Congress.gov
Email me when a member sponsors a new bill on Congress.gov
This trigger fires when a member of Congress you choose introduces a new bill or resolution as its sponsor.
Developer info
- API endpoint slug
- congress_gov.new_bill_by_member
Trigger fields
Member Text input > Other
- Label
- Member ID
- Helper text
- The member's Bioguide ID, e.g. S000148. Find it with the Members of Congress for a state query, or in the member's bioguide.congress.gov URL.
- Slug
- member_id
- Required
- true
- Can have default value
- true
Ingredients
Sponsor name The sponsoring member's name, first name first.
- Slug
- sponsor_name
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.SponsorName
- Type
- String
- Example
- Charles E. Schumer
Member The sponsoring member's Bioguide ID.
- Slug
- member_id
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.MemberId
- Type
- String
- Example
- S000148
Bill The bill's citation, e.g. S. 1929.
- Slug
- bill_id
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.BillId
- Type
- String
- Example
- S. 1929
Title The bill's title.
- Slug
- title
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.Title
- Type
- String
- Example
- SEPSIS Act
Congress The Congress the bill was introduced in.
- Slug
- congress
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.Congress
- Type
- String
- Example
- 119
Bill type The bill type code, e.g. hr or s.
- Slug
- bill_type
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.BillType
- Type
- String
- Example
- s
Bill number The bill number.
- Slug
- bill_number
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.BillNumber
- Type
- String
- Example
- 1929
Introduced date The date the bill was introduced.
- Slug
- introduced_date
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.IntroducedDate
- Type
- Date (ISO8601)
- Example
- 2020-07-07
Latest action date The date of the bill's latest action.
- Slug
- latest_action_date
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.LatestActionDate
- Type
- Date (ISO8601)
- Example
- 2020-07-07
Latest action The text of the bill's latest action.
- Slug
- latest_action
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.LatestAction
- Type
- String
- Example
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area The bill's policy area, when Congress.gov has assigned one.
- Slug
- policy_area
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.PolicyArea
- Type
- String
- Example
- Health
Bill url The bill's page on Congress.gov.
- Slug
- bill_url
- Filter code
- CongressGov.newBillByMember.BillUrl
- Type
- Web URL
- Example
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1929
