# The Lobby congressional data API

> Bills, actions, text, sponsors, votes, amendments, members and committees as Congress.gov publishes them, plus The Lobby's own editorial summaries, facts and topic scores on the higher plan. Paid, read-only, JSON.

- Docs: https://thelobbynews.com/developers/api/documentation (each page also as .md)
- Pricing: https://thelobbynews.com/developers/pricing
- For agents (paying per request, no account): https://thelobbynews.com/developers/agents
- OpenAPI: https://api.thelobbynews.com/v1/openapi.json
- How to authenticate or pay: https://api.thelobbynews.com/auth.md
- What is for sale (per-request price, card credit packs, plans; currency and terms): https://api.thelobbynews.com/v1/offers
- Map a thelobbynews.com page to its API resource: https://api.thelobbynews.com/v1/resolve?path=/congress/bills/119/house-bill/1

## Endpoints

- GET /v1/bills: List bills, most recently updated first, or by number.
- GET /v1/search: Find bills by meaning and by words: a plain-English question in, the bills that address it out, each with the passage that matched. Counts as 10 requests. (higher plan)
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}: One bill.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/actions: A bill's actions, newest first, a page at a time.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/text-versions: A bill's text versions and where to download each.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/sections: The bill's text as structured sections, in order, a page at a time.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/sponsors: Sponsor and cosponsors.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/committees: Committee referrals.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/subjects: Policy area and legislative subjects.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/related: Related bills.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/laws: Public and private law numbers.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/timeline: Milestones so far and the steps still ahead.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/votes: Roll call votes on the bill.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/amendments: Amendments to the bill, a page at a time.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/crs-summaries: The Congressional Research Service's summaries.
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/summary: Our editorial summary, with citations, and FAQ answers. (higher plan)
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/facts: What the bill does, as facts read from its text, each tied to its section. (higher plan)
- GET /v1/bills/{billId}/topic-scores: How strongly the bill bears on each interest topic. (higher plan)
- GET /v1/members: Members of Congress, by last name.
- GET /v1/members/{bioguideId}: One member, with terms and committee seats.
- GET /v1/members/{bioguideId}/votes: How a member voted, newest first.
- GET /v1/members/{bioguideId}/bills: Bills a member sponsored, most recently updated first.
- GET /v1/votes: Roll call votes, newest first.
- GET /v1/votes/{voteId}: One roll call vote, with every member's position.
- GET /v1/amendments: Amendments, most recently updated first.
- GET /v1/amendments/{amendmentId}: One amendment, with its actions.
- GET /v1/committees: Committees and subcommittees.
- GET /v1/committees/{committeeCode}: One committee, its subcommittees and current members.