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Congress considers thousands of bills a year, and most are dense and hard to follow. We turn the ones you care about into plain-English AmericanVoters Legislative Briefings: what a proposal would do, who it may affect, and why it matters. They won't read like a novel — legislation isn't written that way — but you won't need a law degree to understand what's at stake.
You don't have to follow every bill in Congress — just the ones that matter to you.
What's in it for you
- Know what's happening. We watch Congress for you — you'll never miss a bill on the issues you care about.
- Understand it in minutes. Plain-English briefings tell you what a bill actually does. No law degree, no hundreds of pages.
- Simple to use. No jargon, no complicated setup — nothing to install, nothing to learn, and you're set up in minutes.
- Be heard where it counts. Authorized by the House and the Senate, your message reaches your own representatives through Congress's official channels — the front door, not a petition or a tweet.
- On your terms. Free, no spam, just the bills that matter to you — and delete your account anytime.
- Know it mattered. When we publish our Legislative Participation Report — a nonpartisan picture of where Americans across the spectrum stand — your voice is part of it: counted, not lost in the noise.
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How it works
The four steps above take you from concern to Congress:
- Voice Your Concerns — Tell us what matters to you.
- Legislation in Motion — We match real bills to your concerns.
- Bills We're Following — Read the plain-English briefing, see how fellow Americans are weighing in, then add your own voice.
- Speak Your Mind — Send your message straight to your members of Congress — we'll identify them for you.
In a hurry? You can jump straight to Speak Your Mind from the menu.
Your voice goes through the front door
AmericanVoters is authorized by both the House and the Senate to send messages through their official systems. To route your message to the right member of Congress, we need your email and your voting address — nothing more. Use the address where you're registered to vote: if you live away from home for school or work, that's still the district whose representatives speak for you. We don't sell your data, we don't trap you, and you can delete your account anytime.
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