Mandate: Congress Tracker

See what Congress, the President and the Supreme Court are doing. Mandate puts bills, executive orders and Supreme Court rulings into plain English, and shows how members voted. Bill and order breakdowns are written to give supporters and opponents equal weight. Ruling breakdowns cover the majority and any dissent. Each one links to its source, so you can decide for yourself. PLAIN-ENGLISH BREAKDOWNS - What a bill, order or ruling does, and who it affects - For bills and orders: the case supporters make and the case opponents make, side by side - For rulings: the question, what the Court decided, and the reasoning of the majority and of any dissent - For bills with cost data: where the money comes from and goes, plus a link to any CBO estimate ASK MANDATE Ask about the Constitution and the Court, or, on the Mandate plan, any bill, order or ruling. AI can still make mistakes. Behind every answer: - Your question is screened first. Ask what Mandate thinks on a contested question and you get competing views, not a verdict. - It checks Mandate's library of constitutional clauses and landmark cases for ones that bear on your question. - If it needs more, it searches a fixed list of government, legal and research sites, never the open web, and links what it found. - If a question misstates a bill, order, ruling or the Constitution, the answer is written to say so. - Each answer is checked for loaded political terms from both sides. If one slips in, a new answer is written. - Many cited clauses and cases can be tapped to show the clause or the Court's holding. YOUR REPRESENTATIVES - Find your House member and senators from your address - See how they voted, plus their engagement: the share of substantive bills they cast a vote on Engagement never measures which way anyone voted. ALL THREE BRANCHES - Legislative: leadership, committees and the makeup of each chamber - Executive: the President, the Cabinet and executive orders - Judicial: the justices, new rulings, and 77 landmark cases in plain English YOUR ELECTIONS - A countdown to Election Day, key dates and reminders - Federal and statewide races Mandate lists for your state - A plan to vote, with links to your state's official election site THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVICS - Selected passages from every article and amendment, plain-English notes on the amendments, and the Declaration of Independence - Lessons and quizzes across 8 topics and 4 levels, with a placement test, daily review, badges and ranks ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT ADVOCACY Breakdowns are written with AI from official records like Congress.gov, the Federal Register and court opinions. Before a bill or order breakdown is published, automated checks compare the two sides' length and scan for loaded political terms. AI can make mistakes, so breakdowns link to the source. Mandate is not legal advice. It does not endorse any party, candidate or position. PLANS Constituent is free, with no card required: - 3 bill, 3 order and 3 ruling breakdowns a month - Tracking for up to 3 bills - Your own representatives' votes, records and contact info - The Supreme Court library, The Floor, elections, the Civics Center and a daily alert for new government releases Voter adds: - Unlimited breakdowns - Every member's contact info in one place - Ask Mandate, and chat with any Supreme Court library case - Unlimited tracking and real-time alerts Mandate adds: - Chat with any bill, order or ruling - Every member's recorded votes Both paid plans include a 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://mandateapp.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://mandateapp.org/privacy