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CongressOptional

Congress number or calendar year, for example 117 or 2022. Defaults to the most recent matching bill; a bare number uses the current Congress.

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Example results

Link: congress.gov
Status: Introduced
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Summary: Freedom to Vote Act This bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, and campaign finance. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls. Next, the bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday. The bill declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence. The bill establishes certain federal criminal offenses related to voting. In particular, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote. Additionally, the bill sets forth provisions related to election security, including by requiring states to conduct post-election audits for federal elections. The bill outlines criteria for congressional redistricting and generally prohibits mid-decade redistricting. The bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices.
Congress: 118
Bill Number: S.1
Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics
Short Title: Freedom to Vote Act
Sponsor Party: Democratic
Sponsor State: MN
Official Title: A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor Count: 51
Introduced Date: 2023-07-25
Latest Text Link: Not provided
Actions: Actions
Date Text
2023-07-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Action By: Senate
Related Bills: Related Bills
Title Link Bill Number
Freedom to Vote Act
congress.gov
H.R.11
Same Day Registration Act of 2023
congress.gov
H.R.239
Shell Company Abuse Act
congress.gov
H.R.988
DISCLOSE Act of 2023
congress.gov
H.R.1118
Early Voting Act
congress.gov
H.R.1295
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act
congress.gov
H.R.1583
Honest Ads Act
congress.gov
H.R.2599
Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023
congress.gov
H.R.3130
Democracy Restoration Act of 2023
congress.gov
H.R.4987
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023
congress.gov
H.R.5046
Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2023
congress.gov
H.R.5290
Election Day Act
congress.gov
H.R.6267
Help America Run Act
congress.gov
H.R.7210
Election Day Holiday Act of 2024
congress.gov
H.R.7329
Save Voters Act
congress.gov
H.R.8677
Right to Vote Act
congress.gov
H.R.8825
Honest Ads Act
congress.gov
S.486
DISCLOSE Act of 2023
congress.gov
S.512
Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023
congress.gov
S.1487
Democracy Restoration Act of 2023
congress.gov
S.1677
Freedom to Vote Act
congress.gov
S.2344
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023
congress.gov
S.2575
Save Voters Act
congress.gov
S.2842
Same Day Registration Act
congress.gov
S.2843
Redistricting Reform Act of 2024
congress.gov
S.3750
Right to Vote Act
congress.gov
S.3916
Campaign Finance Transparency Act
congress.gov
S.5606
Election Security Act of 2024
congress.gov
S.5615

Actions
Date	Text
2023-07-25	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Action By: Senate

Related Bills
Title	Link	Bill Number
Freedom to Vote Act	congress.gov	H.R.11
Same Day Registration Act of 2023	congress.gov	H.R.239
Shell Company Abuse Act	congress.gov	H.R.988
DISCLOSE Act of 2023	congress.gov	H.R.1118
Early Voting Act	congress.gov	H.R.1295
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act	congress.gov	H.R.1583
Honest Ads Act	congress.gov	H.R.2599
Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023	congress.gov	H.R.3130
Democracy Restoration Act of 2023	congress.gov	H.R.4987
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023	congress.gov	H.R.5046
Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2023	congress.gov	H.R.5290
Election Day Act	congress.gov	H.R.6267
Help America Run Act	congress.gov	H.R.7210
Election Day Holiday Act of 2024	congress.gov	H.R.7329
Save Voters Act	congress.gov	H.R.8677
Right to Vote Act	congress.gov	H.R.8825
Honest Ads Act	congress.gov	S.486
DISCLOSE Act of 2023	congress.gov	S.512
Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023	congress.gov	S.1487
Democracy Restoration Act of 2023	congress.gov	S.1677
Freedom to Vote Act	congress.gov	S.2344
Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023	congress.gov	S.2575
Save Voters Act	congress.gov	S.2842
Same Day Registration Act	congress.gov	S.2843
Redistricting Reform Act of 2024	congress.gov	S.3750
Right to Vote Act	congress.gov	S.3916
Campaign Finance Transparency Act	congress.gov	S.5606
Election Security Act of 2024	congress.gov	S.5615

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Get the status, official summary, titles, actions and related bills for one U.S. bill on Congress.gov. A missing summary or text is returned as null.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Bill`bill`	Text	Required	Popular name, title, number or Congress.gov bill link, for example CHIPS and Science Act.Example: H.R. 4346
Congress`congress`	Number	Optional	Congress number or calendar year, for example 117 or 2022. Defaults to the most recent matching bill; a bare number uses the current Congress.Example: 117

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Link`link`	Text	Example: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1
Status`status`	Text	Example: Introduced
Actions`actions`	List
Date`actions[].date`	Text	Example: 2023-07-25
Text`actions[].text`	Text	Example: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Action…
Sponsor`sponsor`	Text	Example: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Summary`summary`	Text
Congress`congress`	Number	Example: 118
Bill Number`bill_number`	Text	Example: S.1
Policy Area`policy_area`	Text	Example: Government Operations and Politics
Short Title`short_title`	Text	Example: Freedom to Vote Act
Related Bills`related_bills`	List
Link`related_bills[].link`	Text	Example: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/11
Title`related_bills[].title`	Text	Example: Freedom to Vote Act
Bill Number`related_bills[].bill_number`	Text	Example: H.R.11
Sponsor Party`sponsor_party`	Text	Example: Democratic
Sponsor State`sponsor_state`	Text	Example: MN
Official Title`official_title`	Text	Example: A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence…
Cosponsor Count`cosponsor_count`	Number	Example: 51
Introduced Date`introduced_date`	Text	Example: 2023-07-25
Latest Text Link`latest_text_link`	Text

Example result

For Bill: S. 1, Congress: 118

JSON

{
  "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1",
  "status": "Introduced",
  "actions": [
    {
      "date": "2023-07-25",
      "text": "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Action By: Senate"
    }
  ],
  "sponsor": "Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]",
  "summary": "Freedom to Vote Act\n\nThis bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, and campaign finance.\n\nSpecifically, the bill expands voter registration …",
  "congress": 118,
  "bill_number": "S.1",
  "policy_area": "Government Operations and Politics",
  "short_title": "Freedom to Vote Act",
  "related_bills": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/11",
      "title": "Freedom to Vote Act",
      "bill_number": "H.R.11"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/239",
      "title": "Same Day Registration Act of 2023",
      "bill_number": "H.R.239"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/988",
      "title": "Shell Company Abuse Act",
      "bill_number": "H.R.988"
    }
  ],
  "sponsor_party": "Democratic",
  "sponsor_state": "MN",
  "official_title": "A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.",
  "cosponsor_count": 51,
  "introduced_date": "2023-07-25",
  "latest_text_link": null
}

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Search US federal bills and resolutions by topic, Congress, legislative status, and chamber. Results are ordered by Congress.gov relevance; page selects a search-results page.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Page`page`	Number	Optional	Search-results page to start on, for example 2.Example: 2
Topic`topic`	Text	Required	Topic to search, for example student loans.Example: artificial intelligence
Status`status`	Text	Optional	Legislative stage to match, for example passed_house.Example: Passed house
Chamber`chamber`	Text	Optional	Chamber where the measure originated, for example house.Example: House
Congress`congress`	Number	Optional	Congress number or a year within it, for example 119 or 2025. Defaults to the current Congress.Example: 2025
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of bills to return, for example 20.Example: 5

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Bills`bills`	List	Bills and resolutions in relevance order.
Link`bills[].link`	Text	Example: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5784
Title`bills[].title`	Text	Example: AI–WISE Act
Status`bills[].status`	Text	Example: Passed House
Sponsor`bills[].sponsor`	Text	Example: Scholten, Hillary J. [Rep.-D-MI-3]
Bill Number`bills[].bill_number`	Text	Example: H.R. 5784
Introduced Date`bills[].introduced_date`	Text	Example: 2025-10-17
Latest Action Date`bills[].latest_action_date`	Text	Example: 2026-01-26
Latest Action Text`bills[].latest_action_text`	Text	Example: Senate - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee…

Example result

For Topic: artificial intelligence, Status: Passed house, Chamber: House, Congress: 2025, Max Results: 5

JSON

{
  "bills": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5784",
      "title": "AI–WISE Act",
      "status": "Passed House",
      "sponsor": "Scholten, Hillary J. [Rep.-D-MI-3]",
      "bill_number": "H.R. 5784",
      "introduced_date": "2025-10-17",
      "latest_action_date": "2026-01-26",
      "latest_action_text": "Senate - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5784",
      "title": "AI–WISE Act",
      "status": "Passed House",
      "sponsor": "Scholten, Hillary J. [Rep.-D-MI-3]",
      "bill_number": "H.R. 5784",
      "introduced_date": "2025-10-17",
      "latest_action_date": "2026-01-26",
      "latest_action_text": "Senate - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8881",
      "title": "SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026",
      "status": "Passed House",
      "sponsor": "Finstad, Brad [Rep.-R-MN-1]",
      "bill_number": "H.R. 8881",
      "introduced_date": "2026-05-19",
      "latest_action_date": "2026-06-24",
      "latest_action_text": "Senate - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship."
    }
  ]
}

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    "congress": 117
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