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CongressDoYourJob.com

Less theater. More legislation.

A calm, non-partisan platform that shows — in plain English — what your elected officials actually did this week, from Congress down to your city council. No spin, no outrage, just facts.

https://congressdoyourjob.com

Features

  • Weekly Digest
    Every Monday morning: “What Did Congress Actually Do This Week?”
    Bills advanced • Floor votes • Hearings held • Deadlines missed

  • Objective “Do Your Job” Scorecards
    Transparent 0–100 score for every representative based only on verifiable actions
    (+ bipartisan work, attendance • – personal attacks, stock trading, shutdown games)

  • Find All Your Representatives
    Enter your address → instantly see your U.S. House member, Senators, state legislators, county officials, city council, and school board

  • One-Click Petitions & Letters
    Carefully worded, neutral demands you can send to any or all of your officials (email + optional physical mail)

  • Annual Report Cards
    Beautiful, shareable PDF summarizing what each official actually accomplished (or didn’t) over the year

Tech Stack

  • Next.js 14 (App Router) + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
  • MongoDB Atlas
  • Clerk (authentication)
  • Stripe + Lob.com (payments & physical mail)
  • Data from Congress.gov API, GovTrack, LegiScan, Google Civic API
  • Deployed on Vercel

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/congressdoyourjob.git
cd congressdoyourjob
cp .env.example .env.local
npm install
npm run dev

Add your keys to .env.local (see .env.example).

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Especially:

  • Adding or improving state/local data sources
  • Better plain-English summarization
  • Accessibility & design improvements
  • Bug fixes

Open an issue first for major changes.

License

MIT © 2025 CongressDoYourJob.com

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