You can access the GovTrack US Congress Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "mode": "roles",
10    "maxItems": 10,
11    "current": True,
12    "state": "CA",
13    "congress": 119,
14    "includeRaw": False,
15}
16
17# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18run = client.actor("automation-lab/govtrack-congress-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
19
20# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
21print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
22for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
23    print(item)
24
25# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

GovTrack Congress Scraper: Members, Bills & Votes API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use GovTrack US Congress Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

GovTrack US Congress Scraper API in JavaScript

GovTrack US Congress Scraper API through CLI

GovTrack US Congress Scraper OpenAPI definition

GovTrack US Congress Scraper API

GovTrack US Congress Scraper

parseforge/govtrack-congress-scraper

Scrape US Congress data from GovTrack public API including lawmaker roles (senators / representatives), bills, and roll-call votes with rich biographical metadata (Twitter, YouTube, bioguideid), party, state, district, leadership title, sponsor, current status and more. No API key required.

ParseForge

US Congress Members Scraper

crawlerbros/us-congress-members-scraper

Browse US Congress members, bills, and votes via the free Congress.gov API - no auth or proxy required.

Crawler Bros

Congress.gov Scraper

crawlerbros/congress-gov-scraper

Scrape Congress.gov, the official source for US legislative data. Search bills, get member info, browse committees. Replaces GovTrack (API discontinued summer 2026). Powered by the official Congress.gov API.

Crawler Bros

Congress.gov Scraper

crawlergang/congress-gov-scraper

Crawler Gang

5.0

Congress.gov Bill Tracker - Bills, Votes, Sponsors & Subjects

jungle_synthesizer/congress-gov-bill-tracker

Track U.S. Congress bills via the official Congress.gov API. Extracts bill details, sponsors, cosponsors with party/state breakdown, committee assignments, policy subjects, and latest actions. Filter by congress number, bill type, or updatedSince for incremental runs.

BowTiedRaccoon

US Congress Legislators Scraper — Members, Contacts & IDs

compute-edge/us-congress-legislators-scraper

Extract current and historical U.S. Congress members (House & Senate) with party, state, district, official phone, office address, website, and cross-reference IDs (Bioguide, FEC, OpenSecrets, GovTrack). Filter by chamber, state, or party.

Compute Edge

Congress Bill Search

ryanclinton/congress-bill-search

Search and retrieve US congressional bills and legislation from the official Congress.gov API v3. This Apify actor provides structured, machine-readable data on every bill introduced in the United States Congress, from the 1st Congress in 1789 through the current 119th session.

Ryan Clinton

Congress.gov Bills Scraper | US Federal Legislation Export

parseforge/congress-gov-bills-scraper

Export US House and Senate bills from congress.gov: number, title, chamber, latest action, update date and direct URL. Filter by Congress number and bill type (HR, S, HJRES, SJRES and resolutions). CSV, Excel, JSON or XML for legislative tracking and policy research.

ParseForge

Congress Gov Scraper

fortuitous_pirate/congress-gov-scraper

Extract US federal legislation from Congress.gov. Search bills by keyword, sponsor, or subject. Get bill title, status, latest action, sponsors, and congressional session. Also supports member lookup. Free Congress.gov API key required.

Fortuitous Pirate

Congress.gov Bill, Amendment & Vote Tracker – Legislative API

peepee/congress-bill-vote-tracker

Structured Congress.gov feed of federal bills, amendments, sponsors, actions and status. For lobbyists, policy analysts, GovTech, and legislative-intelligence products.