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# House Republicans' "Citizen Cosponsor" Lets Anyone Support Any Bill Before the House
# Senate Republicans' "Citizen Cosponsor" Lets Anyone Support Any Bill Before the House

## BY MIRANDA NEUBAUER | Tuesday, June 4 2013

[link](http://techpresident.com/news/23963/house-majority-leader-opens-citizen-cosponsor-project-all-bills)

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announced today a relaunch of the Citizen Cosponsor project, which allows members of the public to express support for House legislation online.

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The new version includes all legislation introduced in the House by both Republicans and Democrats and exists on its own domain.

The initial version launched last year only featured a narrow selection of bills including several sponsored by Republicans, some bipartisan bills and one by a Democrat. That was a pilot, explained Connor Walsh, digital director in the Majority Leader's office.

The new platform built on that proof-of-concept is made possible through the bulk download of House bills in XML format that the Government Printing Office announced in January, Walsh said. The platform currently offers the chance to "co-sponsor" more than 2,500 bills.

Like the earlier version, the new platform integrates with Facebook's Open Graph, generating a Newsfeed notification when a user co-sponsors a bill and giving the user a red notification when action is taken on the legislation, he explained.
Like the later version, the new platform integrates with Facebook's Open Graph, generating a Newsfeed notification when a user co-sponsors a bill and giving the user a red notification when action is taken on the legislation, he explained.

"It's open to both sides," Walsh emphasized. "If [Democratic Whip] Steny Hoyer wants to promote a bill he supports he's more than welcome to do it."

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