Open legislative data has been a core part of GovTrack’s mission since 2005, when there wasn’t very much of it. … More
Category: Site News
Posts about new GovTrack features, media coverage, and other site developments.
GovTrack Site Updates in 2016
This past year was a busy year for us. We’ve made many improvements throughout the site and thanks to users … More
GovTrack Updates for Spring/Summer 2015
Here’s what’s new on GovTrack this Spring & Summer: GovTrack Insider After running a summer-long experiment with intern Ben, we … More
Users report GovTrack makes them more confident about approaching government
This summer GovTrack ran a survey of its users to learn more about the site’s effectiveness. The survey, run in … More
Discontinuing state-level legislative tracking
Today I’m turning the lights off on GovTrack’s state-level legislative tracking pages. I added state-level legislative tracking in 2012, through a … More
Launching GovTrack Insider
Legislative data is only the beginning to understanding what Congress does and how it works. That’s why earlier this month GovTrack.us launched GovTrack … More
GovTrack’s Summer/Fall Updates
Here’s what’s been improved on GovTrack in the summer and fall of this year. Permalinks to individual paragraphs in bill … More
An apology regarding our email updates
Our email updates were incomplete over the last six weeks. We sent the following in an email to affected users … More
Welcome user #300,000
At 6:44 p.m. tonight our 300,000th registered user signed up! This post is just a quick victory lap. GovTrack launched … More
