Congressional Data Task Force Meeting on December 9, 2025

The next Congressional Data Task Force Meeting is anticipated on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 2-4 p.m. ET. The event was announced at the September meeting, although an official confirmation has not yet been published on the Legislative Branch Innovation Hub.

When the agenda and official confirmation are available, this blogpost will be updated.

Congressional Hackathon 7.0: Coding, Collaboration, and Culture Change on Constitution Day

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The Congressional Hackathon, 7.0, hosted by the United States Congress, featured talks from legislative leaders, a hackathon session with more than 80 developers, lightning round innovation ideas, and a policy track.

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Legislative Branch Data Map

One important project catalyzed by the 2025 Congressional Hackathon was the coming together of a Legislative branch data map, the existence of which had been requested by Appropriators. The map is an effort to identify across the Legislative branch the different sources for congressional data and drew rhetorical inspiration from the 2013 executive order on […]

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Library of Congress Sets Congress.gov Forum for Sept. 30, 2025

The Library of Congress announced it will hold its 2025 Congress.gov forum on September 30, 2025.

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Congressional Hackathon 7.0 announced for September 17

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The Seventh Congressional Hackathon will take place on Wednesday, September 17th, from 1-6 pm in the CVC Auditorium at the U.S. Capitol. The non-partisan event was jointly announced by Speaker Johnson and Democratic Leader Jeffries and will be co-hosted by the House Chief Administrative Officer. The event is open to the public, and pre-registration is […]

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Congressional Data Task Force Recap: June 10, 2025

The Congressional Data Task Force held its second quarterly meeting of 2025 on June 10. The agenda for the meeting can be found here and the video here. The Congressional Hackathon will serve as its next meeting and will be held in September, date TBD.

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Congressional Hackathon Official Report

The House of Representatives just published its report from the 2024 Congressional Hackathon here.

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Save the date: Congressional Data Task Force Meeting Scheduled June 10, 2025

Congress has announced the next Congressional Data Task Force will next meet on June 10, 2025, from 2-4 pm. This will be a hybrid meeting, with the opportunity to join online or in person in Longworth B-248. Registration is required.

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Congressional Data Task Force Recap: March 11, 2025

The Congressional Data Task Force held its first quarterly meeting of 2025 on March 11. As always, video of the meeting and the slides from presenters are available on the Legislative Branch Innovation Hub. 

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Library of Congress Publishes Some CRS Reports as HTML and via API

Today the Library of Congress began publishing (some) Congressional Research Service reports as HTML and making (some) reports accessible via API. See the announcement here.

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