cong_member {congress}

Request Member Information

Description

Request Member Information

Usage

cong_member(
  bioguide = NULL,
  item = NULL,
  from_date = NULL,
  to_date = NULL,
  limit = 20,
  offset = 0,
  format = "json",
  clean = TRUE
)

Arguments

bioguide

Bioguide identifier for a member of Congress.

item

Information to request. Can be 'sponsored-legislation' or 'cosponsored-legislation'

from_date

start date for search, e.g. '2022-04-01'. Defaults to most recent.

to_date

end date for search, e.g. '2022-04-03'. Defaults to most recent.

limit

number of records to return. Default is 20. Will be truncated to between 1 and 250.

offset

number of records to skip. Default is 0. Must be non-negative.

format

Output format for clean = FALSE. One of xml or json.

clean

Default is TRUE. Should output be returned as a tibble (TRUE) or requested format.

Value

tibble or HTTP response if clean = FALSE

Examples

# Requires API Key

cong_member()

cong_member(bioguide = 'L000174', clean = TRUE)

cong_member(bioguide = 'L000174', item = 'sponsored-legislation')