Keeping Track of Congress


Are your Senators and Representatives in Washington voting the way you'd like? You can find their voting records on major House and Senate bills by simply entering your zip code.

Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan organization that provides background on elected officials and issues. Especially valuable are the Congressional profiles, which includes sources of campaign funding.

See www.opensecrets.org for the latest scoop on campaign donations -- both who's giving the money and who's taking it. Another good source for funding information is "Coin-Operated Congress," offered by Mother Jones magazine. Select a member of Congress and it will draw a graph showing the amounts collected from various industries and PACs. Unfortunately, this information is not kept up-to-date.


Last Edited: July 20, 1999

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