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FiscalNote Legislation

A legislative measure such as a bill, resolution, or amendment tracked by FiscalNote across federal, state, and international jurisdictions.

GovernmentLegislationPolicyPolitical IntelligenceRegulation

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier for the legislation record.
title	string	Official title of the legislation.
shortTitle	string	Short or popular title of the legislation.
number	string	Bill or resolution number such as HR 1234 or S 567.
type	string	Type of legislation.
jurisdiction	string	Jurisdiction code where the legislation was introduced, such as US, US-CA, GB, or EU.
session	string	Legislative session identifier such as 118th Congress.
status	string	Current status of the legislation.
introducedDate	string	Date the legislation was introduced in ISO 8601 format.
lastActionDate	string	Date of the most recent action on the legislation.
lastAction	string	Description of the most recent action taken.
sponsors	array	List of sponsors and co-sponsors of the legislation.
committees	array	Committees to which the legislation has been referred.
subjects	array	Subject tags associated with the legislation.
summary	string	Summary text of the legislation.
fullTextUrl	string	URL to the full text of the legislation.
url	string	URL to the legislation record on the FiscalNote platform.
createdAt	string	Timestamp when the record was created in the system.
updatedAt	string	Timestamp when the record was last updated.

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JSON Schema

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  "$id": "https://fiscalnote.com/schemas/fiscalnote/legislation.json",
  "title": "FiscalNote Legislation",
  "description": "A legislative measure such as a bill, resolution, or amendment tracked by FiscalNote across federal, state, and international jurisdictions.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "title", "jurisdiction", "status"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the legislation record."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Official title of the legislation."
    },
    "shortTitle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Short or popular title of the legislation."
    },
    "number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bill or resolution number such as HR 1234 or S 567."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of legislation.",
      "enum": ["bill", "resolution", "joint_resolution", "concurrent_resolution", "amendment"]
    },
    "jurisdiction": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Jurisdiction code where the legislation was introduced, such as US, US-CA, GB, or EU."
    },
    "session": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Legislative session identifier such as 118th Congress."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current status of the legislation.",
      "enum": ["introduced", "in_committee", "passed_one_chamber", "passed_both_chambers", "enacted", "vetoed"]
    },
    "introducedDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the legislation was introduced in ISO 8601 format."
    },
    "lastActionDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of the most recent action on the legislation."
    },
    "lastAction": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the most recent action taken."
    },
    "sponsors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of sponsors and co-sponsors of the legislation.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Sponsor"
      }
    },
    "committees": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Committees to which the legislation has been referred.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/CommitteeRef"
      }
    },
    "subjects": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Subject tags associated with the legislation.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Summary text of the legislation."
    },
    "fullTextUrl": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to the full text of the legislation."
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to the legislation record on the FiscalNote platform."
    },
    "createdAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the record was created in the system."
    },
    "updatedAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the record was last updated."
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Sponsor": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A sponsor or co-sponsor of legislation.",
      "required": ["id", "name", "role"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique identifier of the sponsor."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full name of the sponsor."
        },
        "role": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Role of the sponsor.",
          "enum": ["primary", "cosponsor"]
        },
        "party": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Political party affiliation."
        },
        "jurisdiction": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Jurisdiction the sponsor represents."
        }
      }
    },
    "CommitteeRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a legislative committee.",
      "required": ["id", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique identifier of the committee."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Name of the committee."
        },
        "chamber": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Chamber the committee belongs to."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}