Congress Member Scraper
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
Congress Member Scraper
US Congress Member Directory
What does US Congress Member Directory do?
US Congress Member Directory is a web scraping tool that extracts profiles of US Congress members from Congress.gov, the official website of the United States Congress. It collects member names, party affiliations, states, chamber assignments, and profile URLs for both senators and representatives.
This actor is perfect for researchers analyzing political representation, journalists tracking legislative activity, or civic tech developers building applications that need up-to-date congressional data.
Why use US Congress Member Directory?
Congressional membership data changes with every election cycle. Manually compiling a list of current representatives with their affiliations is tedious and error-prone. This scraper automates the entire data collection process, delivering clean structured data ready for analysis, visualization, or integration into civic technology applications.
How to use US Congress Member Directory
- Select which chamber to scrape: Senate, House, or both
- Optionally filter by state name
- Set the maximum number of results
- Click Start and let the scraper collect congressional data
- Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| chamber | String | Senate, House, or both | both |
| state | String | Filter by state name (e.g., California) | (empty) |
| maxResults | Integer | Maximum members to return | 100 |
Output Data
Each member record includes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Full name of the Congress member |
| party | Political party (Republican, Democrat, Independent) |
| state | State represented |
| chamber | Senate or House |
| district | Congressional district (House members) |
| profileUrl | Link to official Congress.gov profile |
| phone | Office phone number |
| office | Office building and room |
Cost of Usage
This actor runs efficiently on the Apify platform:
- Per result: $0.01
- Per 1,000 results: $10
- Actor start cost: $0.005
Scraping all 535 Congress members costs approximately $5.35 in platform credits.
Tips and Tricks
- Use "both" chamber setting to get a complete picture of Congress
- Filter by state to focus on specific state delegations
- The scraper handles pagination automatically for large result sets
- Data is sourced from the official Congress.gov website ensuring accuracy
- Combine with other political data scrapers for comprehensive legislative analysis
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