We’ve recently added a function, over in our right hand sidebar, of searching through congressional legislation, either by bill number or by issue keyword (it’s under “search for legislation”). We didn’t get this function through our own programming wizardry. Instead, the legislative search widget is offered by the Library of Congress – and embedding the [...]

An organization is seeking to change this arrangement, and create a new system in which House seats are allocated for every fifty thousand Americans. To do so would require creating more than two hundred thousand seats in the House of Representatives.

A few resources for parents who want to supplement their childrens’ education about the U.S. Congress.

Increasingly, the impression I get from Congressman Sensenbrenner’s Facebook account is that he has some extremely strange voices whispering in his ear.

Is this an attempt at an artistic statement, to say that Congress is without content?

When looking for current membership information on the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, my eyebrows first arched when I read Rep. Major Owens listed as a current member. Major Owens hasn’t been in the Congress since 2006. Checking out the latest press releases, I notice they’re from… 2003. Yep, 2003. Nominal caucus leaders Linda [...]

The Committee on House Administration maintains a list of official registered “Congressional Member Organizations,” more regularly known as caucuses. A caucus is a group of members of the House of Representatives who share some commonality, whether it be personal (ex. the Congressional Hispanic Caucus), related to a district (ex. the Congressional Rural Caucus) or reflective [...]

The website for the Congressional High Technology Caucus doesn’t load correctly in the Firefox browser.

Here’s a tool with which you can find out just how much dirty coal industry money your senator or representative in the U.S. House has taken in order to get re-elected.

We have added a new feature to That’s My Congress: House and Senate scorecards for progressive legislative action in the 111th Congress. These scorecards are based on patterns of cosponsorship and roll-call voting behavior by representatives and senators, include contact information to help you get in touch with your members of Congress, and will be [...]