Member

GovernmentLegislativeCongressBillsAmendmentsMembersTreatiesNominationsCongressional RecordUS Federal

Properties

Name	Type	Description
bioguideId	string
birthYear	string
cosponsoredLegislation	object
depiction	object
directOrderName	string
firstName	string
honorificName	string
invertedOrderName	string
lastname	string
leadership	array
partyHistory	array
sponsoredLegislation	object
state	string
terms	array
updateDate	string

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://api.congress.gov/schemas/Member",
  "title": "Member",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "bioguideId": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "L000174"
    },
    "birthYear": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "1940"
    },
    "cosponsoredLegislation": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer",
          "example": 1
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/L000174/cosponsored-legislation\""
        }
      }
    },
    "depiction": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "attribution": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "<a href=\"\\&quot;https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Photo_Collection_of_the_Senate_Historical_Office.htm\\&quot;\">Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office</a>"
        },
        "imageUrl": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "url",
          "example": "https://www.congress.gov/img/member/l000174_200.jpg"
        }
      }
    },
    "directOrderName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Patrick J. Leahy"
    },
    "firstName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Patrick"
    },
    "honorificName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Mr."
    },
    "invertedOrderName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Leahy, Patrick J."
    },
    "lastname": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Leahy"
    },
    "leadership": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/leadership"
      }
    },
    "partyHistory": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/partyHistory"
      }
    },
    "sponsoredLegislation": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer",
          "example": 1768
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "url",
          "example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/L000174/sponsored-legislation"
        }
      }
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Vermont"
    },
    "terms": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/memberDetailTerms"
      }
    },
    "updateDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2022-11-07T13:42:19Z"
    }
  }
}

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