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ProPublicaR (version 1.1.4)

get_cosponsors_specific_bill: Get Cosponsors for a Specific Bill

Description

HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/congress/bills/bill-id/cosponsors.json. Use this request type to get Library of Congress-assigned subjects about a particular bill.

Usage

get_cosponsors_specific_bill(congress, bill_id, page = 1, myAPI_Key)

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves information about the cosponsors of a particular bill

Arguments

congress

105-116

bill_id

a bill slug, for example hr4881 - these can be found in the recent bill response.

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.

Examples

Run this code
if (FALSE) {
get_cosponsors_specific_bill(114, 'hr4249')
}

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