Type Alias Amendment

Type declaration

• {
      actions: { count: number; url: string };
      amendedAmendment?: {
          congress: number;
          description?: string;
          number: string;
          purpose?: string;
          type: AmendmentType;
          url: string;
      };
      amendedBill: {
          congress: number;
          number: string;
          originChamber: Chamber;
          originChamberCode: ChamberCode;
          title: string;
          type: BillType;
          updateDateIncludingText: string;
          url: string;
      };
      amendedTreaty?: { congress: number; treatyNumber: number; url: string };
      amendmentsToAmendment?: { count: number; url: string };
      chamber: Chamber;
      congress: number;
      description: string;
      latestAction?: {
          actionDate: string;
          actionTime?: string;
          links: { name: string; url: string }[];
          text: string;
      };
      notes?: string;
      number: string;
      onBehalfOfSponsor?: {
          bioguideId: string;
          district?: number;
          firstName: string;
          fullName: string;
          lastName: string;
          middleName?: string;
          party?: | DEMOCRATIC
          | INDEPENDENT
          | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
          | LIBERTARIAN
          | REPUBLICAN;
          state?: | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING;
          type?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF
          | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF;
          url: string;
      };
      proposedDate?: string;
      purpose?: string;
      sponsors: {
          bioguideId: string;
          district?: number;
          firstName: string;
          fullName: string;
          lastName: string;
          middleName?: string;
          party?: | DEMOCRATIC
          | INDEPENDENT
          | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
          | LIBERTARIAN
          | REPUBLICAN;
          state?: | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING;
          url: string;
      }[];
      submittedDate?: string;
      textVersions: {
          count: number;
          formats?: { type: string; url: string }[];
          url: string;
      };
      type: HAMDT;
      updateDate: string;
  }

  • actions: { count: number; url: string }

    • count: number

      The number of actions on the amendment. A count element may include actions from the House, Senate, and Library of Congress.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the actions level of the amendment

  • OptionalamendedAmendment?: {
        congress: number;
        description?: string;
        number: string;
        purpose?: string;
        type: AmendmentType;
        url: string;
    }

    The amendment amended by the amendment.

    • congress: number

      The congress during which an amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 117)

    • Optionaldescription?: string

      The amendment's description. Only House amendments will have this element populated

    • number: string

      The assigned amendment number.

    • Optionalpurpose?: string

      The amendment's purpose. House amendments and proposed Senate amendments may have this element populated.

    • type: AmendmentType

      The type of amendment. Possible values are "HAMDT", "SAMDT", and "SUAMDT". Note that the "SUAMDT" type value is only available for the 97th and 98th Congresses.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the amendment item in the API.

  • amendedBill: {
        congress: number;
        number: string;
        originChamber: Chamber;
        originChamberCode: ChamberCode;
        title: string;
        type: BillType;
        updateDateIncludingText: string;
        url: string;
    }

    The bill amended by the amendment

    • congress: number

      The congress during which the bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. e.g. 117)

    • number: string

      The assigned bill or resolution number.

    • originChamber: Chamber

      The chamber of origin where a bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. Possible values are "House" and "Senate".

    • originChamberCode: ChamberCode

      The code for the chamber of origin where the bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. Possible values are "H" and "S".

    • title: string

      The display title for the bill or resolution on Congress.gov.

    • type: BillType

      The type of bill or resolution. Possible values are "HR", "S", "HJRES", "SJRES", "HCONRES", "SCONRES", "HRES", and "SRES".

    • updateDateIncludingText: string

      Not Documented

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the bill or resolution item in the API

  • OptionalamendedTreaty?: { congress: number; treatyNumber: number; url: string }

    The treaty amended by the amendment

    • congress: number

      The congress during which a treaty was submitted. (e.g. 116)

    • treatyNumber: number

      The assigned treaty number. (e.g. 1)

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the treaty item in the API. Documentation for the treaty endpoint is available here.

  • OptionalamendmentsToAmendment?: { count: number; url: string }

    Amendments to the amendment.

    • count: number

      The number of amendments to the amendment.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the amendment to amendments level of the amendment API.

  • chamber: Chamber

    The chamber in which the amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. Senate)

  • congress: number

    The congress during which an amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 117)

  • description: string

  • OptionallatestAction?: {
        actionDate: string;
        actionTime?: string;
        links: { name: string; url: string }[];
        text: string;
    }

    the latest action taken on the amendment

    • actionDate: string

      The date of the latest action taken on the amendment. (e.g. 2021-08-08)

    • OptionalactionTime?: string

      The time of the latest action taken on the amendment. Certain actions taken by the House contain this element.

    • links: { name: string; url: string }[]

      ** Not documented**

    • text: string

      The text of the latest action taken on the amendment. (e.g. Amendment SA 2137 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 28. Record Vote Number: 312.)

  • Optionalnotes?: string

    Notes attached to the amendment on Congress.gov. The note may contain supplemental information about the amendment that users may find helpful. Read more about notes on Congress.gov.

  • number: string

    The assigned amendment number. (e.g. 2137)

  • OptionalonBehalfOfSponsor?: {
        bioguideId: string;
        district?: number;
        firstName: string;
        fullName: string;
        lastName: string;
        middleName?: string;
        party?:
            | DEMOCRATIC
            | INDEPENDENT
            | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
            | LIBERTARIAN
            | REPUBLICAN;
        state?: | ALABAMA
        | ALASKA
        | ARIZONA
        | ARKANSAS
        | CALIFORNIA
        | COLORADO
        | CONNECTICUT
        | DELAWARE
        | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
        | FLORIDA
        | GEORGIA
        | HAWAII
        | IDAHO
        | ILLINOIS
        | INDIANA
        | IOWA
        | KANSAS
        | KENTUCKY
        | LOUISIANA
        | MAINE
        | MARYLAND
        | MASSACHUSETTS
        | MICHIGAN
        | MINNESOTA
        | MISSISSIPPI
        | MISSOURI
        | MONTANA
        | NEBRASKA
        | NEVADA
        | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
        | NEW_JERSEY
        | NEW_MEXICO
        | NEW_YORK
        | NORTH_CAROLINA
        | NORTH_DAKOTA
        | OHIO
        | OKLAHOMA
        | OREGON
        | PENNSYLVANIA
        | RHODE_ISLAND
        | SOUTH_CAROLINA
        | SOUTH_DAKOTA
        | TENNESSEE
        | TEXAS
        | UTAH
        | VERMONT
        | VIRGINIA
        | WASHINGTON
        | WEST_VIRGINIA
        | WISCONSIN
        | WYOMING;
        type?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF
        | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF;
        url: string;
    }

    the person who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment.

    • bioguideId: string

      The unique identifier for the amendment's sponsor, as assigned in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present. View a field values list of Bioguide identifiers for current and former members in Congress.gov.

    • Optionaldistrict?: number

      The congressional district that the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor represents. Note that this element will be empty for Senate sponsors and will be "0" for states, territories, or districts where there is only one congressional district.

    • firstName: string

      The first name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. Kyrsten)

    • fullName: string

      The display name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor (e.g. Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ])

    • lastName: string

      The last name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. Sinema)

    • OptionalmiddleName?: string

      The middle name or initial of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor.

    • Optionalparty?: DEMOCRATIC | INDEPENDENT | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT | LIBERTARIAN | REPUBLICAN

      The party code of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. D)

    • Optionalstate?:
          | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING

      A two-letter abbreviation for the state, territory, or district represented by the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. AZ)

    • Optionaltype?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF

      The type of on behalf of sponsor action. This can be "Submitted on behalf of" the sponsor and/or "Proposed on behalf of" the sponsor.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the member item in the API. (e.g. https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/S001191)

  • OptionalproposedDate?: string

    The date the amendment was proposed on the floor. (e.g. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z) This element will only be populated for proposed Senate amendments.

  • Optionalpurpose?: string

    The amendment's purpose. (e.g. In the nature of a substitute.) House amendments and proposed Senate amendments may have this element populated.

  • sponsors: {
        bioguideId: string;
        district?: number;
        firstName: string;
        fullName: string;
        lastName: string;
        middleName?: string;
        party?:
            | DEMOCRATIC
            | INDEPENDENT
            | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
            | LIBERTARIAN
            | REPUBLICAN;
        state?: | ALABAMA
        | ALASKA
        | ARIZONA
        | ARKANSAS
        | CALIFORNIA
        | COLORADO
        | CONNECTICUT
        | DELAWARE
        | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
        | FLORIDA
        | GEORGIA
        | HAWAII
        | IDAHO
        | ILLINOIS
        | INDIANA
        | IOWA
        | KANSAS
        | KENTUCKY
        | LOUISIANA
        | MAINE
        | MARYLAND
        | MASSACHUSETTS
        | MICHIGAN
        | MINNESOTA
        | MISSISSIPPI
        | MISSOURI
        | MONTANA
        | NEBRASKA
        | NEVADA
        | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
        | NEW_JERSEY
        | NEW_MEXICO
        | NEW_YORK
        | NORTH_CAROLINA
        | NORTH_DAKOTA
        | OHIO
        | OKLAHOMA
        | OREGON
        | PENNSYLVANIA
        | RHODE_ISLAND
        | SOUTH_CAROLINA
        | SOUTH_DAKOTA
        | TENNESSEE
        | TEXAS
        | UTAH
        | VERMONT
        | VIRGINIA
        | WASHINGTON
        | WEST_VIRGINIA
        | WISCONSIN
        | WYOMING;
        url: string;
    }[]

    The sponsor of the amendment.

  • OptionalsubmittedDate?: string

    The date the amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z)

  • textVersions: { count: number; formats?: { type: string; url: string }[]; url: string }

    Not documented

  • type: HAMDT

  • updateDate: string

    The date of update in Congress.gov. (e.g., 2022-06-30T03:50:22Z)
• {
      actions: { count: number; url: string };
      amendedAmendment?: {
          congress: number;
          description?: string;
          number: string;
          purpose?: string;
          type: AmendmentType;
          url: string;
      };
      amendedBill: {
          congress: number;
          number: string;
          originChamber: Chamber;
          originChamberCode: ChamberCode;
          title: string;
          type: BillType;
          updateDateIncludingText: string;
          url: string;
      };
      amendedTreaty?: { congress: number; treatyNumber: number; url: string };
      amendmentsToAmendment?: { count: number; url: string };
      chamber: Chamber;
      congress: number;
      cosponsors?: {
          count: number;
          countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors: number;
          url: string;
      };
      latestAction?: {
          actionDate: string;
          actionTime?: string;
          links: { name: string; url: string }[];
          text: string;
      };
      notes?: string;
      number: string;
      onBehalfOfSponsor?: {
          bioguideId: string;
          district?: number;
          firstName: string;
          fullName: string;
          lastName: string;
          middleName?: string;
          party?: | DEMOCRATIC
          | INDEPENDENT
          | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
          | LIBERTARIAN
          | REPUBLICAN;
          state?: | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING;
          type?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF
          | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF;
          url: string;
      };
      proposedDate?: string;
      purpose?: string;
      sponsors: {
          bioguideId: string;
          district?: number;
          firstName: string;
          fullName: string;
          lastName: string;
          middleName?: string;
          party?: | DEMOCRATIC
          | INDEPENDENT
          | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
          | LIBERTARIAN
          | REPUBLICAN;
          state?: | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING;
          url: string;
      }[];
      submittedDate?: string;
      textVersions: {
          count: number;
          formats?: { type: string; url: string }[];
          url: string;
      };
      type: SAMDT;
      updateDate: string;
  }

  • actions: { count: number; url: string }

    • count: number

      The number of actions on the amendment. A count element may include actions from the House, Senate, and Library of Congress.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the actions level of the amendment

  • OptionalamendedAmendment?: {
        congress: number;
        description?: string;
        number: string;
        purpose?: string;
        type: AmendmentType;
        url: string;
    }

    The amendment amended by the amendment.

    • congress: number

      The congress during which an amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 117)

    • Optionaldescription?: string

      The amendment's description. Only House amendments will have this element populated

    • number: string

      The assigned amendment number.

    • Optionalpurpose?: string

      The amendment's purpose. House amendments and proposed Senate amendments may have this element populated.

    • type: AmendmentType

      The type of amendment. Possible values are "HAMDT", "SAMDT", and "SUAMDT". Note that the "SUAMDT" type value is only available for the 97th and 98th Congresses.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the amendment item in the API.

  • amendedBill: {
        congress: number;
        number: string;
        originChamber: Chamber;
        originChamberCode: ChamberCode;
        title: string;
        type: BillType;
        updateDateIncludingText: string;
        url: string;
    }

    The bill amended by the amendment

    • congress: number

      The congress during which the bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. e.g. 117)

    • number: string

      The assigned bill or resolution number.

    • originChamber: Chamber

      The chamber of origin where a bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. Possible values are "House" and "Senate".

    • originChamberCode: ChamberCode

      The code for the chamber of origin where the bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. Possible values are "H" and "S".

    • title: string

      The display title for the bill or resolution on Congress.gov.

    • type: BillType

      The type of bill or resolution. Possible values are "HR", "S", "HJRES", "SJRES", "HCONRES", "SCONRES", "HRES", and "SRES".

    • updateDateIncludingText: string

      Not Documented

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the bill or resolution item in the API

  • OptionalamendedTreaty?: { congress: number; treatyNumber: number; url: string }

    The treaty amended by the amendment

    • congress: number

      The congress during which a treaty was submitted. (e.g. 116)

    • treatyNumber: number

      The assigned treaty number. (e.g. 1)

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the treaty item in the API. Documentation for the treaty endpoint is available here.

  • OptionalamendmentsToAmendment?: { count: number; url: string }

    Amendments to the amendment.

    • count: number

      The number of amendments to the amendment.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the amendment to amendments level of the amendment API.

  • chamber: Chamber

    The chamber in which the amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. Senate)

  • congress: number

    The congress during which an amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 117)

  • Optionalcosponsors?: { count: number; countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors: number; url: string }

  • OptionallatestAction?: {
        actionDate: string;
        actionTime?: string;
        links: { name: string; url: string }[];
        text: string;
    }

    the latest action taken on the amendment

    • actionDate: string

      The date of the latest action taken on the amendment. (e.g. 2021-08-08)

    • OptionalactionTime?: string

      The time of the latest action taken on the amendment. Certain actions taken by the House contain this element.

    • links: { name: string; url: string }[]

      ** Not documented**

    • text: string

      The text of the latest action taken on the amendment. (e.g. Amendment SA 2137 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 28. Record Vote Number: 312.)

  • Optionalnotes?: string

    Notes attached to the amendment on Congress.gov. The note may contain supplemental information about the amendment that users may find helpful. Read more about notes on Congress.gov.

  • number: string

    The assigned amendment number. (e.g. 2137)

  • OptionalonBehalfOfSponsor?: {
        bioguideId: string;
        district?: number;
        firstName: string;
        fullName: string;
        lastName: string;
        middleName?: string;
        party?:
            | DEMOCRATIC
            | INDEPENDENT
            | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
            | LIBERTARIAN
            | REPUBLICAN;
        state?: | ALABAMA
        | ALASKA
        | ARIZONA
        | ARKANSAS
        | CALIFORNIA
        | COLORADO
        | CONNECTICUT
        | DELAWARE
        | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
        | FLORIDA
        | GEORGIA
        | HAWAII
        | IDAHO
        | ILLINOIS
        | INDIANA
        | IOWA
        | KANSAS
        | KENTUCKY
        | LOUISIANA
        | MAINE
        | MARYLAND
        | MASSACHUSETTS
        | MICHIGAN
        | MINNESOTA
        | MISSISSIPPI
        | MISSOURI
        | MONTANA
        | NEBRASKA
        | NEVADA
        | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
        | NEW_JERSEY
        | NEW_MEXICO
        | NEW_YORK
        | NORTH_CAROLINA
        | NORTH_DAKOTA
        | OHIO
        | OKLAHOMA
        | OREGON
        | PENNSYLVANIA
        | RHODE_ISLAND
        | SOUTH_CAROLINA
        | SOUTH_DAKOTA
        | TENNESSEE
        | TEXAS
        | UTAH
        | VERMONT
        | VIRGINIA
        | WASHINGTON
        | WEST_VIRGINIA
        | WISCONSIN
        | WYOMING;
        type?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF
        | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF;
        url: string;
    }

    the person who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment.

    • bioguideId: string

      The unique identifier for the amendment's sponsor, as assigned in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present. View a field values list of Bioguide identifiers for current and former members in Congress.gov.

    • Optionaldistrict?: number

      The congressional district that the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor represents. Note that this element will be empty for Senate sponsors and will be "0" for states, territories, or districts where there is only one congressional district.

    • firstName: string

      The first name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. Kyrsten)

    • fullName: string

      The display name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor (e.g. Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ])

    • lastName: string

      The last name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. Sinema)

    • OptionalmiddleName?: string

      The middle name or initial of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor.

    • Optionalparty?: DEMOCRATIC | INDEPENDENT | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT | LIBERTARIAN | REPUBLICAN

      The party code of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. D)

    • Optionalstate?:
          | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING

      A two-letter abbreviation for the state, territory, or district represented by the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. AZ)

    • Optionaltype?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF

      The type of on behalf of sponsor action. This can be "Submitted on behalf of" the sponsor and/or "Proposed on behalf of" the sponsor.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the member item in the API. (e.g. https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/S001191)

  • OptionalproposedDate?: string

    The date the amendment was proposed on the floor. (e.g. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z) This element will only be populated for proposed Senate amendments.

  • Optionalpurpose?: string

    The amendment's purpose. (e.g. In the nature of a substitute.) House amendments and proposed Senate amendments may have this element populated.

  • sponsors: {
        bioguideId: string;
        district?: number;
        firstName: string;
        fullName: string;
        lastName: string;
        middleName?: string;
        party?:
            | DEMOCRATIC
            | INDEPENDENT
            | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
            | LIBERTARIAN
            | REPUBLICAN;
        state?: | ALABAMA
        | ALASKA
        | ARIZONA
        | ARKANSAS
        | CALIFORNIA
        | COLORADO
        | CONNECTICUT
        | DELAWARE
        | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
        | FLORIDA
        | GEORGIA
        | HAWAII
        | IDAHO
        | ILLINOIS
        | INDIANA
        | IOWA
        | KANSAS
        | KENTUCKY
        | LOUISIANA
        | MAINE
        | MARYLAND
        | MASSACHUSETTS
        | MICHIGAN
        | MINNESOTA
        | MISSISSIPPI
        | MISSOURI
        | MONTANA
        | NEBRASKA
        | NEVADA
        | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
        | NEW_JERSEY
        | NEW_MEXICO
        | NEW_YORK
        | NORTH_CAROLINA
        | NORTH_DAKOTA
        | OHIO
        | OKLAHOMA
        | OREGON
        | PENNSYLVANIA
        | RHODE_ISLAND
        | SOUTH_CAROLINA
        | SOUTH_DAKOTA
        | TENNESSEE
        | TEXAS
        | UTAH
        | VERMONT
        | VIRGINIA
        | WASHINGTON
        | WEST_VIRGINIA
        | WISCONSIN
        | WYOMING;
        url: string;
    }[]

    The sponsor of the amendment.

  • OptionalsubmittedDate?: string

    The date the amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z)

  • textVersions: { count: number; formats?: { type: string; url: string }[]; url: string }

    Not documented

  • type: SAMDT

  • updateDate: string

    The date of update in Congress.gov. (e.g., 2022-06-30T03:50:22Z)
• {
      actions: { count: number; url: string };
      amendedAmendment?: {
          congress: number;
          description?: string;
          number: string;
          purpose?: string;
          type: AmendmentType;
          url: string;
      };
      amendedBill: {
          congress: number;
          number: string;
          originChamber: Chamber;
          originChamberCode: ChamberCode;
          title: string;
          type: BillType;
          updateDateIncludingText: string;
          url: string;
      };
      amendedTreaty?: { congress: number; treatyNumber: number; url: string };
      amendmentsToAmendment?: { count: number; url: string };
      chamber: Chamber;
      congress: number;
      cosponsors?: {
          count: number;
          countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors: number;
          url: string;
      };
      latestAction?: {
          actionDate: string;
          actionTime?: string;
          links: { name: string; url: string }[];
          text: string;
      };
      notes?: string;
      number: string;
      onBehalfOfSponsor?: {
          bioguideId: string;
          district?: number;
          firstName: string;
          fullName: string;
          lastName: string;
          middleName?: string;
          party?: | DEMOCRATIC
          | INDEPENDENT
          | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
          | LIBERTARIAN
          | REPUBLICAN;
          state?: | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING;
          type?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF
          | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF;
          url: string;
      };
      proposedDate?: string;
      purpose?: string;
      sponsors: {
          bioguideId: string;
          district?: number;
          firstName: string;
          fullName: string;
          lastName: string;
          middleName?: string;
          party?: | DEMOCRATIC
          | INDEPENDENT
          | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
          | LIBERTARIAN
          | REPUBLICAN;
          state?: | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING;
          url: string;
      }[];
      submittedDate?: string;
      textVersions: {
          count: number;
          formats?: { type: string; url: string }[];
          url: string;
      };
      type: SUAMDT;
      updateDate: string;
  }

  • actions: { count: number; url: string }

    • count: number

      The number of actions on the amendment. A count element may include actions from the House, Senate, and Library of Congress.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the actions level of the amendment

  • OptionalamendedAmendment?: {
        congress: number;
        description?: string;
        number: string;
        purpose?: string;
        type: AmendmentType;
        url: string;
    }

    The amendment amended by the amendment.

    • congress: number

      The congress during which an amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 117)

    • Optionaldescription?: string

      The amendment's description. Only House amendments will have this element populated

    • number: string

      The assigned amendment number.

    • Optionalpurpose?: string

      The amendment's purpose. House amendments and proposed Senate amendments may have this element populated.

    • type: AmendmentType

      The type of amendment. Possible values are "HAMDT", "SAMDT", and "SUAMDT". Note that the "SUAMDT" type value is only available for the 97th and 98th Congresses.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the amendment item in the API.

  • amendedBill: {
        congress: number;
        number: string;
        originChamber: Chamber;
        originChamberCode: ChamberCode;
        title: string;
        type: BillType;
        updateDateIncludingText: string;
        url: string;
    }

    The bill amended by the amendment

    • congress: number

      The congress during which the bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. e.g. 117)

    • number: string

      The assigned bill or resolution number.

    • originChamber: Chamber

      The chamber of origin where a bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. Possible values are "House" and "Senate".

    • originChamberCode: ChamberCode

      The code for the chamber of origin where the bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. Possible values are "H" and "S".

    • title: string

      The display title for the bill or resolution on Congress.gov.

    • type: BillType

      The type of bill or resolution. Possible values are "HR", "S", "HJRES", "SJRES", "HCONRES", "SCONRES", "HRES", and "SRES".

    • updateDateIncludingText: string

      Not Documented

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the bill or resolution item in the API

  • OptionalamendedTreaty?: { congress: number; treatyNumber: number; url: string }

    The treaty amended by the amendment

    • congress: number

      The congress during which a treaty was submitted. (e.g. 116)

    • treatyNumber: number

      The assigned treaty number. (e.g. 1)

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the treaty item in the API. Documentation for the treaty endpoint is available here.

  • OptionalamendmentsToAmendment?: { count: number; url: string }

    Amendments to the amendment.

    • count: number

      The number of amendments to the amendment.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the amendment to amendments level of the amendment API.

  • chamber: Chamber

    The chamber in which the amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. Senate)

  • congress: number

    The congress during which an amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 117)

  • Optionalcosponsors?: { count: number; countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors: number; url: string }

    • count: number

      The current number of cosponsors of the amendment, not including any withdrawn cosponsors.

    • countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors: number

      The total number of cosponsors of the amendment, including any withdrawn cosponsors.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the cosponsors level of the amendment item in the API. (e.g. https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/117/samdt/3892/cosponsors)

  • OptionallatestAction?: {
        actionDate: string;
        actionTime?: string;
        links: { name: string; url: string }[];
        text: string;
    }

    the latest action taken on the amendment

    • actionDate: string

      The date of the latest action taken on the amendment. (e.g. 2021-08-08)

    • OptionalactionTime?: string

      The time of the latest action taken on the amendment. Certain actions taken by the House contain this element.

    • links: { name: string; url: string }[]

      ** Not documented**

    • text: string

      The text of the latest action taken on the amendment. (e.g. Amendment SA 2137 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 28. Record Vote Number: 312.)

  • Optionalnotes?: string

    Notes attached to the amendment on Congress.gov. The note may contain supplemental information about the amendment that users may find helpful. Read more about notes on Congress.gov.

  • number: string

    The assigned amendment number. (e.g. 2137)

  • OptionalonBehalfOfSponsor?: {
        bioguideId: string;
        district?: number;
        firstName: string;
        fullName: string;
        lastName: string;
        middleName?: string;
        party?:
            | DEMOCRATIC
            | INDEPENDENT
            | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
            | LIBERTARIAN
            | REPUBLICAN;
        state?: | ALABAMA
        | ALASKA
        | ARIZONA
        | ARKANSAS
        | CALIFORNIA
        | COLORADO
        | CONNECTICUT
        | DELAWARE
        | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
        | FLORIDA
        | GEORGIA
        | HAWAII
        | IDAHO
        | ILLINOIS
        | INDIANA
        | IOWA
        | KANSAS
        | KENTUCKY
        | LOUISIANA
        | MAINE
        | MARYLAND
        | MASSACHUSETTS
        | MICHIGAN
        | MINNESOTA
        | MISSISSIPPI
        | MISSOURI
        | MONTANA
        | NEBRASKA
        | NEVADA
        | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
        | NEW_JERSEY
        | NEW_MEXICO
        | NEW_YORK
        | NORTH_CAROLINA
        | NORTH_DAKOTA
        | OHIO
        | OKLAHOMA
        | OREGON
        | PENNSYLVANIA
        | RHODE_ISLAND
        | SOUTH_CAROLINA
        | SOUTH_DAKOTA
        | TENNESSEE
        | TEXAS
        | UTAH
        | VERMONT
        | VIRGINIA
        | WASHINGTON
        | WEST_VIRGINIA
        | WISCONSIN
        | WYOMING;
        type?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF
        | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF;
        url: string;
    }

    the person who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment.

    • bioguideId: string

      The unique identifier for the amendment's sponsor, as assigned in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present. View a field values list of Bioguide identifiers for current and former members in Congress.gov.

    • Optionaldistrict?: number

      The congressional district that the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor represents. Note that this element will be empty for Senate sponsors and will be "0" for states, territories, or districts where there is only one congressional district.

    • firstName: string

      The first name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. Kyrsten)

    • fullName: string

      The display name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor (e.g. Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ])

    • lastName: string

      The last name of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. Sinema)

    • OptionalmiddleName?: string

      The middle name or initial of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor.

    • Optionalparty?: DEMOCRATIC | INDEPENDENT | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT | LIBERTARIAN | REPUBLICAN

      The party code of the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. D)

    • Optionalstate?:
          | ALABAMA
          | ALASKA
          | ARIZONA
          | ARKANSAS
          | CALIFORNIA
          | COLORADO
          | CONNECTICUT
          | DELAWARE
          | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
          | FLORIDA
          | GEORGIA
          | HAWAII
          | IDAHO
          | ILLINOIS
          | INDIANA
          | IOWA
          | KANSAS
          | KENTUCKY
          | LOUISIANA
          | MAINE
          | MARYLAND
          | MASSACHUSETTS
          | MICHIGAN
          | MINNESOTA
          | MISSISSIPPI
          | MISSOURI
          | MONTANA
          | NEBRASKA
          | NEVADA
          | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
          | NEW_JERSEY
          | NEW_MEXICO
          | NEW_YORK
          | NORTH_CAROLINA
          | NORTH_DAKOTA
          | OHIO
          | OKLAHOMA
          | OREGON
          | PENNSYLVANIA
          | RHODE_ISLAND
          | SOUTH_CAROLINA
          | SOUTH_DAKOTA
          | TENNESSEE
          | TEXAS
          | UTAH
          | VERMONT
          | VIRGINIA
          | WASHINGTON
          | WEST_VIRGINIA
          | WISCONSIN
          | WYOMING

      A two-letter abbreviation for the state, territory, or district represented by the senator who submitted and/or proposed the amendment on behalf of the sponsor of the amendment amendment's sponsor. (e.g. AZ)

    • Optionaltype?: SUBMITTED_ON_BEHALF_OF | PROPOSED_ON_BEHALF_OF

      The type of on behalf of sponsor action. This can be "Submitted on behalf of" the sponsor and/or "Proposed on behalf of" the sponsor.

    • url: string

      A referrer URL to the member item in the API. (e.g. https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/S001191)

  • OptionalproposedDate?: string

    The date the amendment was proposed on the floor. (e.g. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z) This element will only be populated for proposed Senate amendments.

  • Optionalpurpose?: string

    The amendment's purpose. (e.g. In the nature of a substitute.) House amendments and proposed Senate amendments may have this element populated.

  • sponsors: {
        bioguideId: string;
        district?: number;
        firstName: string;
        fullName: string;
        lastName: string;
        middleName?: string;
        party?:
            | DEMOCRATIC
            | INDEPENDENT
            | INDEPENDENT_DEMOCRAT
            | LIBERTARIAN
            | REPUBLICAN;
        state?: | ALABAMA
        | ALASKA
        | ARIZONA
        | ARKANSAS
        | CALIFORNIA
        | COLORADO
        | CONNECTICUT
        | DELAWARE
        | DISTRICT_OF_COLUMBIA
        | FLORIDA
        | GEORGIA
        | HAWAII
        | IDAHO
        | ILLINOIS
        | INDIANA
        | IOWA
        | KANSAS
        | KENTUCKY
        | LOUISIANA
        | MAINE
        | MARYLAND
        | MASSACHUSETTS
        | MICHIGAN
        | MINNESOTA
        | MISSISSIPPI
        | MISSOURI
        | MONTANA
        | NEBRASKA
        | NEVADA
        | NEW_HAMPSHIRE
        | NEW_JERSEY
        | NEW_MEXICO
        | NEW_YORK
        | NORTH_CAROLINA
        | NORTH_DAKOTA
        | OHIO
        | OKLAHOMA
        | OREGON
        | PENNSYLVANIA
        | RHODE_ISLAND
        | SOUTH_CAROLINA
        | SOUTH_DAKOTA
        | TENNESSEE
        | TEXAS
        | UTAH
        | VERMONT
        | VIRGINIA
        | WASHINGTON
        | WEST_VIRGINIA
        | WISCONSIN
        | WYOMING;
        url: string;
    }[]

    The sponsor of the amendment.

  • OptionalsubmittedDate?: string

    The date the amendment was submitted or offered. (e.g. 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z)

  • textVersions: { count: number; formats?: { type: string; url: string }[]; url: string }

    Not documented

  • type: SUAMDT

  • updateDate: string

    The date of update in Congress.gov. (e.g., 2022-06-30T03:50:22Z)