get_bills_cosponsored_member: Get Bills Cosponsored by a Specific Member

In ProPublicaR: Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

Get Bills Cosponsored by a Specific Member

Description

To get the 20 most recent bill cosponsorships for a particular member, either bills cosponsored or bills where cosponsorship was withdrawn. #HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/members/member-id/bills/type.json

Usage

get_bills_cosponsored_member(
  member_id,
  type = c("cosponsored", "withdrawn"),
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Arguments

member_id	The ID of the member to retrieve; it is assigned by the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress or can be retrieved from a member list request.
type	cosponsored or withdrawn
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 bill cosponsorships for a particular member

Examples

## Not run: 
get_bills_cosponsored_member('B001260', 'cosponsored')

## End(Not run)

ProPublicaR documentation built on Sept. 8, 2023, 5:53 p.m.