get_recent_official_communications_by_category {ProPublicaR}

Get Recent Official Communications by Category

Description

Get lists of official communications to Congress from the president, executive branch agencies and state legislatures to congressional committees.

Usage

get_recent_official_communications_by_category(
  congress,
  category,
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Arguments

congress

114-116 for House, 96-116 for Senate

category

ec, pm, pom

page

Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.

myAPI_Key

API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves the 20 most recent results for the specified type: ec (Executive Communication), pm (Presidential Message) or pom (Petition or Memorial).

Examples

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get_recent_official_communications_by_category(115, 'pm')

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