Mashup: Hello, Congress
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Winner of 3rd place in Apps for America contest, Hello Congress lets every Senator and Representative get their own site where their staff can request research, search its briefing room of over 2000 documents and talking points, and track in a dashboard.
Mashups using the same API (19)
- Legistalker displays the latest online activity of US Congress Members including mentions in the news and activity in the legislator’s Twitter feed and YouTube channel. Winner of second place prize...
- Regime, Congress Analyzed. This is a tool for evaluating sets within the U.S Congress and then drilling down into comprehensive detail about each individual member of the Senate and House.
- Fedtastic is a dynamic portal to government information that features a unique menu structure which facilitates visual access to the data. It is also modular and expandable. Menus are external to the...
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| U.S. Department of Commerce Wireless Broadband | The U.S. Department of Commerce Wireless Broadband API returns all the wireless providers within a US census block that include latitude and longitude. | Government | 07.03.2019 |
| U.S. Department of Commerce Geography Lookup by Geography Type | The U.S. Department of Commerce Geography Lookup by Geography Type API returns all geographies of a specified geography type. | Government | 07.03.2019 |
| U.S. Department of Commerce Census by Geography Name | The U.S. Department of Commerce Census by Geography Name API returns the geographies specified by a geography name and type within the United States. | Government | 07.03.2019 |
| U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband Provider by Provider Name | The U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband Provider by Provider Name API searches for all providers with a specified name. | Government | 07.03.2019 |
| U.S. Department of Commerce Geography Lookup by Name of Geography Type within a State | The U.S. Department of Commerce Geography Lookup by Name of Geography Type within a State API returns geographies by name of a specific geography type within a state. | Government | 07.03.2019 |