GovTrack

aid: govtrack
name: GovTrack
description: GovTrack is a free, open-access platform for tracking the United States Congress, providing legislative data
  since 2004. It offers a REST API for accessing bill status, voting records, Congressional member information, committee
  data, and cosponsorship records — all without authentication or API keys. Operated by Civic Impulse, LLC, GovTrack serves
  millions of users annually including journalists, legislative professionals, educators, and the general public.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/govtrack/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Government
- Legislative
- Congress
- Bills
- Voting Records
- Political Data
- Open Government
- United States
apis:
- aid: govtrack:govtrack-api
  name: GovTrack REST API
  description: Read-only REST API providing access to U.S. Congressional data including bills and resolutions, roll call votes,
    member profiles, committee information, cosponsorship records, and congressional roles. No authentication or API key is
    required. Responses are available in JSON, JSONP, CSV, and XML formats.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.govtrack.us/developers/api
  baseURL: https://www.govtrack.us/api/v2
  tags:
  - Bills
  - Legislation
  - Votes
  - Congress Members
  - Committees
  - Cosponsorship
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.govtrack.us/developers/api
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://www.govtrack.us/developers/api
  contact:
  - FN: GovTrack Support
    email: hello@govtrack.us
    url: https://www.govtrack.us/contact
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.govtrack.us
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.govtrack.us/developers/api
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/govtrack
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/govtrack
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.govtrack.us/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.govtrack.us/about
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/govtrack
- type: Plans
  url: plans/govtrack-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/govtrack-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/govtrack-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com