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'''GovTrack.us''' is a [[website]] developed by then-student [[Joshua Tauberer]], and based in [[Washington, D.C.]], who launched it as a hobby.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/about |title=About GovTrack.us |publisher=Civic Impulse}}</ref> It enables its users to track the [[bill (proposed law)|bills]] and members of the [[United States Congress]]. Users can add trackers to certain bills. The website collects data on members of Congress, allowing the users to check voting records and attendance relative to peers. |
'''GovTrack.us''' is a [[website]] developed by then-student [[Joshua Tauberer]], and based in [[Washington, D.C.]], who launched it as a hobby.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/about |title=About GovTrack.us |publisher=Civic Impulse}}</ref> It enables its users to track the [[bill (proposed law)|bills]] and members of the [[United States Congress]]. Users can add trackers to certain bills. The website collects data on members of Congress, allowing the users to check voting records and attendance relative to peers. |
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It was cited by Clyde Haberman in the ''[[New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Haberman |first=Clyde |authorlink=Clyde Haberman |title=Fallibility, Wise Men and Politics |date=2008-05-20 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/nyregion/20nyc.html?sq=&st=nyt?pagewanted=all&partner=USERLAND&scp=143&pagewanted=all}}</ref> and was mentioned as striving to help educate voters about legislation by ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', and the student wire service [[University Wire]] said it was making it easy for people to learn about the government.<ref>{{cite news |first=Zachary A. |last=Goldfarb |title=Web site a pork hunting ground |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=2006-03-02 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/02/MNG7RHGVIC1.DTL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U. Penn grad student's Web site helps track new laws |work=AccessMyLibrary.com |agency=[[The America's Intelligence Wire]] |date=2006-04-03 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/ |
It was cited by Clyde Haberman in the ''[[New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Haberman |first=Clyde |authorlink=Clyde Haberman |title=Fallibility, Wise Men and Politics |date=2008-05-20 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/nyregion/20nyc.html?sq=&st=nyt?pagewanted=all&partner=USERLAND&scp=143&pagewanted=all}}</ref> and was mentioned as striving to help educate voters about legislation by ''The San Francisco Chronicle'', and the student wire service [[University Wire]] said it was making it easy for people to learn about the government.<ref>{{cite news |first=Zachary A. |last=Goldfarb |title=Web site a pork hunting ground |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=2006-03-02 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/02/MNG7RHGVIC1.DTL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U. Penn grad student's Web site helps track new laws |work=AccessMyLibrary.com |agency=[[The America's Intelligence Wire]] |date=2006-04-03 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/co''''Italic text''''ms2/summary_0286-14454677_ITM }}</ref> |
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Tauberer won a contest from [[Technorati]] for using it to link bills to the blog posts discussing them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.technorati.com/developers/contest.html |title=Developer's Contest Winners |publisher=[[Technorati]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219102850/http://technorati.com/developers/contest.html |archivedate=2008-02-19}}</ref> |
Tauberer won a contest from [[Technorati]] for using it to link bills to the blog posts discussing them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.technorati.com/developers/contest.html |title=Developer's Contest Winners |publisher=[[Technorati]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219102850/http://technorati.com/developers/contest.html |archivedate=2008-02-19}}</ref> |
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==Early Stages== |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Type of site | Tracking activities of congress |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Civic Impulse, LLC and Joushua Tauberer |
| Revenue | Nonprofit |
| URL | www |
GovTrack.us is a website developed by then-student Joshua Tauberer, and based in Washington, D.C., who launched it as a hobby.[1] It enables its users to track the bills and members of the United States Congress. Users can add trackers to certain bills. The website collects data on members of Congress, allowing the users to check voting records and attendance relative to peers.
It was cited by Clyde Haberman in the New York Times,[2] and was mentioned as striving to help educate voters about legislation by The San Francisco Chronicle, and the student wire service University Wire said it was making it easy for people to learn about the government.[3][4]
Tauberer won a contest from Technorati for using it to link bills to the blog posts discussing them.[5]
Early Stages
References
- ^ "About GovTrack.us". Civic Impulse.
- ^ Haberman, Clyde (2008-05-20). "Fallibility, Wise Men and Politics". The New York Times.
- ^ Goldfarb, Zachary A. (2006-03-02). "Web site a pork hunting ground". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Italic text'ms2/summary_0286-14454677_ITM "U. Penn grad student's Web site helps track new laws". AccessMyLibrary.com. The America's Intelligence Wire. 2006-04-03.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Developer's Contest Winners". Technorati. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19.
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