Congressional Laws - Enacted public and private laws
lawsRetrieve enacted public and private laws for a U.S. Congress, with options to filter by law type and access full details for a specific law.
Instructions
Congressional Laws - enacted public and private laws (the /law endpoint).
OPERATIONS:
• get_laws: list enacted laws for a congress. Optional law_type ('pub' or
'priv') narrows to public or private laws.
• get_law_details: full detail for one law (needs congress, law_type, law_number).
Args:
operation: 'get_laws' or 'get_law_details'
congress: Congress number (e.g., 119) — required
law_type: 'pub' (public) or 'priv' (private); optional for get_laws,
required for get_law_details
law_number: The law's sequential number (required for get_law_details)
limit: Max results for get_laws (default 20)
offset: Pagination offset for get_laws
Examples:
{"operation": "get_laws", "congress": 119}
{"operation": "get_laws", "congress": 119, "law_type": "pub", "limit": 10}
{"operation": "get_law_details", "congress": 119, "law_type": "pub", "law_number": 1}
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | ||
| offset | No | ||
| congress | No | ||
| law_type | No | ||
| operation | Yes | ||
| law_number | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |