GET
/api/legislative/house-votes/{congress}/{session}/{rollCallNumber}House vote detail
Returns a House roll call vote, linked bill, position summary, member vote positions, and keyset-style member position pagination.
currentdeveloper_free or higher
Source
House Clerk / Congress.gov-linked records
Scopes
votes:read
Parameters
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | no | Filter member positions by name or Bioguide ID. |
| party | no | Filter member positions by party. |
| state | no | Filter member positions by state. |
| position | no | Filter by yea, nay, present, or not_voting. |
| afterId | no | Cursor for large member position lists. Pass the previous response's nextAfterId to continue. |
| limit | no | Maximum member positions to return. Defaults to 500 and is capped at 500. |
Request example
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAWLINTER_API_KEY" "https://example.com/api/legislative/house-votes/119/1/45?position=yea&limit=50"Response example
{
"vote": {"congress": 119, "session": 1, "rollCallNumber": 45},
"summary": {"yea": 214, "nay": 205, "notVoting": 12},
"positions": [{"member": "Example Member", "position": "Yea"}],
"nextAfterId": 12345
}