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An open but moderated mail list for discussions about how to leverage the power of the Internet to share information about government, ultimately to improve the democratic process. The list is run by GovTrack.us.

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Re: GovTrack API (experimental)
... Yeah this part is weird. The only status taken into account is whether the bill has been reported by committee. So reported bills get a boost. Enacted
Posted - Wed May 23, 2012 10:55 pm
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Re: GovTrack API (experimental)
Sorting on prognosis is a cool idea. Does that mean that bills already passed into law will always occur at the top, or the bottom, or...? You are the last
Posted - Wed May 23, 2012 10:38 pm
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Re: GovTrack API (experimental)
... Yeah, that is worth a try. I'm now sorting bills on the advanced search by a modified-prognosis score that just omits any boost that post office bills and
Posted - Wed May 23, 2012 10:25 pm
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Re: GovTrack API (experimental)
So fun. We had a nice (potential) success story at Sunlight the other day here, where we
Posted - Thu May 17, 2012 3:37 pm
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Re: GovTrack API (experimental)
Probably, yeah. Right now the API is based on the Django ORM, which hits MySQL. That's not great for search so I have to see if I can switch it transparently
Posted - Thu May 17, 2012 3:24 pm
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