Who we are
Enacted is built and maintained by a small team of volunteer researchers, writers, and civic technologists. We started this after watching consequential laws take effect with almost no plain-language public record of what they actually do to real people, only press releases on one side and outrage on the other. So we started keeping the receipts: one entry at a time, each tied to the actual bill, rule, or ruling.
We publish as a team, not as individuals, and we are not affiliated with any campaign, party committee, or PAC. Nobody here is paid for this. We chose to stay unnamed collectively so the record stays the story instead of us, and because anonymous claims only earn trust when every single one of them holds up, we hold ourselves to a stricter sourcing bar than we'd need to otherwise: official text, not press releases; primary documents, not summaries of summaries. If we get something wrong, the correction form below goes straight to the team, and we fix it in public.
About this tracker
What it tracks: Enacted and pending laws, executive orders, agency rules, ballot measures, and the court fights over them, from Republican-controlled federal and state governments since 2017, focused on what they change in everyday life: healthcare, taxes, benefits, work, school, voting, family, and civil rights.
Why this scope: This is an accountability project. Its purpose is to let voters see, in one place, the documented record of Republican governance and check every claim for themselves. Summaries state what each action does; they do not editorialize beyond the source. The persuasion here is the record itself, which is why accuracy comes first: if an entry is wrong, use the correction form below and it will be fixed.
Sourcing standard: Every entry is tied to a specific, verifiable legal action. Primary sources are official: Congress.gov and GovInfo for federal law, the Federal Register for executive orders and agency rules, official state legislature pages (with LegiScan as a stable fallback), and court records for litigation. Analysis links (KFF, CBO, research organizations) may accompany the primary source but never replace it.
Court badges: A purple badge means the action is or was challenged in court; it shows the latest status as of the last update. Actions blocked or struck down stay listed, because the attempt is part of the record.
Impact score (1-10): An editorial estimate of scope: how many people are affected and the magnitude in dollars or rights. A 10 affects tens of millions or fundamental rights; a 5 affects hundreds of thousands in a meaningful but narrower way.
Tagging: Entries are tagged for a group when the action significantly affects that group in practice, not only when it explicitly targets them.
Verification: Entries marked with a checkmark were verified against primary sources on the date shown, including current court status. Verification of the full set is ongoing; if you spot an error, please use the correction form below and it will be fixed.
Dates: Each entry shows the most meaningful date and labels it (signed, effective, decided, or approved by voters). Court statuses reflect the latest ruling as of the last update.
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