API for viewing roll calls and votes in the United States Congress. This API currently only supports Senate data (as provided by senate.gov); support for the House is forthcoming.
You can try out the service here.
src.api exposes two public functions.
votes_for_range: generates Votes for the given date range. Optionally uses local caching to avoid making HTTP requests on subsequent calls. See documentation insrc/api/vote.pyfor detailed usage instructions.rolls_for_range: generates Rolls for the given date range. Optionally uses local caching to avoid making HTTP requests on subsequent calls. See documentation insrc/api/roll.pyfor detailed usage instructions.
From project root, run
$ FLASK_APP=congress PYTHONPATH=`pwd` flask run
Navigate to localhost:5000. There you will be able to enter initial and final dates (half-open interval). The service will generate a .csv file tabulating all legistlators' voting behavior in the given date range.
Votes encapsulate data about single measures put before congress. This includes the measure's title and number, date, voting behavior of every legislator, etc. A Vote is a straightforward translation of senate.gov's XML format, e.g.
Rolls encapsulate all measures put before a house of congress in a given year. Rolls mostly contain lists of votes. A Roll is a straightforward translation of [senate.gov]'s XML format, e.g.