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One bill at a time.
Open America turns the firehose of federal lawmaking into clear, primary-source data. Track your reps. Watch the bills that matter. Get notified when things move — with no ads, no tracking, and no editorial spin.
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Look up any member — sponsors, cosponsors, committee assignments, voting record.
Track legislation
Every bill, normalized and timestamped, with the actions that moved it through Congress.
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Star a legislator or a bill — see when they move on your dashboard the next time you visit.
Vote breakdowns
Roll-call votes with party splits and "mavericks" who broke from their own party.
Why Open America
Not another news sitePrimary sources only
Data comes straight from api.congress.gov — the same source the Library of Congress publishes. No interpretation, no spin.
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Floor activity, hearings, and new bills surface as they're published. The "live" indicator on your dashboard is real.
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We don't sell your data, we don't run analytics that follow you, and we don't have an editorial board with a side to push.
Designed to be useful
If you want to know whether your senator showed up to vote on a specific bill last Tuesday, you can find out in three clicks.
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