Returns a list of summaries filtered by congress and by bill type, sorted by date of last update.

GET https://example.com/v3/summaries/{congress}/{billType}

The result set can be further filtered using 'fromDateTime' and 'toDateTime' parameters. It can also be sorted by 'updateDate'.

• fromDateTime: start timestamp to filter by update date.

• toDateTime: end timestamp to filter by update date.

• sort: sort by 'updateDate' in ascending (asc) or descending (desc) order.

GET /summaries/:congress/:billType

Example Request

/v3/summaries/117/hr?fromDateTime=2022-04-01T00:00:00Z&toDateTime=2022-04-03T00:00:00Z&sort=updateDate+desc
::

{
    "summaries": [
        {
            "actionDate": "2022-03-17",
            "actionDesc": "Introduced in House",
            "bill": {
                "congress": 117,
                "number": "7140",
                "originChamber": "House",
                "originChamberCode": "H",
                "title": "PROTECTS Act",
                "type": "HR",
                "url": "http://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7140?format=json"
            },
            "currentChamber": "House",
            "currentChamberCode": "H",
            "lastSummaryUpdateDate": "2022-04-01T21:01:45Z",
            "text": "<p><b>Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information concerning affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.</p>", # noqa
            "updateDate": "2022-04-02T03:49:06Z",
            "versionCode": "00"
        },
        ...
    ]
}