Congress.gov API · Schema
issues
GovernmentLegislativeCongressBillsAmendmentsMembersTreatiesNominationsCongressional RecordUS Federal
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Congress | string | |
| Id | integer | |
| Issue | string | |
| Links | object | |
| PublishDate | string | |
| Session | string | |
| Volume | string |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"$id": "https://api.congress.gov/schemas/issues",
"title": "issues",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Congress": {
"type": "string",
"example": "117"
},
"Id": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 26958
},
"Issue": {
"type": "string",
"example": "109"
},
"Links": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Digest": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Label": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Daily Digest"
},
"Ordinal": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"PDF": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Part": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1"
},
"Url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/06/28/168/109/CREC-2022-06-28-dailydigest.pdf"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"FullRecord": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Label": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Entire Issue"
},
"Ordinal": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 5
},
"PDF": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Part": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1"
},
"Url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/06/28/168/109/CREC-2022-06-28.pdf"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"House": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Label": {
"type": "string",
"example": "House Section"
},
"Ordinal": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 3
},
"PDF": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Part": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1"
},
"Url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/06/28/168/109/CREC-2022-06-28-house.pdf"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"Remarks": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Label": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Extensions of Remarks Section"
},
"Ordinal": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 4
},
"PDF": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Part": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1"
},
"Url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/06/28/168/109/CREC-2022-06-28-extensions.pdf"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"Senate": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Label": {
"type": "string",
"example": "Senate Section"
},
"Ordinal": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2
},
"PDF": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"Part": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1"
},
"Url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "url",
"example": "https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/06/28/168/109/CREC-2022-06-28-senate.pdf"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"PublishDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"example": "2022-02-18"
},
"Session": {
"type": "string",
"example": "2"
},
"Volume": {
"type": "string",
"example": "168"
}
}
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