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Free help with civic life in the United States

This page lists official places to find your representatives, follow public meetings, ask for public records, read public budgets, serve, vote and check what you are told in the United States. Every service here is run by a government agency or an independent federal office, is free to use, and takes no side on any party, candidate or ballot question.

Official and freeLast reviewed October 2026

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Finding your local government and representatives

Public meetings and hearings

  • U.S. Senate: Hearings and meetingsLists Senate committee hearings and meetings scheduled for today and the days after, with time and room, and explains how to find published hearing transcripts.www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm
  • U.S. House of Representatives: CommitteesLists the House committees, which consider bills and oversee federal agencies, with a link to each one.www.house.gov/committees

Public records and freedom of information

Budgets and public spending

Voting and elections

  • USAGov: How to register to votePoints you to vote.gov to register for federal, state, and local elections, and explains how citizens living abroad can register and vote absentee.www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
  • USAGov: How to voteExplains how to find out if you can vote, ID requirements, and voting in person, early, or absentee.www.usa.gov/how-to-vote
  • USAGov: Voting on Election DayExplains how to find your polling place and its hours, what ID you need, and where to get a sample ballot.www.usa.gov/election-day
  • U.S. Election Assistance Commission: VotersLinks to state-by-state information on registering, updating your registration, and ways to cast a ballot.www.eac.gov/voters

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