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History of president signing new bills into law

This query returns a list of every time the president signs a new bill into law.

About this query

Triggers, queries, and actions are the building blocks of Applets. Triggers tell an Applet to start, queries ask a question, and actions are its end result.

Developer info

Description
API endpoint slug
propublica.recent_laws
Runtime method
performQuery("propublica.recent_laws")

Query fields

No fields for this query

Ingredients

Code

Slug
Code
Filter code
Propublica.recentLaws.Code
Type
String
Example
H.R. 3590

Title

Slug
Title
Filter code
Propublica.recentLaws.Title
Type
String
Example
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor name

Slug
SponsorName
Filter code
Propublica.recentLaws.SponsorName
Type
String
Example
Rep. Charlie Rangel

Became law on

Slug
BecameLawOn
Filter code
Propublica.recentLaws.BecameLawOn
Type
String
Example
March 23rd, 2014

Official URL

Slug
OfficialURL
Filter code
Propublica.recentLaws.OfficialURL
Type
String
Example
http://beta.congress.gov/bill/111th/house-bill/3590

Date

Slug
date
Filter code
Propublica.recentLaws.Date
Type
Date (ISO8601)
Example
2020-07-07