Congress Gov Bill Structure

{
  "title": "Congress.gov Bill Structure",
  "description": "Field documentation for congressional bills from the Congress.gov API v3",
  "type": "object",
  "fields": [
    {"name": "congress", "type": "integer", "required": true, "description": "Congress number (e.g., 119 for 119th Congress, 2025-2027)", "example": 119},
    {"name": "type", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Bill type: HR=House Bill, S=Senate Bill, HJRES=House Joint Resolution, SJRES=Senate Joint Resolution, HCONRES=House Concurrent Resolution, SCONRES=Senate Concurrent Resolution, HRES=House Simple Resolution, SRES=Senate Simple Resolution", "example": "HR"},
    {"name": "number", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Bill number within its type and Congress", "example": "1234"},
    {"name": "title", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Official title of the bill as introduced", "example": "To amend the Internal Revenue Code..."},
    {"name": "originChamber", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Chamber where the bill was introduced: House or Senate", "example": "House"},
    {"name": "introducedDate", "type": "date", "required": true, "description": "Date the bill was formally introduced in ISO 8601 format", "example": "2026-01-15"},
    {"name": "latestAction", "type": "object", "required": false, "description": "Most recent action taken on the bill",
      "subfields": [
        {"name": "actionDate", "type": "date", "description": "Date of the action"},
        {"name": "text", "type": "string", "description": "Description of the action taken"}
      ]
    },
    {"name": "sponsors", "type": "array", "required": false, "description": "Members who introduced the bill",
      "itemStructure": {
        "bioguideId": "Sponsor's unique Bioguide ID",
        "firstName": "Sponsor first name",
        "lastName": "Sponsor last name",
        "party": "Political party (R, D, I)",
        "state": "Two-letter state code",
        "district": "Congressional district number (House only)"
      }
    },
    {"name": "updateDate", "type": "date-time", "required": false, "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp of last update to the bill record in Congress.gov"},
    {"name": "url", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Congress.gov API URL to retrieve full bill details"}
  ],
  "bill_types": {
    "HR": {"chamber": "House", "description": "House Resolution / House Bill"},
    "S": {"chamber": "Senate", "description": "Senate Bill"},
    "HJRES": {"chamber": "House", "description": "House Joint Resolution"},
    "SJRES": {"chamber": "Senate", "description": "Senate Joint Resolution"},
    "HCONRES": {"chamber": "House", "description": "House Concurrent Resolution"},
    "SCONRES": {"chamber": "Senate", "description": "Senate Concurrent Resolution"},
    "HRES": {"chamber": "House", "description": "House Simple Resolution"},
    "SRES": {"chamber": "Senate", "description": "Senate Simple Resolution"}
  },
  "legislative_lifecycle": [
    "Introduced",
    "Referred to Committee",
    "Committee Markup",
    "Reported from Committee",
    "Floor Consideration",
    "Passed Chamber",
    "Sent to Other Chamber",
    "Enrolled",
    "Sent to President",
    "Signed into Law / Vetoed"
  ]
}