This reviewer-facing page defines SMART-D details for the Democracy requirement group: Congress Report Card Requirements.
Phase Boundary: Requirements review only. Metrics scoring, report-card use, legislative mapping, issue grades, member grades, rollups, leaderboards, and action tools are disabled for this reviewer-facing page.
Red text = bad current value, bad trend, missing critical data, or unfavorable gap. Green text = favorable value or improving trend. Amber text = context-dependent, incomplete, or source-method review needed. Neutral/gray text = descriptive value that is not inherently good or bad.
| Requirement | Metric / Measurement | Top Countries / Sources | Value to the American People | Gap / Target / Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM-RC-001: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: The ETL system shall classify bills, resolutions, amendments, votes, and other congressional actions related to Democracy using transparent keywords, subjects, summaries, official titles, and manual overrides when needed. Verification: Classification audit, manual spot check, override log review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-002: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: Each Democracy bill or action used for scoring shall map to one or more Democracy requirements. Verification: Bill-to-requirement mapping audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-003: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: The system shall score member activity based on relevant evidence, which may include sponsorship, cosponsorship, votes, committee leadership, oversight activity, public accountability actions, and legislative advancement. Verification: Member evidence export, scoring formula review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-004: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: The system shall distinguish symbolic introduction from meaningful legislative advancement, including committee action, floor action, passage, enactment, oversight result, or institutional reform. Verification: Bill action audit, score factor audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-005: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: No Democracy member grade shall be displayed as final unless the evidence, scoring method, source coverage, and review checklist are complete. Verification: Final candidate checklist, public status audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-006: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: The system shall account for differences in member roles, such as rank-and-file member, committee member, committee chair/ranking member, party leadership, chamber leadership, and relevant oversight responsibilities. Verification: Role table audit, member score review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-007: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: The system shall support vote integration for Democracy scoring when reliable vote data and issue mapping are available. Verification: Vote import test, vote mapping audit. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-RC-008: Congress Report Card Requirements Requirement: Users shall be able to click a Democracy grade or score and view the evidence, formula, source notes, and limitations supporting that result. Verification: Public report card page quality review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate Democracy report-card readiness and evidence-traceability indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Helps citizens evaluate congressional performance using evidence rather than party labels alone. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |