The Capitol Ledger is an independent platform that turns the dense, jargon-heavy public record of the U.S. Congress into clear, plain-language summaries. Understanding what your government is doing shouldn't require a law degree or hours of reading — our goal is to make it take minutes.
We work directly from primary sources — the official Congressional Record and bill data from Congress.gov — and use AI to distill each document into what happened, who it affects, and why it matters. Every summary links back to the original record, so you can always verify the details and read further.
Today we cover legislation and the daily Congressional Record. Over time we aim to bring the same clarity to more of the government's public documents, so that following Washington becomes something anyone can do.