Our Goal

Although the phrase is a bit corny, the Washington Post put it best when they claimed, “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. The decisions that your representatives make for you have a huge impact on your life. As such out goal is to allow you to bring some light to the darkenss.

FAQ

• What does Agora mean?

  Agora is an ancient Greece place of assembly and discussion.

• How do I search?

  Go to either Politicians or Legislation and search using the filter options or use the search bar at the top of the screen and enter either a name or legislation title.

• What do the filter options mean?

  • Congress Session is the annual series of meetings of Congress, the current session is 119.
  • The type of a legislation has several options:
    • HR: House Bill - legislation introduced in the House of Representatives
    • S: Senate Bill - legislation introduced in the Senate
    • HRJRES: House Joint Resolution - similar to HR but does not require a presidential signature but does require two-thirds of both the House and Senate.
    • SJRES: Senate Joint Resolution - similar to S but does not require a presidential signature but does require two-thirds of both the House and Senate.
    • HCONRES: House Concurrent Resolution - Matters that affect the operations of both the House and Senate originated from the House.
    • SCONRES: Senate Concurrent Resolution - Matters that affect the operations of both the House and Senate originated from the Senate.
    • HRES: House Simple Resolution - Matters that affect the operations of only the House.
    • SRES: Senate Simple Resolution - Matters that affect the operations of only the Senate.
    • Souce: House Website Senate Website