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Know what every bill in Congress and your state means for you.
Vote Impact is a free bill tracker expanding across the U.S. Congress and state legislatures, with pending proposals first. Explore official records, summaries and cited assessments. The catalog shows how many bills are imported and how many have been assessed, so you can see where evidence is still missing.
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- upcoming legislation
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How it works
How Vote Impact works
Three steps, one track — narrow the feed to where you live, read the official record, then read a non-partisan plain-language analysis of what it does.
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Find your bills
Browse the expanding catalog by topic and jurisdiction, with pending proposals first. See current import and assessment coverage before opening a bill.
What you get
Everything you need to follow legislation
Six things, stated once each — what a bill says, who it reaches, where it stands, and where every word of it came from.
Non-partisan impact scores
Risk, impact and civic-fit scores derived from the bill’s text — never from party labels.
See how scores are calculatedYour district, your bills
Set your location to filter by your congressional and state legislative districts, and see your own representatives.
Real-time bill status
See the latest retrieved action and separate pending proposals from enacted laws and historical records. Verify time-sensitive decisions on the official source.
Ask anything, with sources
Ask questions about any bill and get short, clear answers grounded in the bill text — every answer cites where it came from.
Civics 101
New to how legislatures work? Built-in guides explain committees, readings, vetoes and every step in between.
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Every state legislature plus the U.S. Congress — pick yours to see what's moving right now.
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Who it’s for
Built for anyone who needs to know what's in a bill
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about how Vote Impact tracks, analyzes, and delivers legislative updates for your district.
Yes. Tracking bills, reading summaries, and browsing every state and federal dashboard is completely free, and you don't need an account. Creating a free account only adds extras like watchlists and saved locations.
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