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 federal agencies
8 think tanks, 2 advocacy organizations and 93 federal agencies.
How these organizations describe themselves — in their own words, quoted and linked →
Advocacy
Federal agencies
- Amtrak
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Land Management
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Congressional Budget Office
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Election Commission
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Trade Commission
- Food and Drug Administration
- General Services Administration
- Government Accountability Office
- Internal Revenue Service
- Library of Congress
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Credit Union Administration
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
- National Labor Relations Board
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Park Service
- National Science Foundation
- National Security Agency
- National Security Council
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Office of Management and Budget
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Office of Personnel Management
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Office of the Vice President
- Peace Corps
- Small Business Administration
- Smithsonian Institution
- Social Security Administration
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- The White House
- Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- United States Agency for International Development
- United States Census Bureau
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Congress
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Department of Commerce
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Education
- United States Department of Energy
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
- United States Department of Homeland Security
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- United States Department of Justice
- United States Department of Labor
- United States Department of State
- United States Department of Transportation
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- United States Department of the Interior
- United States Department of the Treasury
- United States Geological Survey
- United States House of Representatives
- United States Postal Service
- United States Secret Service
- United States Senate
Think tanks
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.