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recent_bills_by_member

Get Recent Bills by a Specific Member

Description

Use this request type to get the 20 bills most recently introduced or updated by a particular member. Results can include more than one Congress. HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/members/member-id/bills/type.json

Usage

recent_bills_by_member(member_id, type, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Arguments

`member_id`	member-id The ID of the member to retrieve; it is assigned by the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress or can be retrieved from a member list request.
`type`	introduced or updated
`page`	Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.
`myAPI_Key`	API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

Value

the 20 bills most recently introduced or updated by a particular member. Results can include more than one Congress.

Examples

recent_bills_by_member('L000287', 'introduced')

ProPublicaR

Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

v1.1.1

GPL-3 | file LICENSE

Authors

Aleksander Dietrichson [aut, cre], Joselina Davit [aut]

Initial release