Returns detailed information for a specified bill.

GET /bill/:congress/:billType/:billNumber

Example Request

/v3/bill/117/hr/3076
::

{
    'bill': {
         'actions': {
             'count': 74,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/actions?format=json'
         },
         'amendments': {
             'count': 48,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/amendments?format=json'
         },
         'billNumber': '3076',
         'billType': 'HR',
         'cboCostEstimates': [
             {
                 'pubDate': '2021-07-14T17:27:00Z',
                 'title': 'H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021',
                 'url': 'https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57356'
             }
         ],
         'committeeReports': [
             {
                 'citation': '"H. Rept. 117-89,Part 1',
                 'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/committeeReport/117/HRPT/89?format=json'
             }
         ],
         'committees': {
             'count': 3,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/committees?format=json'
         },
         'congress': 112,
         'constitutionalAuthorityStatementText': 'By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York...',
         'cosponsors': {
             'count': 102,
             'countIncludingWithdrawnCosponsors': 102,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/cosponsors?format=json'
         },
         'introducedDate': '2021-05-11',
         'latestAction': {
             'date': '2022-04-06',
             'text': 'Became Public Law No: 117-108.',
         },
         'laws': [
             {
                 'number': '117-108',
                 'type': 'Public Law'
             }
         ],
         'notes': [],
         'originChamber': 'House',
         'policyArea': {
             'name': 'Government Operations and Politics',
         },
         'relatedBills': {
             'count': 4,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/relatedbills?format=json'
         },
         'sponsors': [
             {
                 'bioguideId': 'M000087',
                 'fullName': 'Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]',
                 'firstName': 'CAROLYN',
                 'lastName': 'MALONEY',
                 'middleName': 'B.',
                 'isByRequest': 'N',
                 'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/M000087?format=json',
                  'party': 'D',
                  'state': 'NY',
                  'district': '12'

             }
         ],
         'subjects': {
             'count': 17,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/subjects?format=json'
         },
         'summaries': {
             'count': 5,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/summaries?format=json'
         },
         'updateDate': '2022-08-04T04:02:02Z',
         'textVersions': {
             'count': 7,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/text?format=json'
         },
         'title': 'Postal Service Reform Act of 2021',
         'titles': {
             'count': 13,
             'url': 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3076/titles?format=json'
            },
     }
}
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