking legislation that interests you.

Be Informed
Stay up-to-date with Congress by using “monitors”. You can then get email updates or customized RSS/Atom feeds.

Research
Search pending legislation to find out about any bill in Congress since 1999. Or view Yesterday's Activity.