Sources & standards
How we research
This site exists so that a first-time voter can find out what their senators actually stand for without wading through jargon or spin. Here is exactly where the information comes from and the rules we hold ourselves to.
Where the information comes from
Congress.gov
Bills authored and cosponsored, official bill text, and legislative status.
The Congressional Record (GovInfo)
Floor speeches and formal statements made in the chamber.
Roll-call vote records
How a member voted on measures related to a stated commitment.
Official member websites and press offices
Issue pages, press releases, and the member's own description of their priorities.
Campaign material
Platform pages and published campaign promises, quoted as the candidate stated them.
The rules we follow
- 01
Positions describe, they don't judge
A position is a summary of what a member says they are for, written in neutral language and tied to a source. We never characterise a position as good, bad, extreme or moderate.
- 02
Every claim needs a public record
If we can't point to a bill, a vote, a floor statement, or the member's own published words, it doesn't go on the page. Unverified reporting and second-hand summaries are excluded.
- 03
The record is shown, not summarized
We list the bills, speeches and votes connected to each commitment and let you read them, so you can weigh the record for yourself.
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Both parties, same treatment
Every profile uses the same structure, the same sources and the same tone. Party is shown as a small factual label, never as the frame of the page.
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Unfinished work is normal
Most legislation never passes, and that is a fact about Congress rather than about one member. When a commitment hasn't produced a law, we say what has happened so far instead of implying failure.
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Corrections are public
If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it and note the change. Accuracy matters more to us than being first.
Why we removed the scores
An earlier version of this site graded members on how well they kept their promises. We took it down. A single number invited people to skim a letter grade instead of reading what a senator actually works on, and it punished members whose bills stalled for reasons far outside their control. The point of this project is civic understanding, not a leaderboard — so now we show the positions, the commitments and the receipts, and leave the judgement where it belongs: with you.