Congress for your Android Phone!
'Congress' is a free pocket directory that allows you to quickly get detailed information on your members of Congress, and what they're up to. Follow the latest bills and laws, and see floor activity and votes as they happen.
From the palm of their hands, concerned citizens can better engage with their government, and Capitol Hill regulars can finally ditch those hefty yellow books.
The application is built on the Sunlight Congress API, Real Time Congress API, with help from GovTrack.us. Like all Sunlight projects, 'Congress' is open source software, and we encourage developers to play with and reuse the code on Github. For iPhone users, check out the Sunlight Foundation’s Real Time Congress application that allows users to access government documents and activity as they go live.
Computerworld named 'Congress' one of the '10 free Android apps for staying in the know'. The app has also been previously featured on the Android Market at large, and T-Mobile's Market channel.
Features
- Read the latest bills and laws, and see how the votes were cast.
- Find and call your members of Congress by using your phone's location, a zipcode, a last name, a state, or by committee.
- See what's happening on the House floor.
- Keep on top of upcoming committee hearings.
- Real-time notifications of votes, laws, floor activity, and all sorts of other Congressional activities.
- View your lawmakers' latest votes, committee memberships, or a map of their district.
- Read tweets and watch videos from lawmakers' Twitter and YouTube accounts, or follow them in the news.
- Easily share interesting bills across your social networks.
- Add favorite lawmakers or bills to your dashboard, or create shortcuts on your Android home screen.
Reviews
"Final Verdict: Yes, I’m skipping over the pros and cons mostly because I think this app is absolutely fantastic. If you’re an activist or are simply interested in political issues, you owe it to yourself and, dare I say it, your country, to download this app." - Android and Me
"This application is very useful and informative, in today’s society understanding and staying aware of what our elected officials are doing is very vital. If you’re the type of person who is concerned or just curious to see what’s going on with Capitol Hill then this is the app for you!" - Android Tapp
"With this kind of information in our hands, mobile applications like Congress could signal the beginning of a new era of citizen interest and participation in government, too. I hope so. Thanks, Sunlight Labs, for producing this." - Richard Posey
