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How Legislatures Work
The U.S. Congress (100 senators and 435 House members) writes federal law, while each state legislature writes law for its own state. MyCapitol covers both — use the jurisdiction selector in the header to switch between the U.S. Congress and supported state legislatures like New York and California.
Why Advocate
Both Congress and state legislatures respond to constituent voices. Every bill that becomes law starts as an idea, and organized advocacy shapes which ideas get attention — at the federal level and in your state capital.
How MyCapitol Can Help
MyCapitol gives you real-time access to federal and state legislative data, campaign finance, lobbying networks, and AI-powered tools—all in one place. Turn complex legislative data into clear, actionable insights.
The Easy Button — Jump In Now!
Skip the learning curve. Pick a path and you're off to the races.
Build Your Advocacy Game Plan
Tell us your policy goal and our AI whips up a full strategy — who to talk to, when to move, and how to win.
See What's Happening in Policy
Dive into the data — hot policy areas, who's sponsoring what, where the money flows. Zero commitment.
Search It and Go
Already know a bill, rep, or org you care about? Type it here and jump right in — no clicking around required.
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🚀 How to Get Started
Choose your jurisdiction & orient yourself
Use the Jurisdiction Selector in the header to switch between the U.S. Congress (117th–119th) and supported state legislatures (New York, California — more coming soon). Then open Policy Landscape to understand the terrain — which areas are active, who the key players are, and where money is flowing.
Drill into the details
From any search result, click through to see the full picture: bill status timelines and momentum, a representative's campaign donors and committee seats, or an organization's lobbying spend and endorsement history.
Map the influence network
Go to Networks to visualize relationships between bills, members, and organizations. Use path-finding to trace connections between any two entities — useful for understanding who is shaping a piece of legislation and why. You can also generate a network directly from any bill, representative, or organization page.
Ask Billie
Click the floating chat bubble or go to Chat and ask a plain-English question: "What bills address housing affordability?" or "Who funds energy legislation?" Billie's Search Mode returns curated results with links, saving you time before you dig into filters.
Generate a document with Billie
Open Billie > Create Mode or go to Create Policy and select a document type: Talking Points, Policy Memo, Bill Text, Oversight Letter, or Strategic Advocacy Plan. Fill in the context form — Billie pulls from real legislative data to produce a draft you can edit and download.
Platform Features
Click any feature to see how to access it. 23 features available.
FAQs
Congressional Resource Library
Curated, nonpartisan references on Congress, the legislative process, and effective advocacy — sourced from CRS, CBO, GAO, House.gov, Senate.gov, and established policy organizations. 66 resources across 16 topics.
All resources are drawn from official government sources (Congress.gov, CRS, CBO, GAO, Senate.gov, House.gov, committee websites) or established nonpartisan policy organizations. Appropriations timelines, eligible CDS accounts, and NDAA deadlines change annually — always verify current-year guidance directly with your Member's office before submitting any request.
Ready to dive in?
Organizations are federal-only — use the Jurisdiction Selector to switch to U.S. Congress.