Site Updates in 2017

Hi everyone! Your GovTrackers Jesse, Amy, Ben, and Josh have been busy since our last update in 2016 adding new … More

2017 Backer Update

Thank you to our users for the incredible support you have given us. For those that have supported us on … More

Ending GovTrack’s bulk data and API

Open legislative data has been a core part of GovTrack’s mission since 2005, when there wasn’t very much of it. … More

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