Pocket Congress vs pulza

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

pulza turns the day's news into something you can actually see. Instead of an endless feed, pulza groups reports from thousands of sources into single events — so you see what's happening, how big it is, and where, all at a glance. • World news map — watch stories light up across the globe; tap any hotspot to dive in. • One event, every source — see how many outlets and countries are covering a story, and how it developed over time. • Live news, worldwide — stream news channels from dozens of countries, with live chat and viewer count. • Breaking news alerts — know the moment something major happens, anywhere. • Follow what you care about — get notified when a story develops, not every five minutes. • A daily briefing — one story picked for you, at a time you choose. • In your language — headlines and summaries in English, 中文, 日本語, 한국어 and Español. • Widgets — top stories, a live map, and the stories you follow, right on your Home and Lock Screen. pulza is news for people who want the whole picture, not just the loudest headline.