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http://congressionaldata.org/
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Why
a
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Millions of Americans use legislative information provided by
third parties.
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For example, GovTrack, in 2013, had
8 million unique users.
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39 million page views
And Cornell’s Legal Information Institute, in 2013, had
of the US Code alone.
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Government uses legislative information provided by third
parties, too.
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For example, Capitol Bells is used by
250 Members of Congress
and
6,500 staffers.
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And GovTrack is used by
• 80 Congressional websites (widgets)• Congress’l staff: 2,500 daily page views• House and Senate leadership
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But…
why
a
?
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1) Improved access to information
2) Build new services and platforms
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1) Access to information
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The United States Project (Github)
https://github.com/unitedstates
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Sunlight Congress API
565,146,724 calls since creation
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Statutes At Large Project
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2) New services and platforms
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Scout
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Sunlight’s Congress App
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(Leg)Cyte
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Ok,
but…
why
a
?
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Congress
External
Stakeholde
rs
Better info for
everyone
We believe…
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We are…
a coalition of citizens, public interest groups, trade associations, and businesses that champion greater
governmental transparency through improved public access to and long-term preservation of
congressional information.
Capitol Bells (Leg)Cyte
Competitive Enterprise Institute LegisWorks
CREW Open Gov Foundation
Data Transparency Coalition OpenTheGovernment.org
Electronic Frontier Foundation Participatory Politics Foundation
Engine Advocacy R Street Institute
Fastcase Sunlight Foundation
Free Government Information Tech Freedom
GovTrack.us WashingtonWatch.com
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We have recommendations on best practices…
and will continue to work in partnership with Congress to expand access to legislative information.
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http://congressionaldata.org/