Congress.gov API
by api.congress.gov
Government and law
Added on November 7th, 2026
Checked and working on November 7th, 2026
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What it does
The Congress.gov API from the Library of Congress gives data about the US Congress: bills and their actions, amendments, members, committees, nominations and the Congressional Record, for example to follow a bill through Congress. Responses are JSON or XML. Free with a free api.data.gov key.
At a glance
- API key
- Needed, free · More APIs with a free key
- Pricing
- Free with a free api.data.gov key.
- From the browser
- Yes (CORS)
- Formats
- JSON, XML
- Interface
- REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider
- api.congress.gov
- Last checked
- Working on November 7th, 2026
More information: https://api.congress.gov/
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Example request
curl
curl 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&limit=5'JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&limit=5");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);Python
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&limit=5",
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.