Capitol Trace is a free, nonpartisan civic intelligence platform that makes government data accessible to every citizen.
The information needed to hold power accountable is technically public — but it’s scattered across dozens of government databases, filed in formats nobody reads, and buried behind jargon designed to discourage scrutiny. Capitol Trace fixes that.
Capitol Trace aggregates data from 27+ official sources — Congress.gov, the FEC, the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, the Federal Register, USAspending.gov, and more — and presents it in a way that connects the dots.
| Question | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Who funds my representative? | Money Map → member dossier → MONEY tab |
| Did they trade stocks in companies their committee oversees? | Stock Watch |
| Who lobbied on a bill I care about? | The Lobby |
| How does my rep’s voting record compare to mine? | SCIF → Compare Your Record |
| What executive orders has the President signed? | EO Watch |
| What’s the real-time threat landscape? | NatSec Dashboard |
| Are there AI-detected conflicts of interest? | Signal Intelligence |
Capitol Trace doesn’t tell you who to vote for. It doesn’t rate politicians as “good” or “bad.” It doesn’t hide data that’s inconvenient for either party. It doesn’t sell user data. It doesn’t run ads.
It shows you the record. You decide what it means.