Hi, I recently created a Facebook application that relies on the GovTrack API. It allows people to search for bills, vote on them, post them to their walls,...
Hey, Chris. Thanks for posting an announcement here. The app is very well done, esp for two days of work. I've added a link on GovTrack along with a link to...
This looks like a fun app, and I would be happy to add it to my facebook. My only hesitation is that it pulls a *LOT* of user data, far more than it seems to...
Seth, Thank you for brining this to my attention! Since I'm the developer I don't see these warnings when I go to use the app. Currently, I only store your...
Josh et al: Is there someplace that HTML version of house bills (eg: HR3200) are available with fixed URLs? I'd like to massage the main table of contents to...
While not entirely, I did see the attendee list and it looked to me like a lot of people (commentators and entrepreneurs) that have not been traditionally...
Thanks Gabe: Yes, that works to always get to the Main page for the bill, which will always have valid current links to the actual text sections, but THOSE...
Hey, Harvey. ... From the government or from GovTrack? From the government, not as far as I've seen. See govtrack's developer section and the "data" directory...
I'll be there. Looking forward to meeting you and anyone else. :) - Josh Tauberer - GovTrack.us http://razor.occams.info "Yields falsehood when preceded by its...
Hi Josh: I found a reference to HR3200 on your data.xpd page, but I was unable to find links to the actual text. If you mirror the Thomas site and have...
Thomas created a new system for permanent bill "handlers" earlier this year: an example: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.110s254 Details at...
The biggest downside for XML is that not all bills are drafted in XML, and some of the most important bills have been among the ones drafted in their legacy...
Derek: Like the other suggestions, it is only the MAIN link which is constant. If you drill down to look at the actual text, you get a temporary link, eg: in...
http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/111/h/h3200.html (latest version) You'll have to browse this list to see what particular versions are also available:...
Josh: Thanks. At least all the text is there in one file. In order to satisfy my desire to have links direct to specific sections, I'd still have to write a...
Well if you come up with a new tool I'd be happy to host it. Have you see the bill text view on GovTrack since January-ish? It has some new permalinking...
I had planned to attend, but some personal matters have delayed my drive up to the point where it likely doesn't make sense to attend. I might still drive up...
Hi, all. I'm upgrading GovTrack's hardware soon. In the next few days the site will go down... and then some time later will come back up. Since Congress is on...
Hi, all. GovTrack is on a new server that ought to be about 4 times more powerful than the last one. Dual quad core and tons of RAM. If you run into any...
Hi all. I've just changed the format of people.xml. It's been bugging me for a few years. The old people.xml in data/us/SESSION/repstats continues to exist but...
FYI, I've formed a company called Civic Impulse (civicimpulse.com) and GovTrack is (hereby) now a project of that company. -- - Josh Tauberer - GovTrack.us ...
Thanks, Marcos and Frank! - Josh Tauberer - CivicImpulse http://razor.occams.info http://www.civicimpulse.com "Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation!...
Hi all, I am working on a research project and am looking for a coder to assist. I have a CSV file with individual address records that also contain latitude &...
of course I'll help if I can David Airey, aka, MrWonderful ... From: davidnyc999 <davidnyc@...> Subject: [govtrack] Seeking coder for research project...
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