Government in XML
GovTrack.us is “a nexus of information about the United States Congress.” This site is a project of
a single person, Joshua Tauberer, a University of Pennsylvania first-year graduate student in linguistics. The site is not fast and is sometimes
not even reachable. But it is worth your time to take a look because it shows what can be done when information is marked up with XML.
Tauberer retrieves information daily from Thomas and the House and Senate websites. His programs convert all the information they retrieve to XML and then uses the XML files to produce statistics, track bills, create RSS-feeds, and more. He makes he XML files freely available, too!
This site is a crossroads for data on the status of legislation, the activities of representatives, campaign contributions and other statistics, and public commentary. Best of all, you can track Congress with personalized email updates.