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Our mission is to make U.S. Congressional activity transparent and accessible to every citizen.
VoteHound is a nonpartisan platform dedicated to providing comprehensive, real-time information about the U.S. Congress. We aggregate data on members, bills, committees, and votes to help citizens stay informed about the legislative process.
VoteHound ingests legislative data from primary government records and open-source community datasets.
| Source | Kind | License | Used For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congress.gov API | Government | Public Domain | Bills, Votes, Committee meetings, Hearings, Committee reports |
| Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress | Government | Public Domain | Member bios, Member photos |
| Senate.gov LIS XML | Government | Public Domain | Senate votes |
| Clerk of the House XML | Government | Public Domain | House member data |
| Senate.gov CFM XML | Government | Public Domain | Senator contact info |
| GovInfo.gov | Government | Public Domain | Committee transcripts, Bill text |
| unitedstates/congress-legislators | Open-Source Community | Public Domain | Committee memberships, Legislator data |
Last verified: 2026-04-24.
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