POPVOX Foundation is announcing “Gavel In,” a limited-run, explainer podcast series about how Congress works, created especially for freshmen Members of the 119th Congress, their staff, and spouses. Gavel In supplements the House’s official New Member Orientation onboarding so new Members and staff are extra set up for success as they set up their new offices on Capitol Hill and in their districts.

POPVOX Foundation led a crosspartisan coalition of civil society organizations in calling for the continuation of the Subcommittee on Modernization into the 119th Congress and beyond.

One of the hardest things about getting up to speed as a new caseworker is learning the different contacts and practices for each individual agency in responding to casework requests.

Over the past two decades, Beijing has financed and built at least 15 parliament buildings in African nations. These projects carry hidden costs that extend far beyond their initial construction.

While debates continue across Capitol Hill on approaches to regulation of artificial intelligence, institutional offices within the House of Representatives are taking steps to prepare for the impending paradigm shift.

The passage of H.R. 7592 and H.R. 7593 will bolster the Legislative branch by providing Congress and its support agencies with streamlined, essential data for their operations while also providing cost savings to the American people.

A culture of evidence-based policymaking could help rebuild public trust in Congress, increase accountability, and promote transparency, ultimately strengthening the relationship between Congress and the public at large.

POPVOX Foundation extends our warmest congratulations to Karen E. Donfried on her appointment as the new Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

After a four-year run, the First Branch Intern Project is sunsetting now after successfully incubating initiatives to grow Congressional capacity and create new pathways to public service.

POPVOX Foundation is pushing the House to adopt rule changes that will improve its capacity to enact new laws and conduct oversight of existing ones as it grapples with a Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision that will put greater demands on the Legislative branch.