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Congress passes 1000s of bills.
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CivicDigest reads every bill in Congress, explains what it actually does in plain English, shows both sides' strongest arguments, and scores how it affects people like you.

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17,000+ bills tracked from the 119th Congress. Data updated daily from Congress.gov.

Active Bills — Today
H.R. 1
Score: 74/100
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — A massive reconciliation package cutting taxes and funding government operations.
For
Preserves key tax credits for families and low-income workers. Keeps health coverage expansions.
Against
Adds to the deficit and expands government reach beyond its proper role.
S. 422
Score: 51/100
GAIN AI Act — Requires chipmakers to prioritize domestic buyers before exporting advanced AI hardware abroad.
For
Protects national security and prevents AI hardware from aiding strategic rivals.
Against
Restricts free markets and could hurt allied relationships with semiconductor partners.
H.R. 3633
Score: 63/100
CLARITY Act — Sets federal rules for digital assets, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC.
For
Brings regulatory clarity for 50 million crypto holders and prevents enforcement-by-surprise.
Against
Weak ethics provisions and doesn't go far enough to protect consumers from stablecoin risks.
How it works

From 60-page PDF to 30-second read.

We do the reading so you can make an informed opinion. No law degree required.

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Pull the live bill text from Congress.gov

We ingest every bill introduced in the 119th Congress directly from the official Congress.gov API — no scraping, no outdated data.

02

AI summarizes it in plain English

Our model reads the full text and produces a clear, jargon-free summary — what the bill does, who it affects, and what changes if it passes.

03

Score it on transparent criteria

We evaluate every bill on healthcare impact, economic mobility, and democratic participation — and show you exactly why each score was given.

74
Societal Impact Score
Healthcare Affordability
8.5
Economic Mobility
7.2
Democratic Participation
6.8

Scores are based on a weighted rubric across five dimensions. See our full methodology →

Transparent scoring

No black-box AI. Every score is backed by reasoning.

We built our scoring rubric in the open. You can challenge any score and see exactly which criteria drove it.

  • Scores are weighted across five documented dimensions, not a single ideological score
  • Every bill summary links to the original bill text on Congress.gov
  • We show both sides' strongest arguments, not just the score
  • The methodology is public and can be challenged or improved over time
Why CivicDigest

The other tools were built for lobbyists.
We built this for voters.

If you've ever tried to read a bill on Congress.gov, you know why most Americans give up. We fixed that.

Free and open data

Built on Congress.gov's public API — the same data Congress uses. No paywalls, no premium tier, no data hidden behind a login.

Real-time updates

New bills get summaries the same day they're introduced. Active bills get updated when markup or floor votes are scheduled.

Built for citizens, not professionals

No prior knowledge required. CivicDigest speaks plain English — not Washington jargon. If you can read a news article, you can use this.

Democracy works better
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CivicDigest is built for the 330 million Americans who deserve to know what Congress is doing to their lives — without having to hire a lobbyist to find out.

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