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OpenCongress brings together official government data with news and blog coverage to give users the real story behind each bill. The OpenCongress API also developers to access all this data for their website or application.

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OpenCongress: Highlights

Summary: US government data

Category: Government

Tags: congress government

Protocols: REST

Data Formats: XML

API home: http://www.opencongress.org/api

OpenCongress: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups: name, bill, query

Example API Methods: /people?first_name={}&key={}, /bills?congress={}&key={}

Client Install Required: No

Service Endpoint: http://www.opencongress.org/api

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements: Account required

Developer Key Required: Yes

Account Required: Yes

Commercial Licensing

Provider: www.opencongress.org

Non-Commercial Lic.: Yes

Data Licensing

Usage Fees

Usage Limits

Terms of Service

Security

Authentication Model: API Key

SSL Support: Yes

Read-only Without Login: No

Support

Vendor API Kits

Community API Kits

API Blog

Site Blog: www.opencongress.org/blog

API Forum: www.opencongress.org/blog

Developer Support

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