User suggests integrating additional public datasets into the congressional bills explorer to enhance its utility.
I’ve been working on a small transparency project over the last few weeks and finally got it finished. Basically I wanted a way to see connections between politicians, lobbying groups, donations, and sponsored travel all in one place. The information already exists publicly, but it’s spread across a bunch of different government sites and reports and isn’t very easy to explore. So I put together a searchable database that pulls that information together. Right now the site tracks things like: • lobbying contacts • political donations • sponsored travel • organizations connected to politicians • transparency scores Currently the database includes: • 200+ politicians • hundreds of lobbying contacts • $500k+ in donations • sponsored travel disclosures All the data comes from public government sources. Would love feedback if anyone has ideas for improvements or other datasets I could integrate.