Congress.gov Intelligence - US Congressional Data API Extract comprehensive US Congressional data from the official Congress.gov API. Get bills, amendments, members, votes, committees, hearings, nominations, treaties, and CRS research reports. ## Why This Actor? - Official API Source - Direct access to the Library of Congress Congress.gov API - No Bot Protection - API-based, 100% reliable data extraction - Comprehensive Coverage - 10 data types covering all congressional activities - AI Relevance Scoring - Automatic 0-100 scoring based on recency and importance - Full Details Mode - Get sponsors, cosponsors, summaries, actions, and bill text - Search & Filter - Find bills by keyword, congress, date range, and more ## Use Cases - Political Research - Track legislation on specific topics - Lobbying Intelligence - Monitor bills affecting your industry - Journalism - Find newsworthy legislative activity - Legal Compliance - Track regulatory changes - Academic Research - Historical congressional data analysis - Policy Tracking - Monitor specific legislators or committees ## Supported Data Types | Data Type | Description | Key Fields | |-----------|-------------|------------| | Bills | All legislation (H.R., S., resolutions) | Title, sponsor, status, actions, summary | | Amendments | Changes proposed to bills | Purpose, sponsor, status | | Members | Senators and Representatives | Party, state, district, committees | | Committees | Congressional committees | Chamber, members, jurisdiction | | Hearings | Committee hearings | Date, topic, witnesses | | Nominations | Presidential nominations | Nominee, position, status | | Treaties | International treaties | Topic, status, votes | | CRS Reports | Research Service reports | Topic, analysis, recommendations | | House Votes | Roll call votes (Beta) | Question, result, member votes | | Congressional Record | Official proceedings | Date, volume, debates | ## Getting Started ### 1. Get Your Free API Key 1. Go to https://api.congress.gov/sign-up/ 2. Fill in your name and email 3. Check your email for the API key (arrives within seconds) ### 2. Run the Actor json { "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE", "data_type": "bills", "congress": 118, "search_query": "climate change", "max_results": 100, "enable_scoring": true } ## Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | api_key | string | Yes | Your Congress.gov API key | | data_type | string | Yes | Type of data to extract (see list above) | | congress | number | No | Filter by Congress number (e.g., 118 for 2023-2025) | | bill_type | string | No | Filter by bill type (hr, s, hjres, sjres, etc.) | | chamber | string | No | Filter by chamber (house, senate) | | state_code | string | No | Filter members by state (e.g., CA, TX) | | search_query | string | No | Keywords to search in titles/descriptions | | from_date | string | No | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | to_date | string | No | End date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | include_details | boolean | No | Fetch full bill details (slower) | | include_text | boolean | No | Include bill text links | | max_results | number | No | Maximum results (default: 100) | | enable_scoring | boolean | No | Calculate relevance scores (default: true) | ## Example Output ### Bill Data json { "type": "bill", "data_source": "congress.gov", "bill_type": "HR", "number": "1234", "congress": 118, "title": "Clean Energy Innovation Act", "origin_chamber": "House", "latest_action": "Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.", "latest_action_date": "2024-03-15", "sponsor": { "name": "Rep. Smith, John [D-CA-12]", "party": "D", "state": "CA", "bioguide_id": "S001234" }, "cosponsor_count": 45, "summary": { "text": "This bill promotes clean energy innovation...", "action_date": "2024-03-15", "action_desc": "Introduced in House" }, "subjects": ["Energy", "Climate Change", "Research"], "relevance_score": 85, "congress_gov_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1234", "scraped_at": "2024-03-20T10:30:00Z" } ### Member Data json { "type": "member", "data_source": "congress.gov", "bioguide_id": "P000197", "name": "Pelosi, Nancy", "party": "Democratic", "state": "CA", "district": 11, "chamber": "House of Representatives", "relevance_score": 80, "scraped_at": "2024-03-20T10:30:00Z" } ## Advanced Usage ### Track Specific Topics json { "api_key": "YOUR_KEY", "data_type": "bills", "congress": 118, "search_query": "artificial intelligence", "include_details": true, "max_results": 50 } ### Get All Senators from a State json { "api_key": "YOUR_KEY", "data_type": "members", "state_code": "TX", "chamber": "senate" } ### Recent Bills with Full Text json { "api_key": "YOUR_KEY", "data_type": "bills", "congress": 118, "from_date": "2024-01-01", "include_details": true, "include_text": true, "max_results": 25 } ## Relevance Scoring Each item receives an AI-calculated relevance score (0-100) based on: - Recency - Items updated in the last week score higher - Activity - Bills that became law or passed chambers score higher - Current Congress - Current congress items score higher - Status - Active members, pending nominations score higher ## Rate Limits The Congress.gov API has rate limits. This actor automatically: - Respects rate limits with built-in delays - Retries on 429 (rate limit) errors - Paginates large result sets efficiently ## Pricing This actor charges $3 per 1,000 results. You only pay for the data you receive. - Bills with basic info: $3/1K - Bills with full details: $5/1K (additional API calls) ## Support - Issues: GitHub Issues - Questions: Contact via Apify ## Changelog ### 1.0.0 (2024) - Initial release - Support for 10 data types - AI relevance scoring - Full details mode for bills - Search and filtering ## License MIT License - Free to use for any purpose. --- Built by benthepythondev | Data from official Congress.gov API