Empty list for 'bills' when filtering by update date for congress #118

[midiker]

I'm having trouble retrieving data from [/bill/{congress}] when filtering by update date for congress #118. The resulting list is empty, whereas the same URL with congress number 117 returns data. I would appreciate any assistance, I'm not certain if this issue is related to the hourly limit or something else. Thank you in advance for your help!

[mnewatloc]

I'm sorry, but we have been unable to replicate this issue. Can you send us the exact url you're using or maybe a screenshot?

[midiker]

Here is the screenshot when it is Congress 17:

Here is the screenshot when it is Congress 18:

Thank you!

[mnewatloc]

The and parameters specify the date of the last update received for the legislative entity or when we do an update of the data. It’s not a date corresponding to the legislative date or legislative action date. For example, let’s say HR 90000 was introduced in early March but we then updated it due to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) summary of it in September, a search of bills limited to March-June wouldn't find it because the summary was updated in September. We hope this helps explain why you received this empty list.