Let's Get Political Presentation #1

1. Let’s Get Political
Jess Zeisloft, Jen Bourlier, Mazzen Saab
We want to help concerned citizens
stay involved with political issues by
developing an app that tracks the
progress of legislation and helps our
users contact their representatives.

2. Three Issues
1. Keeping people informed
2. Making sense of complicated processes
3. Simplifying contacting a legislator

3. US Health Care
American
Health Care
Act (AHCA) -
March 2017
Developed
in the
House
Withdrawn
before vote
AHCA +
MacArthur
Amendment -
April 2017
Developed
in the
House
Passes
51-49
Better Care
Reconciliation
Act (BCRA) -
July 2017
Developed
in the
Senate
Defeated
43-57
Obamacare
Repeal
Reconciliation
Act (ORRA) -
July 2017
Developed
in the
Senate
Defeated
45-55
Health Care
Freedom Act
(HCFA) - July
2017
(“skinny repeal”)
Developed
in the
Senate
Defeated
49-51
AHCA +
Graham -
Cassidy
Amendment -
Sept 2017
Developed
in the
Senate
Withdrawn
before vote

4. Competition
TrackBill
Countable

5. Solution

6. Timeline

7. We want to help concerned citizens stay
involved with political issues by
developing an app that tracks the
progress of legislation and helps our
users contact their representatives.

8. Questions?