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The Public Eye

A website for exploring what U.S. Congress members sponsor, cosponsor, and vote on, with an AI assistant called John Q. Public that answers questions using site records.

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About The Public Eye

The Public Eye

The Public Eye lets users pick a U.S. state or territory and view its congressional delegation, including current senators and representatives. Users can review each member's sponsored and cosponsored bills, how far those bills have progressed, their summaries and text, and their Yea or Nay votes. The site includes an interactive assistant, John Q. Public, which the page says searches its database of records, cites sources for statements of fact, and responds when an answer cannot be found rather than guessing. The page lists data sources including GovInfo for bill text and status, the Clerk of the House and U.S. Senate for roll call votes, and the @unitedstates project for members, committees, and committee seats. The page does not state pricing.

Key features

  • Interactive map for picking a state or territory and viewing its delegation
  • Profiles of current senators and representatives, with their bills, votes, and committees
  • Sponsored and cosponsored bills with status, summaries, and text
  • Yea and Nay voting records for members
  • John Q. Public AI assistant that answers questions from site records and cites sources
  • Suggested starter questions such as which bills became law and how members voted on farm bills
  • Sourcing from GovInfo, Clerk of the House, U.S. Senate, and @unitedstates project

Best suited for

  • Citizens researching their representatives' legislative records
  • Users wanting to see which bills a member sponsored or cosponsored and their status
  • Users comparing how members voted on specific legislation

Pricing

Not stated on the website

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