Digital Democracy API

State legislative data as JSON — including what was actually said in hearings.

Bills, legislators, committees, hearings, lobbying organizations and campaign finance, plus hearing testimony transcribed and tied to the person speaking.

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What the data covers

• Bills — text, versions, votes, analyses and status history
• Legislators and other people, with committee service and voting records
• Committees and hearings, including agendas
• Hearing testimony, linked to the speaker and to video timestamps
• Lobbying organizations and their positions on bills
• Campaign finance — contributions, gifts and sponsored travel

Access

No endpoint is public. Access is by API key, and one key covers the endpoints, jurisdictions and versions it has been granted. To request one, contact the Digital Democracy team.