Civic dossiers
Civic dossiers
Curated context on the people, organizations, and bills that shape U.S. policy. Every dossier is sourced from public records — GovTrack, OpenSecrets, ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer — with citations on every page.
Politicians · 638
Sitting members of Congress
Alaska
- Dan Sullivan (R-Sen.)·
- Lisa Murkowski (R-Sen.)
Alabama
- Katie Britt (R-Sen.)·
- Tommy Tuberville (R-Sen.)
Arkansas
- John Boozman (R-Sen.)·
- Tom Cotton (R-Sen.)
Arizona
- Mark Kelly (D-Sen.)·
- Ruben Gallego (D-Sen.)
California
- Adam Schiff (D-Sen.)·
- Alex Padilla (D-Sen.)
Colorado
- John Hickenlooper (D-Sen.)·
- Michael Bennet (D-Sen.)
Connecticut
- Christopher Murphy (D-Sen.)·
- Richard Blumenthal (D-Sen.)
Delaware
- Christopher Coons (D-Sen.)·
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Sen.)
Florida
- Ashley Moody (R-Sen.)·
- Rick Scott (R-Sen.)
Georgia
- Jon Ossoff (D-Sen.)·
- Raphael Warnock (D-Sen.)
Hawaii
- Brian Schatz (D-Sen.)·
- Mazie Hirono (D-Sen.)
Iowa
- Chuck Grassley (R-Sen.)·
- Joni Ernst (R-Sen.)
Idaho
- James Risch (R-Sen.)·
- Mike Crapo (R-Sen.)
Illinois
- Richard Durbin (D-Sen.)·
- Tammy Duckworth (D-Sen.)
Indiana
- Jim Banks (R-Sen.)·
- Todd Young (R-Sen.)
Kansas
- Jerry Moran (R-Sen.)·
- Roger Marshall (R-Sen.)
Kentucky
- Mitch McConnell (R-Sen.)·
- Rand Paul (R-Sen.)
Louisiana
- Bill Cassidy (R-Sen.)·
- John Kennedy (R-Sen.)
Massachusetts
- Ed Markey (D-Sen.)·
- Elizabeth Warren (D-Sen.)
Maryland
- Angela Alsobrooks (D-Sen.)·
- Chris Van Hollen (D-Sen.)
Maine
- Angus King (I-Sen.)·
- Susan Collins (R-Sen.)
Michigan
- Elissa Slotkin (D-Sen.)·
- Gary Peters (D-Sen.)
Minnesota
- Amy Klobuchar (D-Sen.)·
- Tina Smith (D-Sen.)
Missouri
- Eric Schmitt (R-Sen.)·
- Josh Hawley (R-Sen.)
Mississippi
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Sen.)·
- Roger Wicker (R-Sen.)
Montana
- Steve Daines (R-Sen.)·
- Tim Sheehy (R-Sen.)
North Carolina
- Ted Budd (R-Sen.)·
- Thom Tillis (R-Sen.)
North Dakota
- John Hoeven (R-Sen.)·
- Kevin Cramer (R-Sen.)
Nebraska
- Deb Fischer (R-Sen.)·
- Pete Ricketts (R-Sen.)
New Hampshire
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-Sen.)·
- Maggie Hassan (D-Sen.)
New Jersey
- Andy Kim (D-Sen.)·
- Cory Booker (D-Sen.)
New Mexico
- Ben Luján (D-Sen.)·
- Martin Heinrich (D-Sen.)
Nevada
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Sen.)·
- Jacky Rosen (D-Sen.)
New York
- Chuck Schumer (D-Sen.)·
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-Sen.)
Ohio
- Bernie Moreno (R-Sen.)·
- Jon Husted (R-Sen.)
Oklahoma
- Alan Armstrong (R-Sen.)·
- James Lankford (R-Sen.)
Oregon
- Jeff Merkley (D-Sen.)·
- Ron Wyden (D-Sen.)
Pennsylvania
- Dave McCormick (R-Sen.)·
- John Fetterman (D-Sen.)
Rhode Island
- Jack Reed (D-Sen.)·
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Sen.)
South Carolina
- Lindsey Graham (R-Sen.)·
- Tim Scott (R-Sen.)
South Dakota
- John Thune (R-Sen.)·
- Mike Rounds (R-Sen.)
Tennessee
- Bill Hagerty (R-Sen.)·
- Marsha Blackburn (R-Sen.)
Texas
- John Cornyn (R-Sen.)·
- Ted Cruz (R-Sen.)
Utah
- John Curtis (R-Sen.)·
- Mike Lee (R-Sen.)
Virginia
- Mark Warner (D-Sen.)·
- Tim Kaine (D-Sen.)
Vermont
- Bernie Sanders (I-Sen.)·
- Peter Welch (D-Sen.)
Washington
- Maria Cantwell (D-Sen.)·
- Patty Murray (D-Sen.)
Wisconsin
- Ron Johnson (R-Sen.)·
- Tammy Baldwin (D-Sen.)
West Virginia
- Jim Justice (R-Sen.)·
- Shelley Capito (R-Sen.)
Wyoming
- Cynthia Lummis (R-Sen.)·
- John Barrasso (R-Sen.)
Organizations · 103
Think tanks, advocacy groups, and PACs
Advocacy
- American Constitution Society (Left)
- Federalist Society (Right)
Federal agencies
- Amtrak (Nonpartisan)
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (Nonpartisan)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (Nonpartisan)
- Bureau of Land Management (Nonpartisan)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Nonpartisan)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Nonpartisan)
- Central Intelligence Agency (Nonpartisan)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Congressional Budget Office (Nonpartisan)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Nonpartisan)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Nonpartisan)
- Council of Economic Advisers (Nonpartisan)
- Council on Environmental Quality (Nonpartisan)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Nonpartisan)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (Nonpartisan)
- Environmental Protection Agency (Nonpartisan)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Aviation Administration (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Communications Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Election Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Housing Finance Agency (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Maritime Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Reserve System (Nonpartisan)
- Federal Trade Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Food and Drug Administration (Nonpartisan)
- General Services Administration (Nonpartisan)
- Government Accountability Office (Nonpartisan)
- Internal Revenue Service (Nonpartisan)
- Library of Congress (Nonpartisan)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nonpartisan)
- National Archives and Records Administration (Nonpartisan)
- National Credit Union Administration (Nonpartisan)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nonpartisan)
- National Institutes of Health (Nonpartisan)
- National Labor Relations Board (Nonpartisan)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Nonpartisan)
- National Park Service (Nonpartisan)
- National Science Foundation (Nonpartisan)
- National Security Agency (Nonpartisan)
- National Security Council (Nonpartisan)
- National Transportation Safety Board (Nonpartisan)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Nonpartisan)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nonpartisan)
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (Nonpartisan)
- Office of Management and Budget (Nonpartisan)
- Office of National Drug Control Policy (Nonpartisan)
- Office of Personnel Management (Nonpartisan)
- Office of Science and Technology Policy (Nonpartisan)
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Nonpartisan)
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (Nonpartisan)
- Office of the Vice President (Nonpartisan)
- Peace Corps (Nonpartisan)
- Small Business Administration (Nonpartisan)
- Smithsonian Institution (Nonpartisan)
- Social Security Administration (Nonpartisan)
- Supreme Court of the United States (Nonpartisan)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (Nonpartisan)
- The White House (Nonpartisan)
- Transportation Security Administration (Nonpartisan)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Nonpartisan)
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Nonpartisan)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Nonpartisan)
- U.S. Marshals Service (Nonpartisan)
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Nonpartisan)
- United States Agency for International Development (Nonpartisan)
- United States Census Bureau (Nonpartisan)
- United States Coast Guard (Nonpartisan)
- United States Congress (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Agriculture (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Commerce (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Defense (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Education (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Energy (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Homeland Security (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Justice (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Labor (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of State (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Transportation (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of the Interior (Nonpartisan)
- United States Department of the Treasury (Nonpartisan)
- United States Geological Survey (Nonpartisan)
- United States House of Representatives (Nonpartisan)
- United States Postal Service (Nonpartisan)
- United States Secret Service (Nonpartisan)
- United States Senate (Nonpartisan)
Think tanks
- American Enterprise Institute (Right)
- Brookings Institution (Center)
- Cato Institute (Lean right)
- Center for American Progress (Left)
- Economic Policy Institute (Left)
- Heritage Foundation (Right)
- Manhattan Institute (Right)
- Roosevelt Institute (Left)
Bills · 25
Landmark legislation
- Laken Riley Act · 119th Congress · enacted
- SAVE Act · 119th Congress · passed-chamber
- National Defense Authorization Act FY2025 · 118th Congress · enacted
- TikTok Divestiture Act · 118th Congress · enacted
- Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan Supplemental Aid · 118th Congress · enacted
- Respect for Marriage Act · 117th Congress · enacted
- Bipartisan Safer Communities Act · 117th Congress · enacted
- Honoring our PACT Act · 117th Congress · enacted
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 · 117th Congress · enacted
- John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act · 117th Congress · failed
- CHIPS and Science Act · 117th Congress · enacted
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law · 117th Congress · enacted
- Postal Service Reform Act · 117th Congress · enacted
- American Rescue Plan Act · 117th Congress · enacted
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act · 116th Congress · enacted
- CARES Act · 116th Congress · enacted
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act · 115th Congress · enacted
- Dodd-Frank Act · 111th Congress · enacted
- Affordable Care Act · 111th Congress · enacted
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 111th Congress · enacted
- 2002 Iraq AUMF · 107th Congress · enacted
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act · 107th Congress · enacted
- Help America Vote Act · 107th Congress · enacted
- USA PATRIOT Act · 107th Congress · enacted
- No Child Left Behind Act · 107th Congress · enacted
Data comes from public records. Read the methodology.