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US Congress members in Duaer

In Duaer: Congress.gov: current US senators and representatives for a state or House district, with party and start year. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer US Congress members lists the current members of Congress for a state, senators first, then representatives by district. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

Pick Duaer Data → US Congress members in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: US Congress bills, US Census ACS.

When to use it

Find the senators and representatives for a state.
Look up who represents one House district.

When not to use it

Bills and laws. Use US Congress bills.
Federal spending by recipient. Use US federal agency budgets.

Search on the canvas

Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → US Congress members.
Fill State (such as CA). Optional: District (such as 12), Name Words.
Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/congress-members?state=CA
Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-congress-members
description: >-
  Duaer US Congress members. Congress.gov: current US senators and representatives for a state or House district, with party and start year.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer US Congress members

Duaer US Congress members lists the current members of Congress for a state, senators first, then representatives by district. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

## When to use

- Find the senators and representatives for a state.
- Look up who represents one House district.

## When not to use

- Bills and laws. Use https://skills.duaer.com/congress-bills.md.
- Federal spending by recipient. Use https://skills.duaer.com/usaspending.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/congress-members?state=CA`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `state`.

- `state` — Two-letter code such as CA.
- `district` — Optional. House district number, such as 12.
- `words` — Optional. Words in the member name.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/congress-members?state=CA` — both California senators and its representatives.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/congress-members?state=NY&district=12` — the representative for New York district 12.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `bioguideId`, `name` — Congress member ID and name.
- `party`, `state`, `district` — party, state, and House district.
- `chamber`, `startYear` — Senate or House and the start of the current term run.
- `imageUrl` — official portrait when available.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/congress-bills.md — Duaer US Congress bills
- https://skills.duaer.com/census.md — Duaer US Census ACS

Questions

How many credits does a US Congress members search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Does Duaer US Congress members include former members?

No. Duaer lists current members only. With a district, it keeps only the member who represents that district now.

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US Congress bills in Duaer

In Duaer: Congress.gov: US bills, resolutions, and public laws with their sponsor chamber and latest action. One successful search uses 1 credit.

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US Census ACS in Duaer

In Duaer: US Census American Community Survey 5-year: population, household income, age, home value, rent, and poverty by state or county. One successful search uses 1 credit.