Detailed Parameter Values

This page provides detailed descriptions and examples of parameter values used in various methods of the package.

Issue Code Parameters

The issue_code parameter in the issues method and the texts method can take several values. Each value corresponds to a specific type of issue.

Possible Values:

• ACC : Accounting

• ADV : Advertising

• AER : Aerospace

• AGR : Agriculture

• ALC : Alcohol and Drug Abuse

• ANI : Animals

• APP : Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles

• ART : Arts/Entertainment

• AUT : Automotive Industry

• AVI : Aviation/Airlines/Airports

• BAN : Banking

• BNK : Bankruptcy

• BEV : Beverage Industry

• BUD : Budget/Appropriations

• CIV : Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

• CHM : Chemicals/Chemical Industry

• CAW : Clean Air and Water (quality)

• CDT : Commodities (big ticket)

• COM : Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

• CPI : Computer Industry

• CON : Constitution

• CSP : Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

• CPT : Copyright/Patent/Trademark

• DEF : Defense

• DIS : Disaster Planning/Emergencies

• DOC : District of Columbia

• ECN : Economics/Economic Development

• EDU : Education

• ENG : Energy/Nuclear

• ENV : Environment/Superfund

• FAM : Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

• FIN : Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

• FIR : Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

• FOO : Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

• FOR : Foreign Relations

• FUE : Fuel/Gas/Oil

• GAM : Gaming/Gambling/Casino

• GOV : Government Issues

• HCR : Health Issues

• HOM : Homeland Security

• HOU : Housing

• IMM : Immigration

• IND : Indian/Native American Affairs

• INS : Insurance

• INT : Intelligence

• LBR : Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

• LAW : Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

• MAN : Manufacturing

• MAR : Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

• MIA : Media (information/publishing)

• MED : Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

• MMM : Medicare/Medicaid

• MON : Minting/Money/Gold Standard

• NAT : Natural Resources

• PHA : Pharmacy

• POS : Postal

• RRR : Railroads

• RES : Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

• REL : Religion

• RET : Retirement

• ROD : Roads/Highway

• SCI : Science/Technology

• SMB : Small Business

• SPO : Sports/Athletics

• TAR : Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

• TAX : Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

• TEC : Telecommunications

• TOB : Tobacco

• TOR : Torts

• TRD : Trade (domestic/foreign)

• TRA : Transportation

• TOU : Travel/Tourism

• TRU : Trucking/Shipping

• URB : Urban Development/Municipalities

• UNM : Unemployment

• UTI : Utilities

• VET : Veterans

• WAS : Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)

• WEL : Welfare

Government Entity Parameters

The gov_entity parameter in the issues method specifies the government entity involved. Here are a couple of examples:

Possible Values:

• SENATE

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

• Architect of the Capitol (AOC)

• U.S. Botanic Garden

• Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Government Printing Office (GPO)

• Library of Congress (LOC)

• Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

• President of the U.S.

• Vice President of the U.S.

• Executive Office of the President (EOP)

• White House Office

• Office of the Vice President of the United States

• Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

• Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

• Natl Security Council (NSC)

• Office of Administration

• Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

• Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

• Office of Policy Development

• Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

• Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

• Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

• Defense, Dept of (DOD)

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

• Defense Department Field Activities

• Air Force, Dept of

• Army, Dept of (Other)

• Navy, Dept of

• Education, Dept of

• Energy, Dept of

• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

• Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

• Interior, Dept of (DOI)

• Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

• Labor, Dept of (DOL)

• State, Dept of (DOS)

• Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

• Treasury, Dept of

• Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

• African Development Foundation

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Corporation for Natl & Community Service

• Corporation for Natl & Community Service

• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

• Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

• Farm Credit Administration

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Federal Election Commission (FEC)

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

• Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)

• Federal Maritime Commission

• Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

• Mine Safety & Health Review Commission

• Federal Reserve System

• Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• General Services Administration (GSA)

• Inter-American Foundation

• Merit Systems Protection Board

• Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

• Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)

• Natl Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)

• Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

• Natl Foundation on the Arts & Humanities

• Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

• Natl Mediation Board

• AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation

• Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

• Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

• Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission

• Office of Government Ethics (OGE)

• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

• Office of Special Counsel

• Panama Canal Commission

• Peace Corps

• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

• Postal Rate Commission

• Railroad Retirement Board

• Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Selective Service System

• Small Business Administration (SBA)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

• U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency

• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

• U.S. Information Agency (USIA)

• U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency

• U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

• U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

• Legal Services Corporation

• Smithsonian Institution

• State Justice Institute

• U.S. Institute of Peace

• Alternative Agricultural Research & Commercialization Center

• Bureau of the Census

• Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

• Economic Development Administration

• Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

• Minority Business Development Agency

• Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

• Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

• Technology Administration

• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

• Defense Commissary Agency

• Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

• Defense Information Systems Agency

• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

• Defense Investigative Service (DIS)

• Defense Legal Services Agency

• Defense Logistics Agency

• Defense Security Assistance Agency

• Defense Special Weapons Agency

• Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency

• Natl Security Agency (NSA)

• On-Site Inspection Agency

• Joint Service Schools

• Administration on Aging

• Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

• Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

• Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

• Indian Health Service

• Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Program Support Center

• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

• Natl Park Service (NPS)

• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement

• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

• Minerals Management Service

• Bureau of Land Management

• Bureau of Reclamation

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

• U.S. Marshals Service

• U.S. Natl Central Bureau - Intl Criminal Police Organization

• Bureau of Citizenship

• Immigration Services (BCIS)

• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

• Office of Justice Program

• Bureau of Justice Assistance

• Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Natl Institute of Justice

• Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

• Office for Victims of Crime

• Office on Violence Against Women

• Drug Court Program Office

• Corrections Program Office

• Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration

• Employment Standards Administration

• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

• Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

• Veterans Employment & Training Service

• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

• Federal Railroad Administration

• Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

• Maritime Administration (MARAD)

• St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

• Research & Special Programs Administration

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics

• Surface Transportation Board (STB)

• Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives

• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

• U.S. Customs & Border Protection

• Bureau of Engraving & Printing

• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

• Federal Management Service

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• U.S. Mint

• Bureau of the Public Debt

• U.S. Secret Service

• Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

• Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA)

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

• Natl Economic Council (NEC)

• U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)

• Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

• Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

• Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

• Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• Natl Endowment for the Arts

• U.S. Copyright Office

• Natl Indian Gaming Commission

• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

• U.S. Marines

• Access Board

• U.S. Forest Service

• Postal Regulatory Commission

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)

• Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

• Marine Mammal Commission

• Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

• Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

• U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

• U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

• Natl Council on Disability

• Natl Endowment for the Humanities

• American Battle Monuments Commission

• Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)

• Appalachian Regional Commission

• Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

• Bureau of Arms Control

• Defense Business Transformation Agency (BTA)

• Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)

• Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

• Employment & Training Administration

• Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)

• Federal Mine Safety Health Review Commission (FMSHRC)

• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

• Financial Management Service (FMS)

• Ginnie Mae

• Job Corps

• Natl Bioethics Advisory Commission

• Natl Guard

• Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

• Natl Technical Information Service

• Office of Natl AIDS Policy

• Pentagon Force Protection Agency

• Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

• Risk Management Agency

• USA Freedom Corps

• U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

• U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

• Voice of America

• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Office of Technology Policy (OTP)

• UNDETERMINED

Bill State Parameters

The bill_state parameter in the bills method indicates the current state of a bill. Different states of a bill represent its stage in the legislative process.

Example Values:

• REFERRED

• PASSED:SIMPLERES

• REPORTED

• ENACTED:SIGNED

• PASS_OVER:HOUSE

• INTRODUCED

• PASS_OVER:SENATE

• PASSED:CONCURRENTRES

• PASS_BACK:SENATE

• PASSED:BILL

• PROV_KILL:VETO

• PROV_KILL:SUSPENSIONFAILED

• FAIL:ORIGINATING:HOUSE

• PROV_KILL:CLOTUREFAILED

• PASS_BACK:HOUSE

• VETOED:POCKET

• FAIL:ORIGINATING:SENATE

• VETOED:OVERRIDE_FAIL_ORIGINATING:HOUSE

• ENACTED:VETO_OVERRIDE

• CONFERENCE:PASSED:HOUSE

• VETOED:OVERRIDE_FAIL_ORIGINATING:SENATE

• CONFERENCE:PASSED:SENATE

• VETOED:OVERRIDE_FAIL_SECOND:SENATE

• FAIL:SECOND:SENATE

• VETOED:OVERRIDE_FAIL_SECOND:HOUSE

• FAIL:SECOND:HOUSE

• VETOED:OVERRIDE_PASS_OVER:HOUSE

• ENACTED:TENDAYRULE