cong_amendment: Request Amendment Information

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Request Amendment Information

Description

Request Amendment Information

Usage

cong_amendment(
  congress = NULL,
  type = NULL,
  number = NULL,
  item = NULL,
  from_date = NULL,
  to_date = NULL,
  limit = 20,
  offset = 0,
  format = "json",
  clean = TRUE
)

Arguments

congress	Congress number to search for. 81 or later are supported.
type	Type of amendment. Can be 'hamdt', 'samdt', or '⁠suamdt'⁠.
number	Amendment assigned number. Numeric.
item	Information to request. Can be 'actions', 'amendments', or 'cosponsors'. 'text' is available when congress >= 117.
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

a tibble::tibble or HTTP response if clean = FALSE.

Examples

# Requires API Key

cong_amendment()

cong_amendment(congress = 117)

cong_amendment(congress = 117, type = 'samdt', number = 2137)

cong_amendment(congress = 117, type = 'samdt', number = 2137, item = 'actions')

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