Python Congress¶
A Python client for the ProPublica Congress API
Install¶
From PyPI:
pip install python-congress
Download and run the install script:
git clone https://github.com/eyeseast/propublica-congress && cd propublica-congress
python setup.py install
Usage¶
The main entrypoint for the API is the Congress
class, which is instantiated with your API key.
(Request an API key at ProPublica’s data store.)
Endpoints are organized into subclients attached to the main Congress
instance. For example:
>>> from congress import Congress
>>> congress = Congress(API_KEY)
# get member by bioguide ID
>>> pelosi = congress.members.get('P000197')
>>> pelosi['twitter_id']
'NancyPelosi'
# get recent House bills
# recent bills come in two types: 'introduced' and 'updated'
>>> introd = congress.bills.recent(
... chamber='house',
... congress=115,
... type='introduced')
>>> len(introd['bills'])
20
>>> introd['chamber']
'House'
# or use a convenience function
>>> introd = congress.bills.introduced('house')
>>> introd['chamber']
'House'
>>> len(introd['bills'])
20