Track Bills and Votes

This path is for, "What is happening in Congress, and how much should I care?"

Federal vote coverage spans both chambers today: House votes through api.congress.gov and Senate votes through voteview.com — see current coverage.

Default tools

• politiclaw_search_bills
• politiclaw_score_bill

Use search_bills to find the bill, then score_bill to map it to the user's declared issue set.

Focused follow-ups

• politiclaw_get_bill_details for the full source-backed detail page
• politiclaw_check_upcoming_votes for a manual monitoring snapshot
• politiclaw_configure for ongoing alerts instead of one-off checks

Good supporting setup

Bill scoring works best after the user has declared issue stances with politiclaw_configure or politiclaw_issue_stances.

In the accountability loop

This page is the evidence side of the loop — bills and votes are what rep scoring runs against. The rest of the loop:

• How PolitiClaw Holds Representatives Accountable — the full loop with the diagram, the dissenting-view rule, and source-tier discipline.
• See How My Reps Align — the operational entry point that turns bill/vote evidence into per-rep alignment.
• Examples of Good Alerts — what the recurring monitoring jobs produce when bill movement crosses the confidence floor.