Understand Congress.
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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What you can do
Find your reps
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.
Personal watchlist
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 congress.gov — the same source the Library of Congress publishes. No interpretation, no spin.
Fresh daily, often same-day
Bills, votes, and committee meetings are ingested daily from congress.gov, clerk.house.gov, and senate.gov — usually within hours of being published, with chamber session status updated every 10 minutes.
No tracking, no ads
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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No paywall on data — only on automation- Browse every bill, member, vote, and hearing
- Watchlist up to 5 bills or legislators
- Civic trivia & learning
- Unlimited watchlist
- Email alerts when watched bills move
- Clean share cards (PNG/JPG)
- Supports an independent civic-tech project
- Historical floor-activity lookup
- Saved searches & advanced filters
- Everything in Member
What moved in Congress, in plain English.
One short email on Fridays — bills that became law, close votes, what to watch next week. Free.