Returns detailed information for a specified amendment.

GET /amendment/:congress/:amendmentType/:amendmentNumber

Example Request

/v3/amendment/117/samdt/2137
::

{
    'amendment': {
        'actions': {
            'count': 19,
            'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/117/samdt/2137/actions?format=json'
        },
        'amendedBill': {
            'congress': 117,
            'number': '3684',
            'originChamber': 'House',
            'originChamberCode': 'H',
            'title': 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act',
            'type': 'HR',
            'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3684?format=json'
        },
        'amendmentsToAmendment': {
             'count": 507,
             'url": 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/117/samdt/2137/amendments?format=json'
        },
        'chamber': 'Senate',
        'congress': 117,
        'cosponsors': {
            'count': 9,
            'countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors': 9,
            'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/amendment/117/samdt/2137/cosponsors?format=json'
        },
        'latestAction': {
            'actionDate': '2021-08-08',
            'text': 'Amendment SA 2137 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 28. Record Vote Number: 312.'
        },
        'number': '2137',
        'proposedDate': '2021-08-01T04:00:00Z',
        'purpose': 'In the nature of a substitute.',
        'sponsors': [
            {
                'bioguideId': 'S001191',
                'firstName': 'Kyrsten',
                'fullName': 'Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]',
                'lastName': 'Sinema',
                'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/S001191?format=json'
            }
        ],
        'submittedDate': '2021-08-01T04:00:00Z',
        'type': 'SAMDT'
        'updateDate': '2022-02-08T17:27:59Z',
    }
}
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