get_committees
Retrieve committee information from the Congress.gov API using system codes, date ranges, and pagination parameters to access legislative committee data.
Instructions
Retrieve committee information from the Congress.gov API. Full documentation for this endpoint -> https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/api.congress.gov/blob/main/Documentation/CommitteeEndpoint.md
Args: system_code: Specific committee system code (e.g., "hsag" for House Agriculture) offset: Starting record (default 0) limit: Maximum records to return (max 250, default 20) from_datetime: Start timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) to_datetime: End timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
Returns: dict: Committee data from Congress.gov API
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| from_datetime | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| offset | No | ||
| system_code | No | ||
| to_datetime | No |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"from_datetime": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "From Datetime"
},
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"title": "Limit",
"type": "integer"
},
"offset": {
"default": 0,
"title": "Offset",
"type": "integer"
},
"system_code": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "System Code"
},
"to_datetime": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "To Datetime"
}
},
"type": "object"
}