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gc_list_bill_amendments
List a bill's amendments
Every amendment offered to a bill, newest first: purpose, author, latest action, and whether its text is mirrored. This is a metadata list; read a mirrored full text with gc_get_amendment_text. Congress publishes amendment text as Congressional Record pages, so it is plain text rather than Markdown.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| idRequired | string | Bill key "congress/type/number", e.g. "119/hr/3076". |
| cursor | string | Next page of amendments. |
| limit | integer | Amendments per page (default 20). |
Annotations
{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false
}Examples
Every amendment to a bill
The complete paged metadata list behind the bill getter's preview, with a route to each mirrored full text.
{
"id": "119/hr/3076"
}{
"type": "bill_amendments",
"bill": "119/hr/3076",
"items": [
{
"id": "119/samdt/3",
"purpose": "Purpose of amendment 3",
"author": null,
"submitted": "2026-04-02",
"latest_action": null,
"latest_action_date": null,
"has_text": true,
"text_via": "gc_get_amendment_text"
},
{
"id": "119/samdt/2",
"purpose": "Purpose of amendment 2",
"author": null,
"submitted": "2026-04-01",
"latest_action": null,
"latest_action_date": null,
"has_text": false
}
],
"total": 3,
"next_cursor": "eyJmIjoiNDExMjY5MDgiLCJwIjp7InN0YXJ0IjoyfX0",
"details_via": "gc_get_amendment",
"text_via": "gc_get_amendment_text",
"source": "congress.gov",
"links": {
"governmentcontext": "https://governmentcontext.com/bills/119/hr/3076"
}
}