Search Committees - Find congressional committees by chamber and type
search_committeesRetrieve U.S. congressional committees from Congress.gov. Filter by chamber and committee type to find House, Senate, or Joint legislative panels.
Instructions
Search for congressional committees.
Args:
ctx: Context for API requests
chamber: Chamber ('House', 'Senate', or 'Joint')
committee_type: Type of committee ('Standing', 'Select', etc.)
limit: Maximum number of committees to return
Returns:
List of matching committees with basic informationInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| chamber | No | ||
| committee_type | No | ||
| limit | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| success | Yes | Whether the operation was successful | |
| operation | Yes | The operation that was performed | |
| results_count | Yes | Number of results returned | |
| members | No | Member results | |
| committees | No | Committee results | |
| summary | Yes | Human-readable summary of the results | |
| context | Yes | Context about the search or operation performed |