Congress.gov API · Example Payload
Congress Gov Bill Detail Example
GovernmentLegislativeCongressBillsAmendmentsMembersTreatiesNominationsCongressional RecordUS Federal
Congress Gov Bill Detail Example is an example object payload from Congress.gov API, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
Top-level fields
billrequest
Example Payload
{
"bill": {
"actions": {
"count": 5,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/actions?format=json"
},
"amendments": {
"count": 0,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/amendments?format=json"
},
"cboCostEstimates": [],
"committeeReports": [],
"committees": {
"count": 1,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/committees?format=json"
},
"congress": 118,
"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>...</pre>",
"cosponsors": {
"count": 0,
"countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors": 0,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/cosponsors?format=json"
},
"introducedDate": "2023-01-09",
"latestAction": {
"actionDate": "2023-01-09",
"text": "Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means."
},
"laws": [],
"number": "21",
"originChamber": "House",
"policyArea": {
"name": "Taxation"
},
"sponsors": [
{
"bioguideId": "S000250",
"district": 32,
"firstName": "Pete",
"fullName": "Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]",
"isByRequest": "N",
"lastName": "Sessions",
"party": "R",
"state": "TX",
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/S000250?format=json"
}
],
"summaries": {
"count": 0,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/summaries?format=json"
},
"textVersions": {
"count": 1,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/text?format=json"
},
"title": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.",
"titles": {
"count": 1,
"url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21/titles?format=json"
},
"type": "HR",
"updateDate": "2023-01-14",
"updateDateIncludingText": "2023-01-14"
},
"request": {
"billNumber": "21",
"billType": "hr",
"billUrl": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/21?format=json",
"congress": "118",
"contentType": "application/json",
"format": "json"
}
}
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