OpenStates
We're gathering legislative data directly from the states and making it available in a common format through a RESTful API and regular bulk downloads. Join our Google Group to get involved.
- * Bills
- * Legislators *
- * Committees *
- * Votes
- * Schedules *
Open States Project Status
We currently have data available for 46 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. If your state isn't available yet learn how to contribute.
- Ready
- Experimental
Contribute
This goal is bigger than any our community has tackled before and can only be a success with the sustained effort of many volunteer developers.
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Contributor's Guide
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Code on GitHub
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Writing Scrapers
Use Our Data
The Open State Project provides a free API for accessing state legislative information. Help yourself!
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Open States API
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Bulk Downloads
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Python Client Library
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Issue Tracker
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