The Congressional Data Scraper (CDS) scrapes the plain text version of the Daily Editions of the U.S. Congressional Records from “congress.gov” containing a search term. It outputs a data set with columns for: url, date, title (of record), speaker, and text.
Everyone should have the means to collect an analysis-ready version of the Congressional Records! This tool makes it easy. If you have never used Python before, watch our 3 minute video (forthcoming) and by the end you will be collecting data.
Visit the Congressional Data Scraper repository for additional installation and useage instructions, and to get a copy for your own use.
