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We're always interested in hearing from you -- how you're using OpenCongress, how it could be a better resource for you, and new features you'd like to see.
To send us general site feedback, ask a question, or report a problem with the website, e-mail: . Due to the high volume of e-mail we receive, please be patient - our team will respond to your e-mail as quickly as possible.
For technical assistance with your "My OpenCongress" account -- for example, problems registering, or problems logging in, or other issues related to your profile on this site, please email:
If you're reporting a problem, please be sure to include at least the following in your note:
- The email address you used to register your account
- Your "My OpenCongress" account name
- The web address of the pages that didn't work as expected (simply copy the URL from your web browser's address bar and paste it into the email you send us).
Most login problems can be addressed by logging out of your "MyOC" account and requesting a new password. Once you login again with that new password, you can change it to something you prefer on your profile page.
For partnership inquiries (e.g., how to make bill info from OpenCongress appear on your website for your communities), please contact Program Manager David Moore:
Volunteers are invited to join our open-source development team. Whether you're a web programmer, a graphic designer, a political blogger, or someone who supports the mission of OpenCongress, simply send us a quick note of introduction: .
OpenCongress is proud to be an open-source project -- remixes encouraged! -- in the community of free Web resources for civic engagement. All of our site code and site content can be checked out on our GitHub page. Developers can also freely access all the info on OpenCongress through our API (in beta).
More information on the background and mission of OpenCongress can be found on our About page. Tips and suggestions on how individuals and organizations can use OpenCongress to track the issues they care about can be found on our How To Use and our free Resources pages.
Contact Our Blog
To submit a tip, recommend a link, or suggest a topic to cover on our Blog, write to:
- Donny Shaw, Lead Blogger for OpenCongress and Outreach Coordinator for the Participatory Politics Foundation:
- E-mail: .
- OpenCongress Profile: About donnyshaw, his Tracked Items, his Recent Actions, and his Political Notebook.
- Social Networking: Facebook Group, Facebook App, more to come...
- Twitter: follow our Twitter Account.
For more detailed information about OpenCongress or for media requests, please contact:
- David Moore, Executive Director, Participatory Politics Foundation
- E-mail (preferred):
- AIM: davidmooreppf
- Skype: davidmooreppf
Stay in touch with OpenCongress:
- To sign up for general site updates over e-mail: OpenCongress mailing list (low-volume, major announcements only).
- To subscribe to updates via RSS: Blog RSS feed.
- To sign up for detailed programming updates over e-mail: Site development list-serv.
- To join an associated Google Group: Sunlight Labs, Sunlight Wiki
- To chat with our open-source development team over IRC: #opencongress on irc.freenode.net.
- To check out our site code: GitHub page
- To file a bug report, interface improvement, data source, or feature suggestion: Trac project homepage.
Mailing Address:
OpenCongress
Attn: David Moore
220 Lafayette St. #2
New York, NY 10012
The Sunlight Foundation
1818 N Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-742-1520
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