Pocket Congress vs 1000 MORE

Congressional App Challenge Winner (CA-13, 2022) Nothing's stopping you from reading through the Congressional Record or watching C-SPAN all day, but Pocket Congress makes information on the actions of your representatives and Congress as a whole much more accessible and searchable. With the app, you can: • See recent bills in Congress • Find your Representative using your zip code  • See Congress members’ votes on recent bills. • Read a brief description about them and view trends about how they vote • Call their office, straight from the app! • Follow bills & receive updates on their progress You can also search for recent bills or through 30 years of historical data. • Search by category, such as 'healthcare' or 'environmental' • Search by bill name • For advanced users: search by bill number and create advanced filters For all bills, you can see their stage in the legislative process and a summary of the bill text authored by the Congressional Research Service. Share links to specific bills and congressmembers (perfect for educating your friends or spreading the word on social media)! “Very cool.” –Congressman Jeff Jackson Created by Siddharth M. Bhatia, a senior at Piedmont High School. www.sidmb.com Contact me: siddharth@sidmb.com

1000 MORE is a nonpartisan app dismantling barriers to civic participation and crowdfunding advocacy on bills moving through congress. See every bill that federal elected official in the U.S. are about to vote on and take action. The legislation tracker has summaries of bills written at a third-grade level because 54% of American adults read below a 6th grade level. Each bill has the same action options whether you are for or against the legislation: three options to contact your elected officials, with a script in case you're nervous about what to say, and an option to crowdfund advocacy. This tool helps elected officials keep their finger on the pulse of public opinion in their constituency.