Treaties and Summaries - Legislative treaties and bill summaries
treaties_and_summariesAccess U.S. treaties and bill summaries from Congress.gov. Retrieve treaty texts, view legislative actions and committee assignments, and search bill summaries by keyword, congress, or date range.
Instructions
Treaties and Summaries Tool - Focused access to treaties and bill summaries.
TREATIES OPERATIONS:
• Search & Discovery: search_treaties
• Legislative Process: get_treaty_actions, get_treaty_committees
• Content: get_treaty_text
SUMMARIES OPERATIONS:
• Search & Discovery: search_summaries
TREATIES:
- search_treaties: Find treaties by congress and parameters
- get_treaty_actions: Legislative actions on treaties
- get_treaty_committees: Committee assignments for treaties
- get_treaty_text: Full treaty text and resolutions
SUMMARIES:
- search_summaries: Search bill summaries by keywords and congress
Args:
operation: Specific operation to perform (see list above)
congress: Congress number (118 for current, 119 for next)
treaty_number: Specific treaty number within congress
treaty_suffix: Treaty suffix identifier
keywords: Search keywords for content
topic: Topic filter for summaries
limit: Results limit (max 250 for API compliance)
sort: updateDate+desc (newest first) or updateDate+asc
fromDateTime/toDateTime: Date range (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)
Returns:
Formatted results specific to requested operationInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| operation | Yes | ||
| congress | No | ||
| treaty_number | No | ||
| treaty_suffix | No | ||
| keywords | No | ||
| topic | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| sort | No | ||
| format | No | ||
| offset | No | ||
| fromDateTime | No | ||
| toDateTime | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |