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One bill at a time.
Open America makes federal legislation readable. Look up your representatives, follow the bills that affect your life, and get an email when one of them moves, even if it moves at 2 a.m. No ads, no tracking, and no editorial slant.
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What you can do
Find your reps
Look up any member of Congress. Sponsored bills, cosponsors, committee work, and the complete 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. The next time you visit, your dashboard surfaces what moved while you were away.
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, clerk.house.gov, and senate.gov. The same sources Congress itself publishes. No interpretation layered on top.
Refreshed every few minutes
Bills, votes, and committee meetings refresh every few minutes while Congress is in session, and the live House floor feed updates within a minute or two of the clerk publishing it. You don't have to wait for tomorrow's news to find out what happened last night.
No tracking, no ads
We don't sell your data. We don't run analytics that follow you off-site. We don't have an editorial board with a side to push.
Three clicks to an answer
If you want to know whether your senator voted on a specific bill last Tuesday, you can find out in three clicks. That is the whole point.
Mavericks this week
Members who broke from their party on a recent recorded vote-
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Voted YEA while their party went NAY on H vote #295See record →
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Voted YEA while their party went NAY on H vote #295See record →
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Voted YEA while their party went NAY on H vote #295See record →
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Voted NAY while their party went YEA on H vote #295See record →
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Voted YEA while their party went NAY on H vote #295See record →
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