Committee Hearing Tracker & Alerts

[ryparker]

Summary

Provide comprehensive tracking of congressional committee hearings with calendar integration and alerts.

Problem

Committee hearings are where much of the real work happens, but they are hard to track. Professional users and engaged citizens need better visibility.

Proposed Solution

Core Features

1. Hearing Calendar

   • List of upcoming hearings by committee
   • Filter by topic, committee, date
   • Add to personal calendar (Google, Apple, Outlook)

2. Hearing Alerts

   • Subscribe to committees of interest
   • Get notified when hearings scheduled
   • Reminder before hearing starts

3. Hearing Details

   • Witness list
   • Topic/agenda
   • Link to livestream (Add livestream UI #153)
   • Related legislation

4. Post-Hearing Content

   • Video recording
   • Transcript (if available)
   • AI summary of key points
   • Clips of notable moments

Related Issues

• Add livestream UI #153 - Add livestream UI
• Collect committee livestreams #142 - Collect committee livestreams
• Epic Epic: Congress calendar & schedule surfaces #250 - Calendar surfaces
• Redesign #95, Redesign #96 - Committee page redesign

Success Metrics

• Hearing page views
• Calendar subscriptions
• Alert signups
• Livestream attendance

Implementation

• Extend committee data collection
• Calendar API integrations
• Notification system (Epic Epic: Unified entity following & notifications #249)

[ryparker]

Related to Epic #249 (notifications) and Epic #250 (calendar surfaces). Depends on both for full functionality.