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U.S. bills, roll-call votes, legislators and 2026 elections for all 50 states, D.C. and Congress.

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get_ballot_measure

Ballot measures (GET /v1/measures): the list for a state, or one measure by its number (e.g. 'Amendment 1') with full text, summary and official source URL. Use for 'what's on the ballot in X' and 'what does Amendment N do'.

statestring, required

Postal code.

qstring

Title search.

typestring

Measure type filter.

limitinteger

numberstring

Exact measure number (e.g. 'Amendment 1') to fetch one measure.

offsetinteger

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get_ballot_measure

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Title search.
type	string	Measure type filter.
limit	integer
state*	string	Postal code.
number	string	Exact measure number (e.g. 'Amendment 1') to fetch one measure.
offset	integer

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Title search."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure type filter."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Postal code."
    },
    "number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact measure number (e.g. 'Amendment 1') to fetch one measure."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_bill

Fetch a single bill by its numeric bill_id (GET /v1/bills/{bill_id}), optionally merging in sub-resources: votes (roll calls with tallies), sponsors, history (action timeline), texts (version metadata), amendments, subjects, analyses (staff analyses), calendar (scheduled events), citations (statutes the bill touches), referrals (committee referrals), sast (same-as / similar-to companion bills in the other chamber or other states), supplements (fiscal notes and summaries). analyses and citations are populated only for the deeper-coverage states. Each include is a separate API call, so ask only for what you need. Pass detail:true to get everything in one round trip instead. Get a bill_id from search_bills or semantic_search_bills. status_id values: 1=Introduced, 2=In Committee, 3=Passed One Chamber, 4=Passed Both Chambers, 5=Signed into Law, 6=Vetoed, 7=Failed/Dead, 8=Chaptered. Aggregate buckets: passed={4,5,8}, failed={6,7}, alive={1,2,3}.

Argument	Type	Description
detail	boolean	true = one request to /v1/bills/{id}/detail with every sub-resource merged (the cheapest way to get everything). Ignores include.
bill_id*	integer	Numeric bill_id from a search result.
include	array	Sub-resources to merge into the result: votes, sponsors, history, texts, amendments, subjects, analyses, calendar, citations, referrals, sast, supplements.
max_items	integer	Cap on items per included list (default 50).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "bill_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "detail": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "true = one request to /v1/bills/{id}/detail with every sub-resource merged (the cheapest way to get everything). Ignores include."
    },
    "bill_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Numeric bill_id from a search result."
    },
    "include": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "votes",
          "sponsors",
          "history",
          "texts",
          "amendments",
          "subjects",
          "analyses",
          "calendar",
          "citations",
          "referrals",
          "sast",
          "supplements"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Sub-resources to merge into the result: votes, sponsors, history, texts, amendments, subjects, analyses, calendar, citations, referrals, sast, supplements."
    },
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on items per included list (default 50)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_bill_diff

Compare two versions of a bill's text (GET /v1/bills/{bill_id}/diff): a unified diff plus similarity, added/removed line and character counts, and changed-section highlights. Get the two version ids from get_bill with include:['texts'] — each text row's `text_id`. Pass them as `from` (the earlier version) and `to` (the later version). Diffs are precomputed, so only bills that have more than one text version return one.

Argument	Type	Description
to*	any	Text-version id of the later version to compare against.
from*	any	Text-version id of the earlier version (the baseline).
bill_id*	any	bill_id the two texts belong to.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "bill_id",
    "from",
    "to"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "to": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Text-version id of the later version to compare against."
    },
    "from": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Text-version id of the earlier version (the baseline)."
    },
    "bill_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "bill_id the two texts belong to."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_bill_statutes

The sections of existing law a bill amends, creates, repeals or cites (GET /v1/bills/{bill_id}/statutes), classified by how it touches each, with the current text of sections we hold. Use for 'what current law does this bill change'. Get bill_id from search_bills. Only states whose code is loaded resolve to section text (see list_statute_coverage); a link to a section we hold carries resolved:true and the text, otherwise just the citation as written.

Argument	Type	Description
bill_id*	integer	Numeric bill_id from a search result.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "bill_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "bill_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Numeric bill_id from a search result."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_bill_text

The cleaned plain text of one bill-text version (GET /v1/texts/{text_id}), entities decoded, ready to quote or summarize. Get text_id from get_bill with include:['texts'] (each version has a date and type). Texts longer than 40,000 characters are clipped with a '[truncated]' marker.

Argument	Type	Description
text_id*	any	text_id from get_bill include:['texts'].

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "text_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "text_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "text_id from get_bill include:['texts']."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_bill_text_history

Timeline of all computed diffs between successive text versions of one bill (GET /v1/bills/{bill_id}/changes): what changed, when, and how much. Use get_bill_diff for one specific pair of versions. Get bill_id from search_bills or semantic_search_bills.

Argument	Type	Description
bill_id*	any	bill_id from a search result.
include_whitespace	boolean	Include whitespace-only changes (default false).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "bill_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "bill_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "bill_id from a search result."
    },
    "include_whitespace": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include whitespace-only changes (default false)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_candidate

Fetch one election candidate by id (GET /v1/candidates/{id}): their party, office, district and cycle, plus an FEC filer id where the campaign has filed and a Bioguide id for sitting members of Congress. When people_id is set, the candidate has a legislative voting record — pass it to get_legislator or get_legislator_scorecard to go from candidate to voting history in one hop. Get an id from list_candidates.

Argument	Type	Description
id*	any	Candidate id from list_candidates or get_midterms.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Candidate id from list_candidates or get_midterms."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_candidate_photo

The URL of a candidate's official portrait (GET /v1/photos/{candidate_id} returns the image bytes). Sources are official state-legislature and congressional portraits, public-domain and licensed images only — never a third party's photo library — and each carries a license and attribution string that MUST be shown when the license requires it (Wikimedia CC BY). Returns null when the candidate has no accepted portrait — which is the COMMON case: only about a tenth of the 2026 field has one (11%), so design for an initials-avatar default. Candidate rows from list_candidates and get_midterms already include photo_url, so call this only when you have just an id.

Argument	Type	Description
candidate_id*	any	Candidate id.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "candidate_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "candidate_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Candidate id."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_changes

Near-real-time feed of what changed (GET /v1/changes). Poll with since=<ISO timestamp> to get everything newer than your cursor; with no since it defaults to the last hour. Reason types include NewBill, StatusChange, Text, Vote and Amendment. Use this for monitoring and incremental sync — 'what moved in Florida since yesterday' — rather than re-scanning search_bills.

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max rows to return (default 50).
since	string	ISO-8601 cursor. Omit for the last hour. Pass the newest timestamp you have already seen.
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.
reason	string	Restrict to one change type, e.g. NewBill, StatusChange, Text, Vote, Amendment.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows to return (default 50)."
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO-8601 cursor. Omit for the last hour. Pass the newest timestamp you have already seen."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    },
    "reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Restrict to one change type, e.g. NewBill, StatusChange, Text, Vote, Amendment."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_committee

Fetch a committee by committee_id (GET /v1/committees/{committee_id}), optionally merging in members (its roster, with roles) and hearings (its scheduled meetings). Find a committee_id with list_committees.

Argument	Type	Description
include	array	Sub-resources to merge in: members, hearings.
max_items	integer	Cap on items per included list (default 50).
committee_id*	integer	Numeric committee_id.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "committee_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "include": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "members",
          "hearings"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Sub-resources to merge in: members, hearings."
    },
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on items per included list (default 50)."
    },
    "committee_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Numeric committee_id."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_coverage

Per-state depth snapshot (GET /v1/coverage): how COMPLETE each jurisdiction's data is — bill counts, the share of bills holding at least one vote, text or sponsor, and whether the legislature is currently in session. Use it before drawing conclusions from a thin result set, to tell 'no such bills' apart from 'this state is thinly covered'. Read the completeness ratios rather than the raw percentages: most bills die in committee without ever getting a roll call, so a low pct_with_votes usually reflects the legislature, not a gap in the data. Served from a materialised snapshot; `computed_at` gives its age.

Argument	Type	Description
max_items	integer	Cap on rows returned (default 60 — all jurisdictions).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 60,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on rows returned (default 60 — all jurisdictions)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_legislator

Fetch a legislator's profile by people_id (GET /v1/legislators/{people_id}), optionally merging in votes (every roll call they are recorded on, newest first, with their individual position: 1=Yea, 2=Nay, 3=Not Voting, 4=Absent) and bills (legislation they sponsor, with sponsor_type_id 1=primary, 2=cosponsor). Find a people_id with list_legislators or from a bill's sponsors. Corpus is 2026-forward only.

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Rows per included sub-resource (default 25).
include	array	Sub-resources to merge in: votes, bills.
people_id*	integer	Numeric people_id (int64 — many exceed int32).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "people_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Rows per included sub-resource (default 25)."
    },
    "include": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "votes",
          "bills"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Sub-resources to merge in: votes, bills."
    },
    "people_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Numeric people_id (int64 — many exceed int32)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_legislator_scorecard

One-call voting and sponsorship profile for a legislator (GET /v1/legislators/{people_id}/scorecard): participation, party-line alignment, bills sponsored and passed, notable votes. This is the tool for 'how does X vote' or 'is X effective'. Get people_id from list_legislators (q=name).

Argument	Type	Description
people_id*	any	people_id from list_legislators.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "people_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "people_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "people_id from list_legislators."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_measure_statutes

The sections of existing law a 2026 ballot measure amends, creates, repeals or cites (GET /v1/measures/{state}/{number}/statutes). Use for 'which laws does Prop X / Question Y change'. Read from the measure's official text: constitutional amendments cite the constitution (not loaded), and a measure whose text is not yet published returns nothing. Treat the list as a floor. Only states whose code is loaded resolve to section text (see list_statute_coverage); a link to a section we hold carries resolved:true and the text, otherwise just the citation as written.

Argument	Type	Description
state*	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code.
number*	string	Measure number as served by get_ballot_measure, e.g. 'Proposition 319'.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "state",
    "number"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code."
    },
    "number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure number as served by get_ballot_measure, e.g. 'Proposition 319'."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_midterms

The election slate for 2026-11-03 (GET /v1/midterms): races, candidates and ballot measures per state, with official results where available. All data is official state election-office and FEC content collected by Delilah — no third-party attribution is required. live_results carries ONE ENTRY PER CONTEST, each with `contest` (e.g. primary:DEM, runoff:REP) and `party`: a closed primary returns each party separately and vote_pct is the share of THAT party's ballot, so never compare or rank candidates across two contests. Use for 'who is running for X' and results questions. Never call or project a race; report counts exactly as reported.

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Candidate or race name search.
year	integer	Election year (default 2026).
level	string	federal \| governor \| state_executive \| state_legislative
limit	integer	Max rows (default 50).
state	string	Postal code. Omit for all states.
offset	integer	Pagination offset.
chamber	string	House \| Senate

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Candidate or race name search."
    },
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Election year (default 2026)."
    },
    "level": {
      "enum": [
        "federal",
        "governor",
        "state_executive",
        "state_legislative"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "federal | governor | state_executive | state_legislative"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 50)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Postal code. Omit for all states."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset."
    },
    "chamber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "House | Senate"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_roll_call

Fetch a roll call by roll_call_id (GET /v1/votes/{roll_call_id}): the motion, chamber, date and yea/nay/absent tallies. Add include:['details'] to also pull how every individual member voted (vote_id 1=Yea, 2=Nay, 3=Not Voting, 4=Absent) — this is the tool for 'how did each legislator vote on this'. Get a roll_call_id from get_bill with include:['votes'].

Argument	Type	Description
include	array	Add 'details' for individual member positions.
max_items	integer	Cap on member rows returned (default 200 — enough for any single chamber).
roll_call_id*	integer	Numeric roll_call_id (int64 — may exceed int32).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "roll_call_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "include": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "details"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Add 'details' for individual member positions."
    },
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on member rows returned (default 200 — enough for any single chamber)."
    },
    "roll_call_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Numeric roll_call_id (int64 — may exceed int32)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_session_breakdown

Bill count per status (by:'status', on the status_id ladder) or per subject (by:'subject') for one session (GET /v1/sessions/{id}/status-counts or /subject-counts). Get session_id from list_sessions. status_id values: 1=Introduced, 2=In Committee, 3=Passed One Chamber, 4=Passed Both Chambers, 5=Signed into Law, 6=Vetoed, 7=Failed/Dead, 8=Chaptered. Aggregate buckets: passed={4,5,8}, failed={6,7}, alive={1,2,3}.

Argument	Type	Description
by*	string	Group by status or by subject.
session_id*	any	session_id from list_sessions (filter by state).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "session_id",
    "by"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "by": {
      "enum": [
        "status",
        "subject"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Group by status or by subject."
    },
    "session_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "session_id from list_sessions (filter by state)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_session_dashboard

Headline counts for one legislative session (GET /v1/sessions/{id}/dashboard): bills filed, passed, signed, vetoed, roll calls, active legislators. Start here for 'how is the 2026 Florida session going'. Get session_id from list_sessions.

Argument	Type	Description
session_id*	any	session_id from list_sessions (filter by state).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "session_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "session_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "session_id from list_sessions (filter by state)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_session_sponsor_stats

Legislators ranked by bills sponsored and passed in one session (GET /v1/sessions/{id}/sponsor-stats). Each row has bills_sponsored, bills_primary, bills_passed, bills_primary_passed and pass_rate (passed = status 4, 5 or 8). This is the one call for 'who is most active or effective this session' and 'which senator passed the most bills': set chamber and sort:'passed' (or 'primary_passed' to count only bills they carried). Committees filed as sponsors are excluded by default. Get session_id from list_sessions.

Argument	Type	Description
sort	string	Ranking key (default sponsored).
limit	integer	Max rows (default 40).
party	string	Restrict to one party.
chamber	string	Restrict to one chamber.
session_id*	any	session_id from list_sessions (filter by state).
include_committees	boolean	Include committee sponsor rows (default false).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "session_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "sponsored",
        "passed",
        "primary_passed",
        "pass_rate"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Ranking key (default sponsored)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 40)."
    },
    "party": {
      "enum": [
        "D",
        "R"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Restrict to one party."
    },
    "chamber": {
      "enum": [
        "senate",
        "house"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Restrict to one chamber."
    },
    "session_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "session_id from list_sessions (filter by state)."
    },
    "include_committees": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include committee sponsor rows (default false)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_session_vote_participation

How many roll calls each legislator voted in versus missed during one session (GET /v1/sessions/{id}/vote-participation). Use for attendance questions. Get session_id from list_sessions.

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max rows (default 50).
session_id*	any	session_id from list_sessions (filter by state).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "session_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 50)."
    },
    "session_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "session_id from list_sessions (filter by state)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_statute

One section of law with full text and its place in the code (GET /v1/statutes/sections/{section_id}, or by citation via GET /v1/statutes/lookup). Give section_id from a search or a bill/measure link, or state + citation exactly as the code prints it (e.g. '39:4-50', '790.01', '18-3-102'). Set include_bills:true to also return the bills that amend, create, repeal or cite the section. Only states whose code is loaded resolve to section text (see list_statute_coverage); a link to a section we hold carries resolved:true and the text, otherwise just the citation as written.

Argument	Type	Description
code	string	code_key when a citation exists in more than one code of the state.
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code.
citation	string	Section citation without the code prefix, e.g. '39:4-50'.
section_id	integer	section_id from a statute search or link.
include_bills	boolean	Also fetch the bills that touch this section.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "code_key when a citation exists in more than one code of the state."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code."
    },
    "citation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Section citation without the code prefix, e.g. '39:4-50'."
    },
    "section_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "section_id from a statute search or link."
    },
    "include_bills": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Also fetch the bills that touch this section."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_trending_bills

Bills with the most news coverage in the window (GET /v1/trending), optionally for one state. Use for 'what's in the news' or 'hot bills right now'. Returns bill summaries with mention counts; call get_bill for detail.

Argument	Type	Description
days	integer	Look-back window in days (default 7).
limit	integer	Max rows (default 20).
state	string	Postal code, DC, or US. Omit for all.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 365,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Look-back window in days (default 7)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 20)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Postal code, DC, or US. Omit for all."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_usage

The current key's tier, monthly cap, requests used and remaining, and when the period resets (GET /v1/_meta/usage). Call this when a request is rate-limited (HTTP 429) or the user asks about their plan.

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_weekly_stage_breakdown

One row per stage with the number of bills whose latest action landed there in the window (GET /v1/bills-weekly-breakdown). All jurisdictions combined. Use for a national 'how much moved this week' number; use get_session_dashboard for one state.

Argument	Type	Description
days	integer	Look-back window in days (default 7).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 365,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Look-back window in days (default 7)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

keyword_search_bills

Keyword search where EVERY term must appear (GET /v1/search/bills). Use when the user gives specific words that all have to be present, e.g. ['short-term rental', 'tax']. Prefer semantic_search_bills for questions and search_bills for structured filters. Up to 10 terms. Returns bill summaries plus pagination. Corpus is 2026-forward only.

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max rows (default 25).
state	array	Jurisdictions (postal codes, DC, US). Omit for all.
offset	integer	Pagination offset.
keywords*	array	Terms that must all match.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "keywords"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 25)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 2,
        "minLength": 2
      },
      "description": "Jurisdictions (postal codes, DC, US). Omit for all."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset."
    },
    "keywords": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 1,
      "description": "Terms that must all match."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_bills_by_stage

Bills whose LATEST action in the window falls in a stage (GET /v1/bills-by-stage): introduced, committee, passed, executive (with the governor, signed, or vetoed), amendments, other. Fleet-wide across all jurisdictions — there is no state filter, so filter the rows by state_id or state_name yourself. Classified from the action text, not status_id. Use for 'what passed this week' or 'what reached the governor'. Stage values are lowercase.

Argument	Type	Description
days	integer	Look-back window in days (default 7).
limit	integer	Max rows (default 100).
stage*	string	Lowercase stage name.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "stage"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 365,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Look-back window in days (default 7)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 100)."
    },
    "stage": {
      "enum": [
        "introduced",
        "committee",
        "passed",
        "executive",
        "amendments",
        "other"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Lowercase stage name."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_candidates

Search the election-candidate directory (GET /v1/candidates): people running for office. Filters combine with AND. Roughly a third carry an FEC filer id and sitting members of Congress carry a Bioguide id; both are null otherwise. Rows also carry people_id where the person has a legislative voting record — pass it to get_legislator / get_legislator_scorecard to go from candidate to voting history in one hop. Covers STATE and federal candidates. Pass a candidate id to get_candidate for the full record.

Argument	Type	Description
cycle	any	Election cycle / year filter, e.g. 2026.
limit	integer	Max rows to return (default 50).
state	string	2-letter postal code filter.
fec_id	string	Filter by FEC filer id.
office	string	Office filter: H, S, P, House, Senate, President, or a whole word from a state office name (min 3 chars; unknown short values are rejected).
offset	integer	Pagination offset.
bioguide	string	Filter by federal Bioguide id.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "cycle": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Election cycle / year filter, e.g. 2026."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows to return (default 50)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code filter."
    },
    "fec_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by FEC filer id."
    },
    "office": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Office filter: H, S, P, House, Senate, President, or a whole word from a state office name (min 3 chars; unknown short values are rejected)."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset."
    },
    "bioguide": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by federal Bioguide id."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_committees

List legislative committees (GET /v1/committees), filterable by jurisdiction, chamber, or name search. Returns the committee_id values that get_committee needs.

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Name search.
limit	integer	Max rows to return (default 50).
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.
chamber	string	Chamber filter, e.g. House or Senate.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name search."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows to return (default 50)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    },
    "chamber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Chamber filter, e.g. House or Senate."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_districts

District metadata by state and type (GET /v1/districts): congressional, state senate, state house. Pass district_id with boundary:true to get the polygon as GeoJSON (GET /v1/districts/{id}/boundary) — it is large, so set simplify (degrees, e.g. 0.01) to shrink it. Match districts NUMERICALLY (district_number), never by label text.

Argument	Type	Description
type	string	congressional \| sldu (state senate/upper) \| sldl (state house/lower)
limit	integer
state	string	Postal code.
offset	integer
boundary	boolean	true = return the GeoJSON polygon for district_id.
simplify	number	Simplification tolerance in degrees.
district_id	any	A district id from a previous list call (for boundary:true).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "enum": [
        "congressional",
        "sldu",
        "sldl"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "congressional | sldu (state senate/upper) | sldl (state house/lower)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Postal code."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "boundary": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "true = return the GeoJSON polygon for district_id."
    },
    "simplify": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Simplification tolerance in degrees."
    },
    "district_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "A district id from a previous list call (for boundary:true)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_hearings

Scheduled committee hearings across committees (GET /v1/hearings), filterable by jurisdiction and start date. Use this to answer 'what is being heard this week' or to track when a committee next meets. For hearings on one specific committee use get_committee with include:['hearings']; for one specific bill use get_bill with include:['calendar'].

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max rows to return (default 50).
since	string	ISO-8601 date or timestamp; only hearings on or after it.
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows to return (default 50)."
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO-8601 date or timestamp; only hearings on or after it."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_legislators

Search or list legislators (GET /v1/legislators) by jurisdiction, chamber, party, district, or name. This is how you turn a name into the people_id that get_legislator needs. Filters combine with AND.

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Name search.
limit	integer	Max rows to return (default 50).
party	string	Party filter.
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.
offset	integer	Pagination offset.
chamber	string	Chamber filter, e.g. House or Senate.
district	string	District identifier.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name search."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows to return (default 50)."
    },
    "party": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Party filter."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset."
    },
    "chamber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Chamber filter, e.g. House or Senate."
    },
    "district": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "District identifier."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_session_legislators

Every legislator who served in one session (GET /v1/sessions/{id}/legislators), with people_id. Use list_legislators for the current roster by state; use this for a specific past or special session. Get session_id from list_sessions.

Argument	Type	Description
session_id*	any	session_id from list_sessions (filter by state).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "session_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "session_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer",
          "maximum": 9007199254740991,
          "minimum": -9007199254740991
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "session_id from list_sessions (filter by state)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_sessions

Legislative sessions (GET /v1/sessions): regular and special sessions with their years, start/sine-die dates and a session_id. Use this to resolve which session a bill belongs to, to find the current session for a state, or to pass session_id as a filter to search_bills. Omit `state` to list every jurisdiction's sessions. Corpus is 2026-forward only.

Argument	Type	Description
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.
max_items	integer	Cap on rows returned (default 200).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    },
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on rows returned (default 200)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_states

The jurisdiction directory (GET /v1/states): the 50 states, D.C. and the U.S. Congress with their state_id, 2-letter code and full name. Returns the full list (52 rows) so you can resolve a name to a code or enumerate everything the corpus covers. For how COMPLETE each jurisdiction's data is, use get_coverage instead.

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_statute_coverage

Which jurisdictions' codified law is loaded, and how big and current it is (GET /v1/statutes/coverage): per state the number of codes, sections, bill links and the edition it is current through. Pass state to list that state's codes (GET /v1/statutes/codes) — the code_id values used by get_statute lookups. Call this first to know whether a state's statutes are available.

Argument	Type	Description
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_subjects

The raw subject taxonomy with per-subject bill counts (GET /v1/subjects). Subjects are the fine-grained categories the legislatures themselves assign to bills — narrower and more numerous than the curated topic slugs from list_topics. Use this to find a subject_id to filter search_bills by, or to gauge what a jurisdiction is legislating on. Scope with `state` and narrow with `q`.

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Case-insensitive subject-name search.
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.
max_items	integer	Cap on rows returned (default 200).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Case-insensitive subject-name search."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    },
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on rows returned (default 200)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_topics

The canonical topic taxonomy with per-topic bill counts (GET /v1/topics). Call this first to find the right slug for the topic filter on search_bills, instead of guessing one. Pass a slug to get that topic's detail and a sample of the raw subject names folded into it (GET /v1/topics/{slug}); to get the topic's actual bills, use search_bills with topic=<slug>.

Argument	Type	Description
slug	string	Optional topic slug, e.g. 'healthcare'. Omit to list the whole taxonomy.
max_items	integer	Cap on rows returned (default 200).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional topic slug, e.g. 'healthcare'. Omit to list the whole taxonomy."
    },
    "max_items": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Cap on rows returned (default 200)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

manage_webhooks

Manage the key's webhook subscriptions (/v1/webhooks). action:'list' is read-only. 'create' REGISTERS a URL that Delilah will POST to on the chosen events — it changes the account, so it requires confirm:true and the user's explicit go-ahead. 'test' queues a sample delivery to an existing subscription. 'delete' removes one (confirm:true). Events: bill_introduced, status_change, vote_recorded, text_updated, passed, vetoed, signed, amendment_added. Optional filters: states (postal codes), subjects.

Argument	Type	Description
action*	string
events	array	create: at least one event type.
states	array	create: only fire for these jurisdictions.
confirm	boolean	Required true for create and delete.
subjects	array	create: only fire for these subjects.
webhook_id	string	test/delete: the subscription id from list.
webhook_url	string	create: HTTPS URL to deliver to.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "action"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "action": {
      "enum": [
        "list",
        "create",
        "test",
        "delete"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "events": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "bill_introduced",
          "status_change",
          "vote_recorded",
          "text_updated",
          "passed",
          "vetoed",
          "signed",
          "amendment_added"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "create: at least one event type."
    },
    "states": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 2,
        "minLength": 2
      },
      "description": "create: only fire for these jurisdictions."
    },
    "confirm": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Required true for create and delete."
    },
    "subjects": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "create: only fire for these subjects."
    },
    "webhook_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "test/delete: the subscription id from list."
    },
    "webhook_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "create: HTTPS URL to deliver to."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_bills

Search or list legislation with structured filters (GET /v1/bills). Use this when you know the jurisdiction, sponsor, topic, or status you want. Every filter is optional and they combine with AND. A bill number typed into q (e.g. 'HB 1', 'SB0002') matches that bill directly. Returns bill summaries plus pagination; call get_bill for the full record. Corpus is 2026-forward only. status_id values: 1=Introduced, 2=In Committee, 3=Passed One Chamber, 4=Passed Both Chambers, 5=Signed into Law, 6=Vetoed, 7=Failed/Dead, 8=Chaptered. Aggregate buckets: passed={4,5,8}, failed={6,7}, alive={1,2,3}.

Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Free-text search across title, description, and subject names.
limit	integer	Max rows to return (default 25).
state	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress.
topic	string	Canonical topic slug, e.g. 'healthcare'. See list_topics.
offset	integer	Pagination offset.
subject	string	Raw subject name (ILIKE match).
status_id	integer	Filter by status. status_id values: 1=Introduced, 2=In Committee, 3=Passed One Chamber, 4=Passed Both Chambers, 5=Signed into Law, 6=Vetoed, 7=Failed/Dead, 8=Chaptered. Aggregate buckets: passed={4,5,8}, failed={6,7}, alive={1,2,3}.

search_statutes

Full-text search of a state's codified law (GET /v1/statutes/search). Use for 'what does the law say about X' and to find the section a bill or ballot measure changes. Returns matching sections with headings and excerpts; fetch the whole section with get_statute. Only states whose code is loaded resolve to section text (see list_statute_coverage); a link to a section we hold carries resolved:true and the text, otherwise just the citation as written.

Argument	Type	Description
q*	string	Words to find in section headings and text.
code	string	Restrict to one code (code_key from list_statute_coverage), e.g. a California code.
limit	integer
state*	string	2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "state",
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Words to find in section headings and text."
    },
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Restrict to one code (code_key from list_statute_coverage), e.g. a California code."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. NJ), DC, GU, or US for the U.S. Code."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

semantic_search_bills

Vector search over the full text of every bill (GET /v1/search/semantic): describe what you want in plain English — 'protecting kids from social media', 'limits on rent increases' — and get the closest bills with a match_score. Prefer this over search_bills for questions and topics; prefer search_bills for a known bill number, sponsor, or status filter, and keyword_search_bills for exact terms that must all appear. Returns bill_id, bill_number, title, description, state_abbr, status_id. Corpus is 2026-forward only. status_id values: 1=Introduced, 2=In Committee, 3=Passed One Chamber, 4=Passed Both Chambers, 5=Signed into Law, 6=Vetoed, 7=Failed/Dead, 8=Chaptered. Aggregate buckets: passed={4,5,8}, failed={6,7}, alive={1,2,3}.

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max rows (default 25).
query*	string	The question or description, in plain English.
state	array	Restrict to these jurisdictions (postal codes, DC, US). Omit for all.
threshold	number	Minimum similarity 0-1 (default 0.3). Lower it to widen the net.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows (default 25)."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The question or description, in plain English."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 2,
        "minLength": 2
      },
      "description": "Restrict to these jurisdictions (postal codes, DC, US). Omit for all."
    },
    "threshold": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 1,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Minimum similarity 0-1 (default 0.3). Lower it to widen the net."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text search across title, description, and subject names."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max rows to return (default 25)."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter postal code (e.g. FL), DC, or US for Congress."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Canonical topic slug, e.g. 'healthcare'. See list_topics."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset."
    },
    "subject": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Raw subject name (ILIKE match)."
    },
    "status_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Filter by status. status_id values: 1=Introduced, 2=In Committee, 3=Passed One Chamber, 4=Passed Both Chambers, 5=Signed into Law, 6=Vetoed, 7=Failed/Dead, 8=Chaptered. Aggregate buckets: passed={4,5,8}, failed={6,7}, alive={1,2,3}."
    },
    "session_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "minimum": -9007199254740991,
      "description": "Narrow to one session."
    },
    "bill_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bill number, compact (HB1) or padded (HB0001)."
    },
    "updated_since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO-8601 date or timestamp; only bills changed since then."
    },
    "title_contains": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Substring match against the bill title only."
    },
    "include_sponsors": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Attach a sponsors array (people_id, name, party, district, sponsor_type) to every bill. Use this whenever the answer needs to name who sponsored the bills."
    },
    "sponsor_last_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Last name of a bill sponsor."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}