Identify the office
CFCR uses the current congressional roster and verified official office information.
TRANSPARENCY STANDARD
How the Record Is Built
Every classification must be traceable to documented outreach or an authenticated office response. Missing information is never interpreted as opposition.
Send the briefing
The office receives the approved campaign brief and a clear request for its official Cognitive Freedom position.
Document contact
Initial contact, follow-ups, materials sent, and received correspondence are dated in the member record.
Authenticate the response
A response must be attributable to the member or an authorized congressional office before it is published.
Apply one status
The position is assigned under the definitions below and supported by the underlying record.
Publish and correct
The public page records the latest supported position, update date, and correction channel.
Classification rules
- Approves
- An authenticated statement supports Cognitive Freedom.
- Opposes
- Documented evidence shows actual opposition. Opposition is never inferred.
- Undecided
- The office responded but has not reached a position.
- No Position
- The office states that it has no official position.
- No Response
- No reply was received after the campaign’s documented follow-up process. This is not opposition.
- Record Pending
- The campaign has not published enough evidence to assign one of the five CFCR positions.
CORRECTIONS
Every office can update the record.
Congressional offices may submit an official position, supporting correspondence, or a correction at any time. The updated record retains a public history where appropriate.
Submit a correction