gc_get_committee

Get a congressional committee

One congressional committee: chamber, current roster with roles (chair, ranking member), and subcommittees. Id is the committee system code (e.g. hsju00) from gc_search. Roster changes over time: gc_list_activity with the committee as scope.

Input

Parameter	Type	Description
idRequired	string	Committee system code (from gc_search).

Annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}

Examples

One committee

Profile, roster preview, subcommittees, and upcoming hearings.

{
  "id": "HSJU00"
}

{
  "type": "committee",
  "id": "hsju00",
  "name": "Judiciary Committee",
  "sections": {
    "profile": {
      "chamber": "house",
      "committee_type": null,
      "current": true
    },
    "roster_preview": {
      "items": [
        {
          "bioguide_id": "S000033",
          "full_name": "Bernie Sanders",
          "current_party": "Independent",
          "current_state": "VT",
          "role": "chair"
        }
      ],
      "changes_via": "gc_list_activity (scope: {type: \"committee\", id: \"hsju00\"})"
    },
    "subcommittees": [],
    "upcoming_hearings": []
  },
  "followable": true,
  "source": "congress.gov",
  "links": {
    "governmentcontext": "https://governmentcontext.com/committees/house-judiciary"
  }
}