Congress? There’s an app for that.
If you’ve got an Android-based phone, you’ve got instant access to Congress.
The Sunlight Foundation, which monitors congressional actions, has announced that it’s created an application to help users interact with Congress. “Congress” is a pocket congressional directory, which allows users to get up-to-date information about their congress person using the phone’s location, a ZIP Code or the last name or state of the representative, according to a Sunlight Foundation press release.
The app lets users get real-time news about their members of Congress and lets them read Tweets and watch videos from representatives’ Twitter and YouTube accounts. Users also can reply to congressional representatives on Twitter and speed-dial congressional offices.
Eventually, the Foundation hopes to expand its Congress app to including real-time floor activity, voting histories, fundraising information and specific legislative actions by individual members.
For more information, visit the Sunlight Foundation’s blog, or call 202-742-1520, extension 226.
– Mark Mahoney
