r/The_Congress

Tired of servers where admins control everything?

Well, join a server buit around debates, free speech, and democracy where you can run for office, debate policy, or just watch everything unfold.

✨ What We Offer

- Monthly elections where you can become a member of the Council, which serves as both legislature and executive

- Debates about politics, religion, economics, philosophy, and much more with daily debate prompts

- An independent judiciary where most moderation actions require judicial confirmation

- A system where moderators, admins, and even the owner are accountable to the government

- Freedom of speech where all ideologies are welcomed and you cannot be suppressed

- Active chats, movie nights, game nights, giveaways, general activites, and much more

Whether you are a future councilperson, a masterdebater, or just want to hangout with the community, theres a place for you here.

https://discord.gg/Bj4rJV5frY

https://youtu.be/5ErtXg0IdlE?si=N0E-P2ilI6_YQET2

List of names of you're interested:

Jim Himes,

Pete Aguilar (Calif.),

Ami Bera (Calif.),

Sanford Bishop (Ga.),

Nikki Budzinski (Ill.),

Janelle Bynum (Ore.),

Ed Case (Hawaii),

Kathy Castor (Fla.),

Gil Cisneros (Calif.)

, Herb Conaway (NJ),

Henry Cuellar (Texas),

Don Davis (NC),

Lois Frankel (Fla.),

Laura Gillen (NY),

Jared Golden (Maine),

Vicente Gonzalez (Texas),

Josh Gottheimer (NJ),

Josh Harder (Calif.),

Chrissy Houlahan (Pa.),

Steny Hoyer (Md.),

Greg Landsman (Ohio)

Susie Lee (Nev.),

Kristen McDonald Rivet (Mich.),

Jared Moskowitz (Fla.),

Frank Mrvan (Ind.),

Donald Norcross (NJ),

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.),

Scott Peters (Calif.),

Mike Quigley (Ill.),

Josh Riley (NY),

Brad Schneider (Ill.),

Kim Schrier (Wash.),

Terri Sewell (Ala.),

Eric Sorensen (Ill.),

Darren Soto (Fla.),

Marilyn Strickland (Wash.),

Tom Suozzi (NY),

Derek Tran (Calif.),

Gabe Vasquez (NM),

Marc Veasey (Texas),

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.),

George Whitesides (Calif.).

https://www.commondreams.org/news/fisa-section-702-reauthorization

I’ve been working on Cloakroom, a daily, non‑partisan puzzle about how Washington actually works, and I’d love feedback from people who care about good puzzle design.

https://playcloakroom.com

Cloakroom turns the real machinery of the U.S. Congress into a 60‑second daily puzzle, built directly on data from Congress.gov and the FEC. Each day, you get one main puzzle plus optional bonus rounds, all sourced from actual bills, roll‑call votes, and campaign finance data. The goal isn’t to push a viewpoint; it’s to make the underlying systems legible and “playable” in a tight, repeatable format.

There are four core puzzle types:

• Whose Vote? – You see the partisan breakdown of a real roll‑call vote (e.g., how many Democrats/Republicans/independents voted yea or nay) with the bill name removed, and you have to identify the legislation from the shape of the coalition.
• Donor Detective – You see the top donor industries to a real lawmaker’s campaign (from FEC filings) and try to guess who the lawmaker is based on that pattern of support.
• Bill Predictor – You read a plain‑language summary of a real bill plus its political context and predict whether it passed, failed, died in committee, or was vetoed.
• The Grouping – You’re given eight congressional terms/procedures/figures that secretly fall into two categories, and you must sort them into the correct groups without a mistake.

A few design choices that might interest this sub:

• Daily ritual structure – One “official” puzzle per day that takes about 60 seconds, with streaks and badges built around consistency, plus optional bonus rounds for people who want more depth.
• Tight feedback loop – After you answer, you get an immediate reveal, plus a short audio briefing that explains the real story behind the puzzle in context.
• Non‑partisan by construction – All content comes from official public records (Congress.gov, the Congressional Record, FEC filings) with a focus on clarity and explanation over editorializing.

Love some feedback. Thank you