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Congress.gov API

Congress.gov API bill API

Returns bill data from the API

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Congress.gov API bill API is one of 20 APIs that Congress.gov API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Bill. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a GitHub repository, a changelog, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 16 operations across 16 paths, and defines 25 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /v3.

16 operations 16 paths 25 schemas 16 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.congress.gov/v3
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Congress.gov API bill API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api_key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 16

Across 16 paths, the API surfaces 16 operations — 16 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

bill 16

Returns bill data from the API

GET
/bill
Returns a list of bills sorted by date of latest action
5 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}
Returns a list of bills filtered by the specified congress, sorted by date of latest action
6 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}
Returns a list of bills filtered by the specified congress and bill type, sorted by date of latest action.
7 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}
Returns detailed information for a specified bill.
8 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/actions
Returns the list of actions on a specified bill.
8 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/amendments
Returns the list of amendments to a specified bill.
8 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/committees
Returns the list of committees associated with a specified bill.
6 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/cosponsors
Returns the list of cosponsors on a specified bill.
9 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/relatedbills
Returns the list of related bills to a specified bill.
6 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/subjects
Returns the list of legislative subjects on a specified bill.
8 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/summaries
Returns the list of summaries for a specified bill.
6 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/text
Returns the list of text versions for a specified bill.
6 params → 200400
GET
/bill/{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}/titles
Returns the list of titles for a specified bill.
8 params → 200400
GET
/law/{congress}
Returns a list of laws filtered by the specified congress.
4 params → 200400
GET
/law/{congress}/{lawType}
Returns a list of laws filtered by specified congress and law type (public or private).
5 params → 200400
GET
/law/{congress}/{lawType}/{lawNumber}
Returns a law filtered by specified congress, law type (public or private), and law number.
6 params → 200400

Schemas 25

The contract defines 25 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LawNumber (23 properties), BillDetail (12 properties), Law (11 properties), Bill (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CoSponsor
object
10 properties
committeeReport
object
2 properties
Committee
object
6 properties
cboCost
object
4 properties
Text
array
Actions
object
5 properties
RelatedBills
object
4 properties
Sponsor
object
9 properties
titlesArray
object
6 properties
legislativeSubjects
object
2 properties
LawNumber
object
23 properties
formats
object
2 properties
Law
object
11 properties
Subjects
object
2 properties
Bill
object
10 properties
textVersions
object
3 properties
billSummariesArray
object
5 properties
Activity
object
2 properties
BillDetail
object
12 properties
laws
object
2 properties
Amendments
object
7 properties
BillSummaries
array
Titles
array
policyArea
object
1 property
relationshipDetails
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

congress-gov-bill-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
congress-gov:congress-gov-bill-api
Base URL
https://api.congress.gov/v3
Docs
https://api.congress.gov/
Provider
Congress.gov API
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