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Congress.gov connector for Okou

Connect Congress.gov to research U.S. federal legislation, laws, members, votes, committees, records, nominations, treaties, and CRS reports.

Data & infrastructure · API Key

Use Congress.gov in Okou

Use the official Congress.gov API for U.S. federal bills, laws, amendments, summaries, members, House roll call votes, committees, hearings, Congressional Record issues, communications, nominations, treaties, and CRS reports.

Once connected, supported Congress.gov actions can become steps in a reusable workflow alongside the other services your team uses. Run the workflow once, on a schedule, or when an event starts it.

What you can do with Congress.gov

  • Read bills, laws, actions, amendments, committees, cosponsors, related bills, subjects, summaries, texts, and titles.
  • Read congresses, sessions, and the current Congress.
  • Read House roll call votes and member vote positions.
  • Read Congressional Record issues.
  • Read House communications.
  • Read nominations, nominees, actions, committees, and hearings.
  • Read Congressional Research Service reports.
  • Read amendments, actions, cosponsors, nested amendments, and text versions.

How the Congress.gov connector works

A connected service becomes one permissioned step in the work you hand off.

  1. 1

    Connect Congress.gov

    Choose API Key.

  2. 2

    Choose the work

    Use only the supported actions your workflow needs.

  3. 3

    Run it your way

    Start it once, schedule it, or attach an event trigger.

Connect Congress.gov securely

Use the connection method that fits your account and grant only the access the workflow needs.

  • API Key

Connector access is controlled per service and per action, so a workflow does not need broader access than the work you ask it to do.

Congress.gov connector questions

What can Okou do with Congress.gov?
Connect Congress.gov to research U.S. federal legislation, laws, members, votes, committees, records, nominations, treaties, and CRS reports. Documented actions include: Read bills, laws, actions, amendments, committees, cosponsors, related bills, subjects, summaries, texts, and titles. Read congresses, sessions, and the current Congress.
How do I connect Congress.gov to Okou?
Connect Congress.gov using API Key. The connection controls which supported actions a workflow can use.
Can Congress.gov run in an automated workflow?
Yes. After it is connected, supported Congress.gov actions can run in reusable Okou workflows on demand, on a schedule, or from an event trigger.

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