Pocket Congress2.0.4 - App Store

Congressional App Challenge Winner (CA-13, 2022)

Nothing's stopping you from reading through the Congressional Record or watching C-SPAN all day, but Pocket Congress makes information on the actions of your representatives and Congress as a whole much more accessible and searchable.

With the app, you can:
. See recent bills in Congress
. Find your Representative using your zip code
. See Congress members’ votes on recent bills.
. Read a brief description about them and view trends about how they vote
. Call their office, straight from the app!
. Follow bills & receive updates on their progress

You can also search for recent bills or through 30 years of historical data.
. Search by category, such as 'healthcare' or 'environmental'
. Search by bill name
. For advanced users: search by bill number and create advanced filters
For all bills, you can see their stage in the legislative process and a summary of the bill text authored by the Congressional Research Service.

Share links to specific bills and congressmembers (perfect for educating your friends or spreading the word on social media)!

“Very cool.” -Congressman Jeff Jackson

Created by Siddharth M. Bhatia, a senior at Piedmont High School.
www.sidmb.com
Contact me: siddharth@sidmb.com

Version History Representative contact info, increased efficiency, and other improvements. 2.0.4 Oct 5 Networking and display improvements. 2.0.3 Aug 6 Version 2.0.0 brings a new, rewritten backend for live congressional data. This update brings performance improvements when loading data. 2.0.2 Jun 29 Version 2.0.0 brings a new, rewritten backend for live congressional data. This update has minor fixes and tweaks. 2.0.1 Jun 25 Developed new congressional data source for real-time information; completely rebuilt app backend. 2.0.0 Jun 23 New look and feel to align with iOS 26. 1.8.4 Feb 4 Bug fixes and improvements. 1.8.3 02/15/2025 Yes, I read all of your emails! Updates for the new congress. 1.8.2 01/16/2025 Updates due to server changes and minor fixes. 1.8.1 07/11/2024 Campaign Finance update:
See Federal Election Commission campaign contribution information of any representative or senator, and explore which bills they've sponsored have been enacted. 1.8.0 02/27/2024 - Fixed a crash occurring on app open (thank you Mr. Pico from the United States Capitol Police!)

Major new features in this update:
- Roll-call vote breakdown and filtering
- View Representatives’ key votes
- Follow bills & receive updates on their progress
- Stay current with advanced bill and action filters

And some other changes:
- More efficient location updates
- Other minor fixes 1.7.0 01/10/2024 - Major updates to how Speaker votes are handled: see margins, more info, informative titles, vote results
- Live activities will present properly on home screen and in notification center 1.6.3 10/21/2023 Speaker votes are technically complicated. Bug fixes. 1.6.2 10/19/2023 • Added notifications ID to settings
• minor changes 1.6.1 10/13/2023 Live Activities, Push Notifications, small fixes 1.6.0 10/11/2023 Bug fixes for increased stability. 1.5.1 09/23/2023 Many small changes, but here are the big ones:
- Stay current with upcoming House and Senate votes!
- Keep track of other time zones when you are in D.C.
- See Congressional District information by tapping a district name. 1.5.0 04/18/2023 Favorite the Representative you're most interested in and see when they vote against their party!
Learn which party (or parties) support a bill at a glance on the main page.
Other improvements for performance and to make Pocket Congress even a greater joy to use! 1.4.6 02/25/2023 Updates to the current events banner! 1.4.5 02/08/2023 - View official bill text from within the app!
- Pull-to-refresh main page at any time.
- Behind-the-scenes improvements. 1.4.4 02/05/2023 **118th Congress Update**
Fixed Wikipedia descriptions showing for others with the same name (Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana ≠ JFK!)
See recent bills by status on the main page.

Find your representative using your location (no zip-code needed!)
Recently viewed reps rise to the top of the list.

All of this in addition to the new Recent Activity tab added in Part 1. 1.4.3 01/31/2023 **118th Congress Update**
→ Small updates to the banner
Find your representative using your location (no zip-code needed!)
Recently viewed reps rise to the top of the list.
Other behind-the-scenes features that may make an appearance soon! ;)

All of this in addition to the new Recent Activity tab added in Part 1. 1.4.2 01/20/2023 **118th Congress Update—Part 2!!**
Find your representative using your location (no zip-code needed!)
Recently viewed reps rise to the top of the list.
Other behind-the-scenes features that may make an appearance soon! ;)

All of this in addition to the new Recent Activity tab added in Part 1. 1.4.1 01/16/2023 ***118th Congress Update***

NEW! Recent activity tab — see recent floor votes of the House and Senate
• Other fixes for the new session of Congress 1.4 01/14/2023 *Topics!!*
- Collection of the latest bills in any subject you're interested in
- Explore topics and share them with your friends!

Other minor changes & fixes, and more hints on how the app works! 1.3 12/15/2022