PACS, Lobbyists and the Money Trail
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GovTrackGovTrack.us, is a tool created by Civic Impulse, LLC. The site helps ordinary citizens find and track bills in the U.S. Congress and understand their representatives’ legislative record, includes a fair amount of historical data, back to 1789, on legislation, legislators, and vote counts.
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OpenSecrets (Center for Responsive Politics)Campaign contributions at the federal and state levels, by candidate and donor. Also includes information about PACs, lobbyists, and Congressional committees.
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OpenCongressFrom the Sunlight Foundation, this site offers current information on Bills, Senators, Representatives, Votes, Issues, Committees, and The Money Trail.
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MapLightMapLight combines three data sets:
Contributions: Campaign contributions given to each member of Congress. (Source: Center for Responsive Politics)
Votes: How each member of Congress voted on every bill. (Source: GovTrack.us)
Support/opposition: Which interest groups and companies support and oppose key bills. (Source: MapLight research team)