Open ryparker opened 4 months ago
The late representative McEachin, A. Donald (M001200) returns "currentMember": true, even though he passed away in 2022.
M001200
"currentMember": true,
Request:
curl --location 'https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/M001200?format=json&api_key=<API_KEY>'
Response:
{ "member": { "addressInformation": { "city": "Washington", "district": "DC", "zipCode": 20515 }, "bioguideId": "M001200", "birthYear": "1961", "cosponsoredLegislation": { "count": 976, "url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/M001200/cosponsored-legislation" }, "currentMember": true, "deathYear": "2022", "depiction": { "attribution": "Congressional Pictorial Directory", "imageUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/img/member/116_rp_va_4_mceachin_a_200.jpg" }, "directOrderName": "A. Donald McEachin", "district": 4, "firstName": "A.", "honorificName": "Mr.", "invertedOrderName": "McEachin, A. Donald", "lastName": "McEachin", "middleName": "Donald", "officialWebsiteUrl": "https://mcclellan.house.gov/", "partyHistory": [ { "partyAbbreviation": "D", "partyName": "Democratic", "startYear": 2017 } ], "sponsoredLegislation": { "count": 70, "url": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/M001200/sponsored-legislation" }, "state": "Virginia", "terms": [ { "chamber": "House of Representatives", "congress": 115, "district": 4, "endYear": 2019, "memberType": "Representative", "startYear": 2017, "stateCode": "VA", "stateName": "Virginia" }, { "chamber": "House of Representatives", "congress": 116, "district": 4, "endYear": 2021, "memberType": "Representative", "startYear": 2019, "stateCode": "VA", "stateName": "Virginia" }, { "chamber": "House of Representatives", "congress": 117, "district": 4, "endYear": 2022, "memberType": "Representative", "startYear": 2021, "stateCode": "VA", "stateName": "Virginia" } ], "updateDate": "2024-02-26T19:36:17Z" }, "request": { "bioguideId": "m001200", "contentType": "application/json", "format": "json" } }
Hello. Thanks for your feedback. This has been fixed.
This is occurring again for the same member M001200.
I also noticed George Santos (S001222) was recently marked "currrentMember": true as well.
S001222
"currrentMember": true
The late representative McEachin, A. Donald (
M001200
) returns"currentMember": true,
even though he passed away in 2022.Request:
Response: