Congress.gov API · Schema

Member

GovernmentLegislativeCongressBillsAmendmentsMembersTreatiesNominationsCongressional RecordUS Federal

Properties

Name Type Description
bioguideId string
birthYear string
cosponsoredLegislation object
depiction object
directOrderName string
firstName string
honorificName string
invertedOrderName string
lastname string
leadership array
partyHistory array
sponsoredLegislation object
state string
terms array
updateDate string
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JSON Schema

congress-gov-member-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://api.congress.gov/schemas/Member",
  "title": "Member",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "bioguideId": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "L000174"
    },
    "birthYear": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "1940"
    },
    "cosponsoredLegislation": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer",
          "example": 1
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/L000174/cosponsored-legislation\""
        }
      }
    },
    "depiction": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "attribution": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "<a href=\"\\&quot;https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Photo_Collection_of_the_Senate_Historical_Office.htm\\&quot;\">Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office</a>"
        },
        "imageUrl": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "url",
          "example": "https://www.congress.gov/img/member/l000174_200.jpg"
        }
      }
    },
    "directOrderName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Patrick J. Leahy"
    },
    "firstName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Patrick"
    },
    "honorificName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Mr."
    },
    "invertedOrderName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Leahy, Patrick J."
    },
    "lastname": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Leahy"
    },
    "leadership": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/leadership"
      }
    },
    "partyHistory": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/partyHistory"
      }
    },
    "sponsoredLegislation": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer",
          "example": 1768
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "url",
          "example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/L000174/sponsored-legislation"
        }
      }
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Vermont"
    },
    "terms": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/memberDetailTerms"
      }
    },
    "updateDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2022-11-07T13:42:19Z"
    }
  }
}