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Return search results from legiscan's database

legiSearch.Rd

Return search results from legiscan's database. Check legiscan.com for specific search syntax for more details.

Usage

legiSearch(
  query = NULL,
  state = "ALL",
  year = 2,
  session = NULL,
  page = 1,
  legiKey = NULL
)

Arguments

query

Enter your search text. Your query may use grammatically correct spacing. Use legiscan's search syntax for more powerful results.

state

Search the entire nation by default with 'ALL' or specify state using letter abbreviations

year

Should be an integer. 1=All, 2=Current, 3=Recent, 4=Prior, >1900=Exact Year

session

Limit search to specific session with a session_id

page

Default is set to return Page 1. `legisearch` will paginate and include results.

Examples

legiSearch(
  query = "action:yesterday AND 'workers compensation'",
  state = "TX"
)
#> Warning: Invalid API Key:  Register <https://legiscan.com/user/register> Store with `setlegiKey`
#> [1] "Invalid API Key:  Register <https://legiscan.com/user/register> Store with `setlegiKey`"

legiSearch(
query = "intro:month AND wage theft"
)
#> Warning: Invalid API Key:  Register <https://legiscan.com/user/register> Store with `setlegiKey`
#> [1] "Invalid API Key:  Register <https://legiscan.com/user/register> Store with `setlegiKey`"