What's in that Bill?

Every time a bill passes, the same question comes up: 'What's actually in that?' The headlines are vague. The full text is hundreds of pages of legal language. And buried in there are details that could affect your job, your taxes, or your daily life.

What's in that Bill? is a free tool that reads the bills so you don't have to. It pulls in legislation as it moves through Congress and breaks it down into summaries: what it does, who it affects, and what's hiding in the fine print.

The goal is simple: help people understand what their government is doing, without needing a law degree to figure it out.

client

Personal Project

service

Full-Stack Development & Data Engineering

sector

Civic Tech / Government Transparency

year

2025

Know what's actually in the bill and what it means for you

Bills are written to be hard to read. That's not an accident. What's in that Bill? cuts through the complexity and tells you what matters in language anyone can understand.

No more skimming headlines and hoping you got the gist. You'll actually know what's being passed—and eventually, how it could hit close to home.

The Problem

Congress passes bills all the time. But unless you have hours to spare and a legal background, you’re stuck relying on headlines that leave out the details—or spin them. The actual bills? Hundreds of pages of dense legal language, full of provisions that could affect your taxes, your healthcare, your job, or your rights. Most people never find out what’s really in there.

The Solution

What’s in that Bill? does the reading for you:

  • Bills in plain English: AI-powered summaries that explain what a bill actually does—no jargon, no fluff.
  • Real-time tracking: See what’s moving through Congress right now, from introduction to vote.
  • The fine print, surfaced: Hidden provisions and caveats get called out, not buried.
  • Coming soon—personalized impact: Enter details like where you live and what industry you work in (nothing saved) to see how a bill might affect you directly.

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
  • Backend: Supabase (Postgres + Auth + Edge Functions)
  • Data Pipeline: ETL ingestion from Congress.gov and ProPublica Congress API
  • AI: LLM-powered summarization and analysis

What You Get

  • Browse and search bills as they move through Congress
  • Clear, readable summaries that skip the legal speak
  • Track a bill’s progress from proposal to law
  • A tool built to inform—not to persuade or spin

What’s Next

This is phase one. By the end of 2026, the goal is a fully automated system that stays current with every bill in Congress—and lets you see how legislation could personally affect you, based on your own situation, without storing any of your data.

This project is in its early stages—phase one of a bigger vision. Right now, you can browse bills and read AI-generated summaries. What's coming: a fully automated pipeline that updates in real time, plus the ability to see how bills might affect *you* based on where you live, what you do, and what you earn—without ever storing your personal info.

Credits

Justin Osagie

Founder & Builder