Congress.gov API · Schema
BillDetail
GovernmentLegislativeCongressBillsAmendmentsMembersTreatiesNominationsCongressional RecordUS Federal
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| actions | object | |
| committees | object | |
| congress | integer | |
| introducedDate | string | |
| latestAction | object | |
| legislationUrl | string | |
| number | string | |
| originChamber | string | |
| originChamberCode | string | |
| policyArea | object | |
| relatedBills | string | |
| sponsors | array |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"$id": "https://api.congress.gov/schemas/BillDetail",
"title": "BillDetail",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"actions": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1234/actions?format=json"
}
}
},
"committees": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1234/committees?format=json"
}
}
},
"congress": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 117
},
"introducedDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"example": "2019-01-01"
},
"latestAction": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"actionDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"example": "2019-01-01"
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"legislationUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1234"
},
"number": {
"type": "string",
"example": 1234
},
"originChamber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Senate"
},
"originChamberCode": {
"type": "string",
"example": "S"
},
"policyArea": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Health"
}
}
},
"relatedBills": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1234/relatedbills?format=json"
},
"sponsors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Sponsor"
}
}
}
}
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