
bills.getall
This method provides all bills for a Congress:
http://www.gop.gov/api/bills.getall
Parameters
Parameters are the data you will pass with the call.
congress
The Congress during which the bill was voted on
Rules: Required; Consists of three digit Congressional session (ie: 112)
format
Response Format Rules: Optional; Two options: xml or json
Error Messages
If the bill does not exist:
ERROR: Bill does not exist
XML Return
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<method call="bills.getall" timestamp="3/5/2011 12:51:58 PM">
<bill>
<billnumber><![CDATA[H.Res. 5]]></billnumber>
<title><![CDATA[Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress]]></title>
<sponsor><![CDATA[Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh]]></sponsor>
<committee>Rules</committee>
<billtype><![CDATA[Suspension]]></billtype>
<shorttitle><![CDATA[hres5]]></shorttitle>
</bill>
</method>
JSON Return
{
"title": "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009",
"billnumber": "H.R. 1",
"sponsor": "Rep. Obey, David R.",
"committee": ,
"type": "suspension",
"shorttitle": "hr1",
"permalink": "http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr1",
"thomaslink": "http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.1:"
}
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