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09:37am (EST) March 26, 2007
Rep. John T. Doolittle, R-Calif., Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and two other members post their daily schedules-including who they're meeting with-on their official, taxpayer-supported Web sites.Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., and Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, both offer lists of the earmarks they've requested. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., posts information on his interventions with government regulatory agencies.
Meanwhile, 372 congressional Web sites failed to provide basic information on what the member does in Washington, from providing the name or names of committees served on to the bills they sponsor, citizen journalists found.
Results are now available!
11:47am (EST) March 5, 2007
Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who donated their time over the past 3 weeks, we've gathered transparency data on all 536 of the congressional web sites.The Sunlight Foundation will review the data and publish the findings right here within the next 10 days. If you signed up to be on our mailing list, we'll let you know when you can see the results. If you'd like to join our mailing list, please sign up below.
The Congressional Web Site Investigation Project:
Though no law requires them to do so, members of Congress maintain official Web sites at taxpayer expense to provide their constituents and the general public with relevant information about their work in Washington on our behalf.Do these Web sites cut through the bewildering array of information available online about the Legislative Branch, making it easier for you to find relevant information about a member’s official acts and publicly required disclosures? Do they contribute to government transparency?
A demo of the original investigation is available.