Legislative Committee or Caucus

A really short abbreviation for the committee if present. Has no special significance.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
abbrev__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
abbrev__contains, abbrev__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)
abbrev__startswith, abbrev__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
abbrev__endswith, abbrev__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)
abbrev__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
abbrev__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

Committee's physical address.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
address__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
address__contains, address__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)
address__startswith, address__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
address__endswith, address__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)
address__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
address__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

An alphanumeric code used for the committee on THOMAS.gov / House.gov / Senate.gov. / Whoiswho

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
code__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
code__contains, code__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)
code__startswith, code__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
code__endswith, code__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)
code__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.

This field indicates whether the object is a commmittee,in which case the committee field is null, or a subcommittee,in which case this field gives the parent committee.

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

Whether this is a Committee or a Caucus

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
committee_type__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
committee_type__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 CommitteeType, for an explanation of values.

Committee's fax number, from Know Who

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
fax__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
fax__contains, fax__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)
fax__startswith, fax__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
fax__endswith, fax__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)
fax__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
fax__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.

Know Who abbreviation

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
kw_abbrev__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
kw_abbrev__contains, kw_abbrev__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)
kw_abbrev__startswith, kw_abbrev__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
kw_abbrev__endswith, kw_abbrev__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)
kw_abbrev__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
kw_abbrev__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

Committee ID from Know Who

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
kw_comid__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
kw_comid__contains, kw_comid__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)
kw_comid__startswith, kw_comid__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
kw_comid__endswith, kw_comid__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)
kw_comid__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
kw_comid__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

When the committee info was last updated by openstates.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
last_updated__year, last_updated__month, last_updated__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).

Committee meeting documents

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
meeting_documents__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
meeting_documents__contains, meeting_documents__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)
meeting_documents__startswith, meeting_documents__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
meeting_documents__endswith, meeting_documents__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)
meeting_documents__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
meeting_documents__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The name of the committee or subcommittee.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
name__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
name__contains, name__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)
name__startswith, name__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
name__endswith, name__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)
name__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.

The number of members of this committee that are Democrats.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_dem_members__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_dem_members__gt, num_dem_members__gte, num_dem_members__lt, num_dem_members__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
num_dem_members__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The number of members of this committee that are female.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_female_members__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_female_members__gt, num_female_members__gte, num_female_members__lt, num_female_members__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
num_female_members__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The number of members of this committee that are Independent.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_ind_members__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_ind_members__gt, num_ind_members__gte, num_ind_members__lt, num_ind_members__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
num_ind_members__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The number of members of this committee that are male.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_male_members__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_male_members__gt, num_male_members__gte, num_male_members__lt, num_male_members__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
num_male_members__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The number of members in this committee.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_members__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_members__gt, num_members__gte, num_members__lt, num_members__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
num_members__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The number of members of this committee that are Republicans.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
num_rep_members__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
num_rep_members__gt, num_rep_members__gte, num_rep_members__lt, num_rep_members__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
num_rep_members__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

True if this committee no longer exists.

If a State Committee, it is the openstates code (if it has one -- many do not).

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
openstates_id__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
openstates_id__contains, openstates_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)
openstates_id__startswith, openstates_id__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
openstates_id__endswith, openstates_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)
openstates_id__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
openstates_id__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

Committee's phone number, from Know Who/Who is Who

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
phone__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
phone__contains, phone__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)
phone__startswith, phone__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
phone__endswith, phone__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)
phone__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
phone__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

Manually edited relative rank of committee for display

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
rank__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
rank__gt, rank__gte, rank__lt, rank__lte - The value for the record is greater than/less than (or equal to) the provided parameter.
rank__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

Which Region this Committee belongs in.

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 committee's majority website.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
url__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
url__contains, url__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)
url__startswith, url__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
url__endswith, url__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)
url__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
url__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

The committee's minority website.

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
url_minority__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
url_minority__contains, url_minority__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)
url_minority__startswith, url_minority__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
url_minority__endswith, url_minority__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)
url_minority__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
url_minority__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

Committee witnesses

NOTE: Parameter accepts additional qualifiers appended to the end:
witnesses__in - The value for the record is in the provided array parameter (comma-separated values).
witnesses__contains, witnesses__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)
witnesses__startswith, witnesses__istartswith - The value for the record starts with the string provided as a parameter. (Use 'istartswith' for matching to be done case-insensitive)
witnesses__endswith, witnesses__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)
witnesses__iexact - The value for the record is a case-insensitive exact match to the provided parameter.
witnesses__isnull - The value for the record is null (if true) or is not null.

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).