Congress

We all read something in a newspaper or see it on the Internet and we either get mad or want to support it or vent about it. This app allows you to get the raw truth of a bill in progress or committee.you can look up who is on what board and get a phone # and make a call.I love it,best tool out there to keep informed.

Love this app! A couple suggestions for additional info to include in legislator profiles: 1. Full office addresses for DC and locals offices to refer to when writing letters (I never remember the zip coder) 2. Additional social media outlets (FB, instagram, etc) 3. Term ending date. Thanks again for this awesome app!

I just heard about it from a Google Plus friend. It is open source and the project is hosted on github. My pro OSS bias is showing :) This is going to be very informative. I'm impressed. Some committees and related lawmakers fail to load but those in my state are SUPER easy to track and the app comes complete with all contact information.

This app is incredible in today's world to stay focused on issues of government. No bias, no spins, just straight up facts. Who represents what District, who voted for what, and what each law is exactly. Gone are my days of going to social media or the local news for wordplay and dishonest headlines. This is all you need. Incredible! And no signup required! Just get in and go.

My only complain is that it won't stay in the same menu that I want it to stay in. For example, I'll go to the committee tab and I'll click to the Senate, then look at a senate committee; then I click back and it goes all the way back to the main menu. Perhaps there could be a fix for that in the near future?

I love being able to see what is going on. Improvements needed are 1) a way to follow certain politicians or your state officials and 2) a daily recap. In a perfect world we would also have access to more information on politicians we select, such as what they did that particular day.

The app works well, but it could use some more features. I'd love to see a feature that shows popular/ especially important bills. These could be selected by views from app users, mentions in news articles online, or even handpicked by the developers. This is a great concept, but it currently isn't convenient for casual users who want a more succint summary of Congress.

This app gets five stars even though it is not flawless. It may not show everything ever happening at all times, but it does a fantastic job at presenting very important information about the convoluted Gordian Knot we call Congress, and it does so in a way that is easy for the public to understand. That in itself is a Herculean feat.

What an easy way to keep tabs on one's local Congressional representation. Takes all the drudgery out of monitoring legislation and legislators. A must for anyone with serious interest in the sausage factory on Capitol Hill.

Awesome. Had no consolidated info site, now I can be up to date. AND U CAN SHARE ON FACEBOOK. Nice. UPDATE (1) WILL NOT SHARE TO FACEBOOK. get it on facebook, but operational error is given instead of article link.

Disappointing! It does not give you the current info. For example the Senate voted today but as of 7:30 in evening couldn't see any info in app. Needs work! Better off with congress.gov

An increasingly valuable resource in an age of increasingly dubious information sources. You can look up any bill and subscribe to its progress - including where/how it was introduced, voting history (including who voted for it). You can even "subscribe" to its progress and receive up-to-the-minute notifications/updates of it. You can also look up any member of congress, find their district, their contact information, and the bills they have sponsored and who voted for them.

The app's functionality and usefulness is great, but it often crashes when returning to the app after opening a pdf. Also, it would be great if there were three ability to click and follow to referenced and modified documents etc. So that when a bill only changes three lines, users may click to gain context for those edits, additions, addendums, and such without having to leave the app. Thank you! Awesome work.

I give it four stars because it doesn't list email addresses or district office phone numbers. Lowered to 3 stars. The list of upcoming bills is not accurate. Lowered again to two stars due to the hearings schedule being outdated and no response from several emails to the developer being unanswered.

Sunlight Foundation's Congress is well designed, easy to use, and very informative. I appreciate how easy it is to check on the activity of my local representatives. Now if only there was an app to hide overly opinionated app reviews ;-)

This app is very useful for tracking legislation and keeping updated on the activities of congressional representatives. The only problem I experience with this app is the lack of summaries for some bills. Other than that, I am very satisfied with this app.

I can't say enough good about this app. It's more up to date than the weather channel! If you want to know exactly what's happening in US politics, this app is a must have!

Lame. Hasn't updated since installation and if there's a manual option it's hidden. The one star is actually earned though, for its demonstration of a useful organization scheme for a wget/perl/db script that the average cyberwonk could hack together.

This is a really handy app for checking up on my political representatives and important bills. One thing i would suggest is that there be a way to set alerts for bills about certain topics

You stick to what matters - what is proposed, by whom, how they vote! Suggestion: let us maintain a list of key words or expressions - notify me when a new bill comes up on veterans, satellites and so on. THANKS!

In the current political train wreck, as of JAN 2017 this will be even more valuable a resource. Nice app. (Dems won popular vote by.. what, 3 MILLION).

The app is okay, but there are a few bugs. One is when an upcoming bill lists it's recent activities, a list of 1048 (havent counted, but its pretty close to a thousand and 1048 is the binary maximum, so the number seems right) identical links to the same page about the bills activity. I am positive this is not intended to happen. The app also does not include all of the information I would like to see about a bill or action, like it's summary or its contents. It's bothersome to leave the app to find out more.

It's almost addicting to watch the republic crumble, minute by minute. Now pardon me whilst I take my ulcer medication...

For those of us interested in politics, this app makes following Washington (DC) a breeze. Love the links to the official text of the bills. Now it just needs state governments.

I think the app is great all around so I really wish the people who gave it 3 or less stars would explain their complaint. I hope people aren't rating the app poorly because they don't like the govt, because one has nothing to do with the other.

Great app, but heard from devs that they are no longer supporting. Would be so much more useful if the blue follow star was next to the names in the vote record. Hopefully someone uses the open source to make a new app.

I think that this app is fantastic. It lets me bring out the political junkie in me and read about all the bills and things that are going on in Congress. I recommend this app for people that want to hold your representatives and senators accountable for their votes.

The whole point is to update you on your representatives in D.C. and how they represent your interest in the Capitol but unfortunately I have received no notifications in my phone, the Asus ZenFone 2. Still not receiving updates and notifications with this app. Please please fix it!!

This app gets five stars even though it is not flawless. It may not show everything ever happening at all times, but it does a fantastic job at presenting very important information about the convoluted Gordian Knot we call Congress, and it does so in a way that is easy for the public to understand. That in itself is a Herculean feat.

It gives me a LOT of information that would be a real hassle to collect myself. Its like i work there and have easy access to the information being used to shape our country.

Sunlight Foundation's Congress is well designed, easy to use, and very informative. I appreciate how easy it is to check on the activity of my local representatives. Now if only there was an app to hide overly opinionated app reviews ;-)

Still trying to find out if there is a way as I can talk to my congressman or senators through this app. I am very interested seeing what is happening firsthand because when I hear it over the news I know they have filtered to let you to hear what they want to this way as much more direct and you can draw your own conclusions thank you very much for this informative app.

Everything about this app is excellent. I can find my representatives with the push of a button, get notifications of how the house voted. This blows my mind.

Been using this app for 5 years now. It has come from being a great information source and guide to bring a great information source and guide with excellent usability. Being able to follow my congressmen easily makes it easy to prepare for voting season. Thanks! Where can I donate?

I am excited about how easy this app makes it for me to actually get very involved in grassroot media politics during my retirement! I have one suggestion that would be helpful in setting up my account. I would like to see the "following star" indicated in the Senate and Representative lists. To make party level involvement easier to monitor. I haven't gotten it all set up yet, but I hope to sort my "following list" by party, committee etc. And then use group email for specific issues...Hope it will.

Great app. Keeping an eye on congressional voting is the duty of all American citizens. I love to be informed of the bills being voted on. Thanks for the easy navigation.

What an awesome app,so you can stay informed and up to date on what going on in congress... ;.) Support your congressmen and congresswomen!!

So easy to track what is going on in D.C. Use this application to keep an eye on your elected officials and express your opinions before they vote.

This is a good app to keep up to date on what happens in Congress at the federal level. It should also do the same for state legislatures other than that it works wonderfully.

This App is amazing! This is a great reference tool for my internship and helps me keep track of new legislation! Keep up the good work!