recent_bills_by_subject: Get Recent Bills by a Specific Subject

In ProPublicaR: Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

Get Recent Bills by a Specific Subject

Description

Use this request type to get the 20 most recently updated bills for a specific legislative subject. Results can include more than one Congress. HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/bills/subjects/subject.json

Usage

recent_bills_by_subject(subject, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Arguments

subject	A slug version of a legislative subject, displayed as url_name in subject responses.
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 recently updated bills for a specific legislative subject.

Examples

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recent_bills_by_subject('meat')

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