# gc_get_hearing

> Get a congressional hearing

One congressional hearing or committee meeting: schedule and status, committee, witnesses (with organization links), related bills, policy topics, and video link when available. Id is the Congress.gov event id from gc_search (types: ["hearing"]) or gc_list_activity. Hearings can't be followed — follow their committee or topics instead.

## Input

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| idRequired | string | Hearing event id (from gc_search). |

## Annotations

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

## Examples

### One hearing

Schedule, committee, witnesses with organization links, and related bills.

```
{
  "id": "LC77001"
}
```

```
{
  "type": "hearing",
  "id": "LC77001",
  "title": "Oversight of AI Accountability",
  "sections": {
    "schedule": {
      "status": "scheduled",
      "scheduled": "2026-07-21T21:22:06.417Z",
      "chamber": "house",
      "congress": 119,
      "meeting_type": "hearing",
      "location": null,
      "video_url": null
    },
    "committee": {
      "id": null,
      "name": "Judiciary Committee",
      "slug": "house-judiciary",
      "details_via": "gc_search (query: \"Judiciary Committee\", types: [\"committee\"])"
    },
    "witnesses": [
      {
        "name": "Dr. Jane Expert",
        "position": "Chief Scientist",
        "organization": "Acme Corp",
        "organization_id": "acme-corp"
      }
    ],
    "related_bills": [
      {
        "id": "119/hr/3076",
        "title": "AI Accountability Act"
      }
    ],
    "topics": []
  },
  "followable": false,
  "source": "congress.gov",
  "links": {
    "governmentcontext": "https://governmentcontext.com/hearings/LC77001",
    "source": "https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/house-event/LC77001"
  }
}
```

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