Congress.gov API · Schema

Amendment

GovernmentLegislativeCongressBillsAmendmentsMembersTreatiesNominationsCongressional RecordUS Federal

Properties

Name Type Description
congress integer
description string
latestAction object
number string
purpose string
type string
updateDate string
url string
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JSON Schema

congress-gov-amendment-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://api.congress.gov/schemas/Amendment",
  "title": "Amendment",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "congress": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 117
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Amendment changes the effective date of the bill to the date of enactment."
    },
    "latestAction": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "actionDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "example": "2021-08-08"
        },
        "actionTime": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "time",
          "example": "12:00:00"
        },
        "text": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "Amendment SA 2137 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 28. Record Vote Number: 312."
        }
      }
    },
    "number": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "2137"
    },
    "purpose": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "In the nature of a substitute."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "SAMDT"
    },
    "updateDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2021-08-08T12:00:00Z"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "url",
      "example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/117/samdt/2137?format=json"
    }
  }
}