# Export 119th Congress bills for policy monitoring

**Use case:** 

Export up to 20 bill-status records from GovInfo’s 119th Congress House and Senate lists: titles, sponsors, latest actions and source links. Use them in a policy watchlist. No continuous alerts, full bill text or votes. Change sources or result limit for your scope. $3.33 per 1,000 saved bills; 20 cost $0.0666. No start fee; platform usage included.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "leaveOutPersonFields": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordId": {
    "label": "Record ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "billId": {
    "label": "Bill ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "congress": {
    "label": "Congress",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "billType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "billNumber": {
    "label": "Number",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "originChamber": {
    "label": "Chamber",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "introducedDate": {
    "label": "Introduced",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sponsorName": {
    "label": "Sponsor",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sponsorParty": {
    "label": "Party",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sponsorState": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sponsorBioguideId": {
    "label": "Sponsor ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "cosponsorCount": {
    "label": "Cosponsors",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "policyArea": {
    "label": "Policy area",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "subjects": {
    "label": "Subjects",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "committees": {
    "label": "Committees",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "latestActionDate": {
    "label": "Latest action date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "latestActionText": {
    "label": "Latest action",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "actionCount": {
    "label": "Actions",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "summary": {
    "label": "Summary",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "lawNumber": {
    "label": "Law",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "updatedAt": {
    "label": "Updated",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "congressGovUrl": {
    "label": "congress.gov page",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The US Congress Bill Status Scraper (GovInfo) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Export 119th Congress bills for policy monitoring". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ZyHmSwqhxrdyc43sG) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Export 119th Congress bills for policy monitoring" task

The US Congress Bill Status Scraper (GovInfo) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like govinfo bill lists or bills, maximum results, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Export 119th Congress bills for policy monitoring" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record id, bill id, congress, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Export 119th Congress bills for policy monitoring" task via API](https://apify.com/soogrow_berries/us-congress-bills-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [US Congress Bill Status Scraper (GovInfo)](https://apify.com/soogrow_berries/us-congress-bills-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/soogrow_berries/us-congress-bills-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/soogrow_berries/us-congress-bills-scraper.md

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