Type Alias BillAmendment

Type declaration

• congress: number

  The congress during which a bill or resolution was introduced or submitted. View the field values list of Congresses on Congress.gov. Read more about Congresses on Congress.gov.

• description: string

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

• latestAction: { actionDate: string; actionTime?: string; text: string }

  The latest action taken on the bill or resolution.

  • actionDate: string

    The date of the latest action taken on the bill or resolution. (e.g. 2022-04-06)

  • OptionalactionTime?: string

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

  • text: string

    The text of the latest action taken on the bill or resolution. (e.g. Became Public Law No: 117-108.)

• number: string

  The assigned amendment number. (e.g. 173)

• Optionalpurpose?: string

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

• type: AmendmentType

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

• updateDate: string

  The date of update on Congress.gov.

• url: string

  A referrer URL to the amendment item in the API. Documentation for the amendment endpoint is available here. (e.g. https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/117/hamdt/173)