America’s Public Resource Desk

Find the record.

Federal spending. Legislation. Elections. Courts. Public data. Oversight. Participation. A human-curated front door to the primary sources Americans are already paying for.

01Money
02Laws
03Elections
04Records
05Oversight
06Participation

New public tool

Your federal taxpayer receipt.

Turn any federal-tax amount into a clear, shareable breakdown using the federal government’s final FY2025 spending figures.

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Primary-source directory

Public information without the maze.

Every link below leads to an official public record or a clearly identified nonprofit public-interest source. Descriptions tell you what each source is actually useful for.

Editorial standard

Useful before impressive.

Resources are chosen for public value, provenance, and practical usefulness. Official sources come first. Independent sources are labeled. Every original tool publishes its method and limitations.

01Primary sources first
02No partisan ranking
03Methods in public
04Corrections welcomed

Next on the public roadmap

Missing pages worth building.

Spending

Every Federal Dollar

Search contracts, grants, recipients, congressional districts, and outcomes from one place.

Legislation

Bill Truth Pages

Plain-language summaries with sponsors, votes, costs, amendments, and primary text.

Elections

Every Election Calendar

One national calendar for registration, primaries, ballots, candidates, and results.

Participation

Public Comment Deadlines

A searchable alert system for federal rules accepting public comment now.

Accountability

Promise & Outcome Tracker

Connect official commitments to appropriations, deadlines, owners, and measurable results.

Government

Federal Agency Atlas

Who runs each agency, what it controls, what it spends, and how to reach it.

Records

FOIA Request Builder

Turn a question into a well-scoped public-records request and track the response.

Local

50-State Democracy Desk

Comparable election, ballot, ethics, transparency, and participation rules for every state.

What should America make legible next?

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