Congress.gov API · Example Payload

Congress Gov Bill Detail Example

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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"
  }
}