Congress.gov Bill

Schema for a congressional bill from the Congress.gov API v3

Federal-GovernmentLegislationCongressLegislative DataBillsMembersCommittees

Properties

Name Type Description
congress integer Congress number (e.g., 119 for the 119th Congress)
type string Bill type code
number string Bill number within its type
title string Official title of the bill
originChamber string Chamber where the bill originated
originChamberCode string Single-letter chamber code
introducedDate string Date the bill was introduced
latestAction object Most recent legislative action on the bill
sponsors array Primary sponsors of the bill
cosponsors object Cosponsors data with count and URL
committees object Committee referrals with count and URL
subjects object Legislative subject terms
updateDate string When the bill record was last updated in Congress.gov
url string API URL for this bill's details
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

congress-gov-bill-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-house-of-representatives/main/json-schema/congress-gov-bill-schema.json",
  "title": "Congress.gov Bill",
  "description": "Schema for a congressional bill from the Congress.gov API v3",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "congress": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Congress number (e.g., 119 for the 119th Congress)"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bill type code",
      "enum": ["HR", "S", "HJRES", "SJRES", "HCONRES", "SCONRES", "HRES", "SRES"]
    },
    "number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bill number within its type"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Official title of the bill"
    },
    "originChamber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Chamber where the bill originated",
      "enum": ["House", "Senate"]
    },
    "originChamberCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Single-letter chamber code",
      "enum": ["H", "S"]
    },
    "introducedDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the bill was introduced"
    },
    "latestAction": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Most recent legislative action on the bill",
      "properties": {
        "actionDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Date of the latest action"
        },
        "text": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Description of the latest action"
        }
      }
    },
    "sponsors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Primary sponsors of the bill",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "bioguideId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Sponsor's Bioguide ID"
          },
          "firstName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "lastName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "party": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "district": {
            "type": "integer",
            "nullable": true
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "cosponsors": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Cosponsors data with count and URL",
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "committees": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Committee referrals with count and URL"
    },
    "subjects": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Legislative subject terms"
    },
    "updateDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the bill record was last updated in Congress.gov"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "API URL for this bill's details"
    }
  },
  "required": ["congress", "type", "number", "title", "introducedDate"]
}

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