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openbb-congress-gov

library1.2.3pypypi✓ verified 84d ago

Extension for the OpenBB Platform that provides access to U.S. Congress data from Congress.gov API. Version 1.2.3 requires Python >=3.10 and <4. Releases follow OpenBB platform extensions cadence (roughly monthly).

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pip install openbb-congress-gov

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · OPENBB-CONGRESS-GO

openbb-congress-gov

analyticspythonv1.2.3

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

OBBject

✓ from openbb_core.app.model.obbject import OBBject

✗ from openbb import OBBject

OpenBB v4+ moved OBBject to openbb_core package

Initialize OpenBB, log in with Personal Access Token, then fetch Congress bills.

from openbb import obb import os obb.account.login(pat=os.environ.get('OPENBB_PAT', '')) congress_bills = obb.congress.gov.bills_search(query='healthcare') print(congress_bills.results)

Debug

Known issues

breakingOpenBB v4 restructured all providers; old v3 import paths (e.g., from openbb_congress import ...) no longer work.

fix

Use from openbb import obb and access via obb.congress.gov.*

affects: >=4.0.0

gotchaAPI key for Congress.gov is not set via environment variable CONGRESS_GOV_API_KEY; it must be provided as a parameter or in the provider settings.

fix

Pass api_key=... to the endpoint or set it in the provider initialization.

affects: all

deprecatedThe use of openbb.congress.gov.bills_search with 'query' parameter is deprecated; use 'q' instead.

fix

Replace query='text' with q='text'

affects: >=1.2.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'openbb_core'

Missing base OpenBB installation

fix

pip install openbb openbb-core

openbb.errors.OpenBBError: Not authenticated. Please log in with a Personal Access Token.

No PAT provided or session not started

fix

Call obb.account.login(pat=os.environ.get('OPENBB_PAT', '')) before using any provider

openbb.errors.OpenBBError: Provider 'congress.gov' requires an API key. Provide the parameter 'api_key' or set at the provider level.

Missing Congress.gov API key

fix

Pass api_key parameter to the command or set via obb.providers.congress.gov.api_key

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Version history

1.2.3latest on PyPI · released May 26, 2026

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Dependencies

openbb-corerequiredBase OpenBB platform required to run extensions

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