Congressional Vote Display

A React application that displays and navigates through congressional voting records from the House of Representatives.

Features

• Display of recent congressional votes with detailed information
• Bill text links to Congress.gov
• Vote results visualization with progress bars
• Pagination for browsing through votes
• Responsive design for desktop and mobile
• Split view layout with vote list and details

Tech Stack

• React with TypeScript
• CSS3 with Flexbox
• Node.js for data processing
• Cheerio for HTML parsing
• Axios for HTTP requests

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm (v6 or higher)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/orionnye/HouseOfCongressDateRollList.git
cd HouseOfCongressDateRollList

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the development server:

npm start

Data Processing

The application includes scripts for fetching and processing vote data:

• Fetch vote data:

npm run fetch-votes

• Check available pages:

npm run check-pages

• Extract vote data:

npm run extract-votes

Project Structure

src/
├── components/         # React components
├── utils/             # Utility functions
├── backend/           # Data processing scripts
│   └── data/         # Processed vote data
└── App.tsx           # Main application component

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Data source: House Clerk
• Bill text: Congress.gov

API Endpoints

GET /api/votes

Fetches vote data from the House Clerk website.

Query Parameters:

• page - Page number (default: 1)
• congressNum - Congress number (default: 119)
• session - Session (default: '1st')

Example:

http://localhost:3001/api/votes?page=1&congressNum=119&session=1st

Data Source

This application fetches data from the House Clerk's voting records.