Crawler access
100.0%

100.0% of the 539 scored sites in Members of Congress are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2).

Sites
539 of 539 scored sites
Group
Members of Congress
Test
RCH-1
Test
RCH-2
Edition
Census Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06
Caveat
A public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Members of Congress.

How to check

Link to this claim: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/congress-gated

Cite as TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Members of Congress, United States, n = 539. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/congress-gated