The country you live in, on the record
Seven public records, in one place and kept current: the law actually in force today, the senators and representatives who vote on it, the money behind them, where federal money goes, what the federal statistical agencies measure on the ground they represent, and who is asking for those seats in November. Every figure carries its source and its date, so you can check it rather than take it on trust.
Built from
- Campaign moneyEvery sitting member’s own filings with the Federal Election Commission: what they raised, by the kind of donor, and the PACs, committees and people who gave it.
- Federal spendingThe Monthly Treasury Statement for what the government spent and collected, USAspending.gov for where it landed and who received it, and ForeignAssistance.gov for aid abroad.
- Living conditionsCensus American Community Survey 5-year estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics local unemployment, and death and birth records from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics — each figure keyed to the district lines in force when it was published.
- CongressThe unitedstates/congress-legislators roster for who holds every seat, and Voteview for the complete roll-call record. Biographies from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
- ElectionsFederal Election Commission candidate registrations for every seat on the next ballot — who has filed, for which seat, under which party. The seats themselves are not fetched at all: which ones are contested follows from the districting plan and from when each senator’s term ends.
- Where candidates sit, left to rightOur own reading of the roll-call record above: for each of twelve values, key votes chosen by hand with the reasoning written down beside every one, and each member placed between the side most Democrats took and the side most Republicans took, then averaged into one overall position. A member’s place comes only from votes they cast themselves, never from their party label, donors or speeches, and a candidate who has never served in Congress has no position.
- State statutesEach state’s own published code, 19 loaded so far — amendments and repeals tracked so a provision is shown only while it is in force.
- Federal lawThe Code of Federal Regulations, from the eCFR, and the United States Code from the House Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
Who is Donating to Congress?
All the money the sitting House and Senate raised into their own campaigns, by the kind of donor that gave it: the summary lines of each member’s filings with the Federal Election Commission, added up.
Where is Our Money Going?
Every dollar the federal government spent in fiscal year 2025, by the purpose it served, from the Treasury’s own books. Social Security alone took 22.5 cents of every dollar spent. The six largest functions took 87.7 cents.
Statistics by state and district
Hover a state for its senators and its latest figures; click one to open it and drop into its congressional districts.
House and Senate
Every sitting senator and representative: their background, the seats they have held, and every roll-call vote they have cast, filterable by year and by the question put to the chamber.
US law
Look up which federal laws are currently in force nationwide, and which statutes are active in a given state. Every result reflects law that is in force today — amendments, repeals, and future-dated provisions are handled automatically.
Federal law
The US Code and the Code of Federal Regulations — statutes and regulations in force across the country.
Browse federal law →State law
Pick a state to see its codified statutes that are currently in effect, with full text and citations.
Choose a state →Topics
Every active provision is classified into subject areas, so you can start from what a law is about rather than from where it is filed.