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MCP live v0.3.8 MCP 2026-07-28 streamable-http

io.github.cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server

Access U.S. congressional data - bills, votes, members, committees - via MCP.

Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
622ms
last probe
Tools
10
callable
Resources
2
readable
Prompts
2
available
Primary URL
https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
why this score
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
10 tools, 2 resources, 2 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
14 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
77 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 10

congressgov_bill_lookup

Browse and retrieve U.S. legislative bill data from Congress.gov. Discover bills by filtering on congress, bill type, and date range — there is no keyword search. Use 'list' to browse (requires congre…

congressgov_enacted_laws

Browse enacted public and private laws from Congress.gov by congress and law type ('pub' for public laws, 'priv' for private). 'list' filters by enactment status and law type — the discovery path 'bil…

congressgov_member_lookup

Discover congressional members and their legislative activity. No name search. For 'list', filter by stateCode (optionally with district), by congress, or by both together (e.g., 118th Congress + CA, …

congressgov_committee_lookup

Browse congressional committees and their legislation, reports, and nominations. Committee codes follow the pattern chamber-prefix (h/s/j) + abbreviation + 2-digit number — use 'list' (with optional '…

congressgov_roll_votes

Retrieve U.S. congressional roll call votes and individual member voting positions for either chamber. Set 'chamber' to 'house' (default, from the Congress.gov API) or 'senate' (from the Senate's offi…

congressgov_senate_nominations

Browse presidential nominations to federal positions and track the Senate confirmation process. Use 'list' to browse, 'get' for nomination detail, 'actions'/'committees'/'hearings' for confirmation pi…

congressgov_bill_summaries

Browse recent CRS (Congressional Research Service) bill summaries — plain-language summaries of bills at each legislative stage, useful for answering "what's happening in Congress?". The fromDateTime/…

congressgov_crs_reports

Browse and retrieve CRS (Congressional Research Service) reports — nonpartisan policy analyses by subject-matter experts at the Library of Congress, covering policy areas, legislative proposals, and l…

congressgov_committee_reports

Browse and retrieve committee reports from Congress.gov — reports accompany legislation reported out of committee and explain the bill's purpose, committee amendments, dissenting views, and the commit…

congressgov_daily_record

Browse the daily Congressional Record — floor speeches, debates, and legislative text published each day Congress is in session. Navigation is hierarchical: volumes (via 'list') → issues (via 'issues'…

Resources · 2

current-congress

Current congress number, session dates, and chamber info. Baseline context for queries.

congress://current
bill-types

Reference table of valid bill type codes (hr, s, hjres, etc.) with descriptions.

congress://bill-types

Prompts · 2

congressgov_bill_analysis

Structured framework for analyzing a bill: summary, sponsors, committee referrals, action timeline, related legislation, policy implications, and outlook.

congressgov_legislative_research

Research framework for investigating a policy area across Congress: relevant bills, key members, committee activity, and legislative status. The discovery plan reflects whether this deployment can sea…

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}