congress: Access the Congress.gov API

Download and read data on United States congressional proceedings. Data is read from the Library of Congress's Congress.gov Application Programming Interface (<https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/api.congress.gov/>). Functions exist for all version 3 endpoints, including for bills, amendments, congresses, summaries, members, reports, communications, nominations, and treaties.

Package details

AuthorChristopher T. Kenny [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9386-6860>)
MaintainerChristopher T. Kenny <ctkenny@proton.me>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version0.1.0
URL https://github.com/christopherkenny/congress https://christophertkenny.com/congress/
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Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("congress")

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congress documentation built on Sept. 2, 2025, 9:08 a.m.