congress_house_votes
Retrieve House of Representatives roll call vote results with member-level party breakdown from 1990 to present. Cross-reference with Senate votes, lobbying data, and economic impact analysis.
Instructions
Get House of Representatives roll call vote results with member-level party breakdown. Primary source: Congress.gov API (118th-119th Congress); falls back to clerk.house.gov XML for older congresses. Coverage: 1990 to present. Use year param for historical votes. Cross-reference with: congress_senate_votes (same bill's Senate vote), FEC (congress_member donors via fec_candidate_financials), lobbying_search (who lobbied on the bill), FRED (economic impact 1-3 years after passage). For Senate votes, use congress_senate_votes.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| congress | No | Congress number (default: current). Used with session to determine year. | |
| session | No | Session (1 or 2). Default: current session | |
| year | No | Calendar year (e.g. 2024). Overrides congress+session if provided. | |
| vote_number | No | Specific roll call vote number. Omit to list recent votes. | |
| limit | No | Max results when listing votes (default: 20) |