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The free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan transparent Web 2.0 resource
Open Congress
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Developed in Beta Feb. 27th, 2007, and version 1.0 was announced on January 28th, 2008.
Created by Sunlight Foundation and the
Participatory Politics Foundation, which seek to
build tools to facilitate citizen involvement.
The site is currently in active development, with many new features, data sources, and free tools to be released over 2009.
Open Congress Tools
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Senators and Representatives
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Sen. Barbara Boxer
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A personalized widget designed to display the latest trends on Open
Congress through the use of JavaScript coding.
Simply search use the drop down arrows for each content
description to alter the coding at the bottom, then place the coding
into a blog or webpage.
Interface
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OpenCongress’ variety of issue area, bill status,
and Congress trend widgets,
allow unparalleled transparency in
the Congressional Pipeline
Useful for historians and
political scientists who need unbiased,
accurate information on
the political arena. Links the
community to Senators and
Representatives, following trends,
sponsors, and most-watched
bills.
Discipline Usefulness
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Open Congress/Apture Launch
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OpenCongress/OpenSecrets