---
title: "Returns recent congressional + oversight publications from GovInfo across four collections"
method: GET
path: "/v1/government-publications"
---

# Returns recent congressional + oversight publications from GovInfo across four collections

`GET /v1/government-publications`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.keyvex.com`
- URL: `https://api.keyvex.com/v1/government-publications`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns recent congressional + oversight publications from GovInfo across four collections. Use this when the user asks about:   - Committee reports on a specific bill or topic   - Recently signed public laws (the 'did it become law' signal)   - Congressional hearing transcripts (testimony from regulators,     CEOs, expert witnesses)   - GAO oversight reports (independent reviews of federal agencies     + programs, often precede SEC/DOJ enforcement on the same target)  Collections (filter via the `collection` enum):   CRPT       — Congressional Reports. Includes committee reports                accompanying bills (House hrpt / Senate srpt). Real-                time signal on what's about to move on the floor.   PLAW       — Public + Private Laws. Bills that were signed into                law. The 'what actually got done' record.   CHRG       — Congressional Hearings. Transcripts of House +                Senate committee hearings — testimony from agency                heads, executives, expert witnesses. Hearings often                PRECEDE enforcement actions (the public 'why did                this happen' conversation).   GAOREPORTS — GAO oversight reports. Independent congressional                oversight. NOTE: GovInfo's GAO collection is a                historical archive (~16.5K reports) that is not                receiving recent updates — GAO now publishes current                reports on gao.gov directly. Use this for historical                GAO research; recent reports won't appear here.  Identifier format: each `package_id` is GovInfo's globally-unique ID (e.g., 'CRPT-119hrpt27' for House Report 27 of the 119th Congress, 'PLAW-119publ12' for Public Law 12, 'CHRG-119hhrg54321' for House hearing 54321). Direct doc lookup by package_id is fastest.  Cross-source pairing pattern:   Hearing → trade by attending member: get_congressional_trades(       bioguide_id:'...', since:'<hearing date>')   GAO report on agency → SEC follow-on: get_enforcement_actions(       text:'<agency name>', since:'<GAO report date>')   Committee report → bill passage: get_bills + get_roll_call_votes  Full document body (PDF / HTML / XML) lives at `package_link`; v1A returns only metadata — agents follow the link for content.

## Query parameters

- `package_id` string
- `collection` 'CRPT' | 'PLAW' | 'CHRG' | 'GAOREPORTS'
- `doc_class` string
- `congress` string
- `title` string
- `since` string
- `until` string
- `sort_by` 'date_issued' | 'last_modified'
- `sort_order` 'desc' | 'asc'
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

JSON envelope: { results: [...], count, has_more }.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid parameter.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: This tool requires a higher plan (upgrade_required). Retrying will not help.
- `429`: Tier rate/quota limit reached (rate_limited). Retry-After points at the reset.

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