Data Sources
Data sources powering Apogee's legislative intelligence - Congress.gov, Federal Register, FEC filings, SOPR lobbying disclosures, CRS reports, GPO bill text, and 40+ news outlets.
Data Sources
Apogee aggregates data from authoritative government and policy sources to provide accurate, up-to-date legislative intelligence.
Live freshness
Live last-ingested timestamps and record counts for every data source feeding Apogee. Sourced directly from the production database; refreshes on every page load.
Live freshness as of May 21, 2026, 4:41 PM. Hover or tap a row for upstream lag details.
Legislation
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Library of Congress Official source for federal bills, amendments, cosponsors, committee referrals, floor actions, and member information. The authoritative legislative record. Upstream lag: Bill text typically appears within hours of introduction | Daily | 12h ago | 52,662 |
Clerk of the House / Secretary of the Senate Roll-call vote records from both chambers, including individual member positions, vote totals, and procedural context. Upstream lag: Typically posted same-day after a vote | Daily | 1d ago | 1,202 |
GPO Floor speeches, debate transcripts, and extensions of remarks with speaker attribution. Searchable across the full text of every floor proceeding. Upstream lag: 1-3 days after the proceeding | Daily | 2d ago | 110 |
Hearings & Testimony
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Congress.gov Real-time schedule of upcoming and recent committee hearings and markups, including witnesses, topic, and date. The right source for "what hearings happened this week" questions. Upstream lag: Real-time as committees post notices | Hourly | 12h ago | 52,662 |
GPO Official, full-text searchable hearing transcripts with speaker and witness attribution. The canonical record of who said what in committee. Upstream lag: GPO publishes 2-24 months after a hearing is held. For hearings in the past few weeks, the official transcript is not yet available. Use the committee schedule for recent hearings. | Daily | 4d ago | 704 |
House Document Repository Pre-filed written witness testimony from committee hearings, available within hours of the hearing notice. Complements GPO transcripts when official transcripts have not yet published. Upstream lag: Hours to days after the witness submits | Daily | - | - |
Regulatory
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Office of the Federal Register The daily journal of the United States government. Final rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents from federal agencies. Upstream lag: Same-day publication; weekend filings appear Monday | Daily | 1d ago | 33,641 |
White House / Federal Register Executive orders, proclamations, and presidential memoranda. Indexed and searchable by topic, president, and subtype. Upstream lag: Within 24 hours of issuance | Daily | - | - |
News & Media
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Policy News & Media NewsAPI.ai (44 sources) Articles from 44 policy news outlets including The Hill, Politico, Axios, Washington Examiner, WTOP, Reuters, Bloomberg, Roll Call, Punchbowl, AP, and others. Full-text search with hybrid semantic + BM25 ranking. Upstream lag: Minutes after publication | Continuous (every 15 minutes) | 6h ago | 137,266 |
Member Press Releases Member offices (each member website) Official press releases from House and Senate member websites. Used for stance attribution, position tracking, and official statements on legislation. Upstream lag: Hours after publication | Daily | 1d ago | 687,663 |
Money & Influence
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Federal Election Commission PAC contributions, member receipts, candidate filings, and committee details. The authoritative source for federal campaign finance. Upstream lag: FEC reports follow the election cycle reporting calendar | Weekly (Sundays) | - | - |
Senate SOPR (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings) Quarterly lobbying disclosures including registrants, clients, issue codes, specific issues, and reported income. Includes both in-house and outside-firm lobbying. Upstream lag: Quarterly filing deadlines (LD-2 reports) | Daily | 1d ago | 510,585 |
Research & Analysis
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Library of Congress Non-partisan research reports prepared for Congress: full reports, Legal Sidebars, and In Focus briefs. Not all CRS reports are publicly released. Upstream lag: CRS releases publicly available reports on a weekly cadence | Weekly (Wednesdays) | 2d ago | 13,589 |
Government Accountability Office GAO oversight reports, audits, and recommendations. Searchable by topic, agency, and report number. Upstream lag: Same-day on publication | Daily | 16h ago | 13,546 |
Congressional Budget Office Official cost estimates and budget scoring for legislation from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Upstream lag: Same-day on publication | Daily | 1d ago | 3,643 |
Knowledge Graph
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Apogee Knowledge Graph Apogee (Neo4j) Unified relationship graph connecting members, bills, committees, votes, PACs, lobbying firms, news, and press releases. Powers network analytics like voting blocs, influence ranking, and entity connections. Upstream lag: Reflects source data within ~1 hour of ingestion. Source ingestion lag depends on the underlying data source. | Hourly (relationships); every 6 hours (analytics scores) | within the hour | - |
Demographics
| Source | Sync cadence | Last ingested | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Census Bureau District- and state-level demographic, economic, education, housing, and health indicators from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Upstream lag: Annual ACS release cycle | Annual (after ACS release) | - | - |