Open data
Open data from PORKER
PORKER plans to release its compiled congressional data for free reuse by teachers, students, reporters and anyone curious. Nothing is downloadable yet.
Planned licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit PORKER) · Original sources: Congress.gov, GovInfo, House Clerk, Senate.gov
Coming soon. No download files are published yet, and it is not decided which datasets go first. The table below shows what is under consideration, with real counts from PORKER today.
Under consideration
5 possible filesPossible datasetSize in PORKER todayStatus
Laws, 119th Congress
138 rows todayUnder consideration · no file yetEvery bill that became law: number, title, public law, date signed, sponsor.
Bill status, all Congresses
257,242 rows todayUnder consideration · no file yetEvery bill and resolution in PORKER’s bill index (Congresses 100 to 119) with how far it got.
Earmarks by project, FY2026
8,282 rows todayUnder consideration · no file yetEach enacted project PORKER can read (8 of 12 spending areas): amount, recipient, state, spending area.
Committees and leadership
47 rows todayUnder consideration · no file yetEvery House, Senate and joint committee with chair, ranking member and seat split.
Member record, 119th Congress
539 rows todayUnder consideration · no file yetOne row per current member: laws sponsored, missed roll calls, earmark dollars credited.
A peek at the data behind one of them
Laws, 119th CongressBillTitlePublic lawDateSponsor
H.R. 837To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant…Public Law 119-126Oct 20, 2026Elijah Crane REP
H.R. 4467Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification ActPublic Law 119-132Oct 20, 2026Bennie Thompson DEM
The six most recent laws of the 119th Congress, as they appear on the site. Every bill and sponsor opens its own page. As of Oct 24, 2026.
Same rule for every member. When files are published they will match what the site shows, with the method in each file. How we calculate →