Congress.gov
Congress.gov shares its application programming interface (API) with the public to ingest the Congressional data.
Integrate the Congress.gov API with the Python API
Setup the Congress.gov API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Python API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Congress.gov and Python remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Congress.gov and Python Actions#
Write Python and use any of the 350k+ PyPi packages available. Refer to the Pipedream Python docs to learn more.
Overview of Congress.gov#
The Congress.gov API opens the door to a repository of legislative information from the United States Congress. With this API, you can access details on bills, amendments, congressional records, and members' profiles. Integrating this API with Pipedream allows you to automatically track legislative developments, analyze policymaking trends, and stay informed on the activities of specific members of Congress. By creating workflows on Pipedream, you can connect Congress.gov data with numerous apps to streamline political data analysis, advocacy efforts, or journalistic research.
Connect Congress.gov#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
congress_gov: {
type: "app",
app: "congress_gov",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill`,
params: {
format: `json`,
api_key: `${this.congress_gov.$auth.api_key}`,
},
})
},
})
Overview of Python#
Develop, run and deploy your Python code in Pipedream workflows. Integrate seamlessly between no-code steps, with connected accounts, or integrate Data Stores and manipulate files within a workflow.
This includes installing PyPI packages, within your code without having to manage a requirements.txt file or running pip.
Below is an example of using Python to access data from the trigger of the workflow, and sharing it with subsequent workflow steps:
Connect Python#
def handler(pd: "pipedream"):
# Reference data from previous steps
print(pd.steps["trigger"]["context"]["id"])
# Return data for use in future steps
return {"foo": {"test":True}}