Author: Luke Wines

  • CivicTracker 1.1.0: Bill Tracking

    CivicTracker now lets you stay effortlessly informed about every bill you care about.

    With version 1.1.0, I’ve launched our first wave of legislation tracking. This means you can finally follow the life of a bill from the moment it’s introduced to the second it passes—or fails. If it moves, you’ll know.

    What’s New

    You can now get notified when a bill is introduced, amended, or passed.

    This feature is currently in beta, so you might notice a few hiccups. I’d love your feedback as I continue improving it.

    Want to follow everything related to climate, immigration, or tariffs? Now you can, with topic filters that work:

    • Keywords
    • Sponsors
    • Topic Type
    • Chamber
    • Status (introduced, passed House, passed Senate, etc.)

    If you’re a CivicTracker Pro subscriber, you have access to all proposed legislation in the 119th Congress right now.

    Not using Pro? You can still try it out, this demo works for everyone:

    H.R.1

    One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    May 20, 2025
    This bill reduces taxes, reduces or increases spending for various federal programs, increases the statutory debt limit, and otherwise addresses agencies and programs throughout the federal government. It is known as a reconciliation bill and includes legislation submitted by 11 House committees pursuant to provisions in the FY2025 congressional budget resolution (H Con. Res. 14) that directed the committees to submit legislation to the House Budget Committee that will increase or decrease the deficit and increase the statutory debt limit by specified amounts.
    Became Law
    S.1582

    GENIUS Act

    May 1, 2025
    This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed value). Under the bill, only permitted issuers may issue a payment stablecoin for use by U.S. persons, subject to certain exceptions and safe harbors. Permitted issuers must be a subsidiary of an insured depository institution, a federal-qualified nonbank payment stablecoin issuer, or a state-qualified payment stablecoin issuer.
    Became Law
    S.5

    Laken Riley Act

    Jan 6, 2025
    This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.
    Became Law
  • POTUS Tracker is Now CivicTracker

    POTUS Tracker free users will now have access to extended presidential action summaries and a better notification system.

    Mobile users will have to install this new web app on their devices.

    You can try CivicTracker Pro free for 7 days and 50% off with this code: LAUNCH25

    While the mission remains the same, the scope has grown, a lot. CivicTracker now tracks the actions and public statements of not just the President, but Congress, the Cabinet, and the Supreme Court.

    This transformation reflects a simple belief:

    If someone holds power, the public should be able to track what they say, when they say it, and how it aligns with what they do.

    POTUS Tracker helped do that for the presidency. But real accountability requires more. It means watching all branches of federal power — legislative, executive, and judicial.


    What CivicTracker Does

    CivicTracker expands coverage from one office to hundreds. You’ll now see real-time social media posts from every member of Congress and the Presidential Cabinet, across multiple platforms.

    Currently, CivicTracker supports X and Truth Social, with Bluesky is rolling out later this week.

    CivicTracker is also expanding into the Supreme Court. That includes instant summaries of Supreme Court decisions, complete with context, background, and links to oral arguments and separate opinions.


    More Powerful Alerts

    CivicTracker has overhauled its notification system from the ground up.

    No more proprietary algorithms or vague relevancy scores. Now, you control what you see with filters for:

    • Keywords
    • Specific politicians
    • Political parties
    • Districts, states, or branches of government

    It’s faster, robust, and significantly more customizable than anything POTUS Tracker could offer.


    Thank You

    None of this would’ve been possible without your support.

    All existing POTUS Tracker subscribers still have full access to everything you had before, now with better stability and performance.

    To unlock the new features, including SCOTUS coverage, multi-platform tracking, and advanced notification controls, you can upgrade for $15/month. That directly supports the infrastructure needed to keep CivicTracker alive.


    What’s Next

    This is just the beginning.

    Legislation tracking is on the way, with tools that will notify you when bills are introduced, amended, or passed, and who’s behind them.

    The goal remains the same: to give the public a clear, real-time view of power in action. CivicTracker is for anyone who believes transparency should be the default.