CivicGate
Neutral civic intelligence.
CivicGate assembles the public record of American government into one place you can actually read: who holds office and how they vote, where public money flows, and how bills move. Not a news outlet, not an advocacy group — a neutral index where every datapoint links to its source. See how →
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Federal Bill Search
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- ‘“Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II”
- Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update
- “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”
- “Renewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Act”
- Strengthening the American Economy: Promoting Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity
Explore
- News Political news aggregated from trusted outlets across the spectrum
- People Every politician and candidate we track — by party, role, state, and money
- Organizations Companies & interest groups — lobbying and federal money
- Issues The prominent issues, with documented positions as coverage fills in
- Bills Every registered bill with its roll-call outcome
- Funding Where federal money comes from and where it goes
- Elections Upcoming elections by level, and the contests + candidates on each ballot
- Forum Community discussion — threads on bills, policy, and civic issues
Learn
- How our government works A neutral primer: Congress, elections, and how a bill becomes law
- Founding documents Constitution Amendments Bill of Rights
- Healthcare Medicare, Medicaid & how U.S. public healthcare works
- Lobbying Who lobbies, who they hire, the disclosure law, and how to see the record
- How districting works Census, apportionment, redistricting, and gerrymandering
- The Electoral College Electors, 270 to win, and why the popular vote can lose
- Ballot measures Initiatives, referendums & recalls — how citizens legislate directly
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