Bill Amendments

String-encoded JSON Object. This field requires special handling.

The amendment's type, indicating the chmaber in which the amendment was offered.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
amendment_type__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).

See the Enumeration Documentation CSV file located at Quorum_API_Enumeration_Values.csv, name AmendmentType, for an explanation of values.

The bill the amendment amends.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
bill__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
bill__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The Congress object in which the amendment was offerred. The current Congress is 117.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
congress__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).

The number of the congress (for indexing, etc.)

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
congress_number__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
congress_number__gt, congress_number__gte, congress_number__lt, congress_number__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
congress_number__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

A description of the amendment.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
description__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
description__contains, description__icontains - The value for the record contains the string provided as a parameter within it (partial match). (Use 'icontains' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
description__startswith, description__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
description__endswith, description__iendswith - The value for the record ends with the string provided as a parameter within it (partial match). (Use 'iendswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
description__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
description__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The dms_id for each amendment, if applicable

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
dms_id__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
dms_id__contains, dms_id__icontains - The value for the record contains the string provided as a parameter within it (partial match). (Use 'icontains' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
dms_id__startswith, dms_id__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
dms_id__endswith, dms_id__iendswith - The value for the record ends with the string provided as a parameter within it (partial match). (Use 'iendswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
dms_id__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
dms_id__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The Quorum primary key for this record; guaranteed to be persistent and unique across all objects at this endpoint.

Number of cosponsors that a amendment has.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_cosponsors__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_cosponsors__gt, num_cosponsors__gte, num_cosponsors__lt, num_cosponsors__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.

The amendment's number according to the Library of Congress's H.Amdt and S.Amdt numbering (just the integer part).

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
number__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
number__gt, number__gte, number__lt, number__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
number__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The date the amendment was offered.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
offered_date__year, offered_date__month, offered_date__day - The value for the record matches the provided year/month/day (note that week_day, hour, minute, and second are also available following similar patterns).

Party of majority of sponsors

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
primary_party__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
primary_party__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

See the Enumeration Documentation CSV file located at Quorum_API_Enumeration_Values.csv, name Party, for an explanation of values.

The region that the amendment belongs to.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
region__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).

See the Enumeration Documentation CSV file located at Quorum_API_Enumeration_Values.csv, name Region, for an explanation of values.

The number given by rules.house.gov

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
rules_number__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
rules_number__gt, rules_number__gte, rules_number__lt, rules_number__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
rules_number__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The amendment's status according to rules.house.gov.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
rules_status__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
rules_status__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

See the Enumeration Documentation CSV file located at Quorum_API_Enumeration_Values.csv, name AmendmentRulesStatus, for an explanation of values.

For House amendments, the sequence number of the amendment (unique within a bill).

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
sequence__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
sequence__gt, sequence__gte, sequence__lt, sequence__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
sequence__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The LegSession object in which the amendment was introduced.
NOTE: This related object is outside of the scope of our documentation.recommended you contact us at integrations@quorum.us before building anything that relies upon it.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
session__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
session__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The source of this amendment

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
source__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).

See the Enumeration Documentation CSV file located at Quorum_API_Enumeration_Values.csv, name AmendmentSource, for an explanation of values.

The sponsors of this amendment.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
sponsors__overlaps - The value for the record has one or more values in common with the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).

The amendment's current status.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
status__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).

See the Enumeration Documentation CSV file located at Quorum_API_Enumeration_Values.csv, name AmendmentStatus, for an explanation of values.

The date that the amendment was last acted upon.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
status_date__year, status_date__month, status_date__day - The value for the record matches the provided year/month/day (note that week_day, hour, minute, and second are also available following similar patterns).

A title for the amendment.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
title__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
title__contains, title__icontains - The value for the record contains the string provided as a parameter within it (partial match). (Use 'icontains' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
title__startswith, title__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
title__endswith, title__iendswith - The value for the record ends with the string provided as a parameter within it (partial match). (Use 'iendswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
title__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.

Perform an advanced text search on the datset with the provided text. This search will use the most comprehensive search method available on the requested endpoint, but can take slightly longer to return results.

Perform an quick text search on the datset with the provided text. This search method may, depending on the endpoint, be exactly identical to advanced search, or may return results significantly more quickly but with less completeness or accuracy, for example by searching less fields, or using a faster algorithm to identify matches that has a greater propensity for false positives/false negatives.

The number of records to return (for pagination).