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  OpenCongress.org: Track any bill, issue, or Member of Congress � Roll Call Details � You can Vote and comment too. � RSS feeds of their votes � Track all actions by your elected officials. � What people are saying about them. � Campaign contributions � contribution$ for prominent bills � congressional news � most-viewed bills , or hot bills by issue area.

Watch a video overview of OpenCongress, the information offered, and ways you can use the site.  This screencast was graciously created by Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman of RyanIsHungry.com as a volunteer project.  ?   ?   ?

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Issue Areas by popularity: Firearms control Firearms Assault weapons Immigration Civil liberties Abortion

OpenCongress is a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission to make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic engagement.  OpenCongress is a joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Participatory Politics Foundation.  To read more about our approach, our data sources, and how Congress works, see About OpenCongress.  Send us an e-mail anytime: writeus@opencongress.org.

Tips and suggestions on how you can use OpenCongress to help you keep track of what's really happening in Congress, the issues you care about, and all of our elected officials.

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