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PlainBill on your device

One tap to the congressional record.

Keep PlainBill on your home screen or desktop.

Open it like an app, with the same bills and sources as the website. It’s free, optional, and doesn’t require an account or an app-store download.

Shows instructions for your device. In Firefox, installation uses the browser menu on phones; on Mac, use Safari or Chrome to install.

iPhone & iPad

Add it from the Share menu

  1. Open plainbill.org in Firefox on iOS 16.4 or later, or in Safari.
  2. In Firefox, tap the Share icon in the address bar (a square with an upward arrow). In Safari, open its Share menu.
  3. Choose Add to Home Screen. You may need to scroll through the actions.
  4. Keep Open as Web App enabled if it appears, then tap Add.

If Firefox doesn’t show Add to Home Screen, open this site in Safari and follow the same steps.

Mozilla’s iPhone installation guide

Android · Firefox

Add it from Firefox’s menu

  1. Open plainbill.org in Firefox.
  2. Tap Firefox’s three-dot menu, then tap More to reveal the additional actions. You may need to scroll within the menu.
  3. Choose Add app to Home screen or Add to Home screen. Older menus may show Install directly.
  4. Confirm Add or Add automatically to place the icon on your home screen.

Firefox handles this from its own menu. The button on this page brings you to these instructions.

Mozilla’s Android menu guide

Android

Install from Chrome

  1. Open plainbill.org in Chrome.
  2. Use the Install PlainBill button above, or open Chrome’s menu and choose Install app or Add to Home screen.
  3. Follow the confirmation to add PlainBill.

Mac

Add PlainBill to your Dock

Firefox on Mac doesn’t support installing websites as apps. To install PlainBill, open plainbill.org in Safari or Chrome.

  1. In Safari on macOS Sonoma or later, choose File → Add to Dock, then Add.
  2. In Chrome, use the install icon in the address bar or the browser menu’s install option, then confirm.

To keep using Firefox, bookmark PlainBill with ⌘D.

Computer

Keep it close on your desktop

In Chrome or Edge, look for the install option in the address bar or browser menu. In supported versions of Firefox on Windows, use the web apps button in the address bar. Firefox on Linux doesn’t have built-in web-app installation; you can bookmark PlainBill instead.

Mozilla’s desktop web-app guide

Fresh records

An internet connection keeps the record current

Bill pages need a connection. If you’re offline, PlainBill will show a reconnect message instead of loading a saved bill page. The app updates from the website, so there’s no separate app version to maintain.

You can keep using PlainBill in your browser if you prefer. To remove the app, use your device’s normal app-removal controls.