About CivicConnect

CivicConnect is a nonpartisan platform that makes U.S. federal legislation accessible to every American.

Our Mission

Federal laws are written in dense legal language that most Americans can't easily parse. Research shows that U.S. federal laws remain deeply inaccessible despite decades of plain-language mandates. CivicConnect bridges that gap by using AI to translate legislation into plain English — so you can understand what Congress is actually doing.

How It Works

1

We fetch live bill data

Bill metadata, status, and text are pulled daily from the Congress.gov API and ProPublica Congress API.

2

AI generates plain-language summaries

GPT-4o reads each bill and produces a 2–3 sentence summary at an 8th-grade reading level, plus key provisions. The official title is always shown alongside the AI summary.

3

Party positions are sourced from voting records

Stance cards show how Democrats and Republicans voted on each bill, drawn from ProPublica vote data. We never editorialize.

4

You take action

Find advocacy organizations in your area, attend events, and contact your representatives directly.

Bias Policy

AI-generated summaries are instructed to use neutral, factual language. We display the official bill title alongside every AI summary so you can compare. If you believe a summary is biased, use the "Flag as biased" button on any bill page — flagged summaries are reviewed by our team.

Party stance data reflects voting records and official statements only. We do not add editorial framing or characterize positions as good or bad.

Data Sources

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