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Congress.gov API

by · github.com/AshwinSundar/congress_gov_mcp

time data from the Congress.gov API, which is the official API for the United States Congress.

Unclaimed MIT last commit a year ago devtools
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Scored 5 months ago · breakdown

About Congress.gov API

Congress.gov API is an MCP server published by AshwinSundar in the Developer Tools category: time data from the Congress.gov API, which is the official API for the United States Congress.

The repository has 19 stars and 5 forks, with the last commit a year ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/AshwinSundar/congress_gov_mcp

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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Security checks

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  • ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
  • ✓License declaredUsable under a stated license.
  • ✓Tests presentA test suite exists in the repository.
  • ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
  • ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.
  • !Scoped permissionsDoesn't declare a permission scope. Assume it can do anything its process can.

README

Congress.gov MCP server

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Ever wonder what our (US) Congress is up to? Tired of reading the news to find out? Ask the US Congress API yourself.

Unofficial MCP server for the Congress.gov API

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install congress_gov_mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @AshwinSundar/congress_gov_mcp --client claude

Manual Installation

Prerequisites

  1. Install uv. The easiest way on macOS and Linux is:

    curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

  2. Get a Congress.gov API key.

  3. Install Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or another client that supports MCP Integrations

Initial Setup

  1. Complete Prerequisites

  2. Clone this repository, and cd in:

    git clone http://github.com/AshwinSundar/congress_gov_mcp

    cd congress_gov_mcp

  3. Install dependencies:

    uv sync

  4. Create a .env file from the template:

    cp .env.template .env

  5. Add your Congress.gov API key to the .env file:

congress_gov_mcp/.env

CONGRESS_GOV_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Client Configuration

Claude Desktop

  1. Complete Prerequisites

  2. Copy the absolute path to your uv installation:

which uv

  1. Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file, inside the mcpServers block:

    macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

    Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congress_gov_mcp": {
      "command": "/absolute_path/to/uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "/absolute_path_to/congress_gov_mcp/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

  1. Complete Prerequisites

  2. Add the following to .mcp.json in the directory you are running Claude Code in, inside the mcpServers block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congress_gov_mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "/absolute_path_to/congress_gov_mcp/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Roadmap

  • api.congress.gov
    • /bill
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{billType}
      • /{congress}/{billType}/{billNumber}
        • /actions
        • /amendments
        • /committees
        • /cosponsors
        • /relatedbills
        • /subjects
        • /summaries
        • /text
        • /titles
    • /amendment
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{amendmentType}
      • /{congress}/{amendmentType}/{amendmentNumber}
        • /actions
        • /cosponsors
        • /amendments
        • /text
    • /summaries
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{billType}
    • /congress
      • /{congress}
      • /current
    • /member
      • /{bioguideId}
        • /sponsored-legislation
        • /cosponsored-legislation
    • /committee
      • /{systemCode}
        • /bills
        • /reports
        • /nominations
        • /meetings
        • /hearings
        • /house-communication
        • /senate-communication
    • /committee-report
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{reportType}
      • /{congress}/{reportType}/{reportNumber}
        • /text
    • /committee-print
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{printType}
      • /{congress}/{printType}/{printNumber}
        • /text
    • /committee-meeting
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{chamber}
        • /meetings
    • /hearing
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{chamber}
      • /{congress}/{chamber}/{hearingNumber}
    • /house-vote
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{session}
      • /{congress}/{session}/{rollCallNumber}
    • /congressional-record
      • /{volume}
      • /{volume}/{pagePrefix}
      • /{volume}/{pagePrefix}/{pageNumber}
    • /daily-congressional-record
      • /{volume}
      • /{volume}/{issue}
    • /bound-congressional-record
      • /{year}
      • /{year}/{month}
      • /{year}/{month}/{day}
    • /house-communication
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{communicationType}
      • /{congress}/{communicationType}/{communicationNumber}
    • /house-requirement
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{requirementNumber}
    • /senate-communication
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{communicationType}
      • /{congress}/{communicationType}/{communicationNumber}
    • /nomination
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{nominationNumber}
        • /actions
        • /hearings
    • /crsreport
      • /{productCode}
    • /treaty
      • /{congress}
      • /{congress}/{treatyNumber}
        • /actions
        • /committees

README fetched from the repository 7 days ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Congress.gov API

How do I install Congress.gov API?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is Congress.gov API safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 50 out of 100 (fair). It passes 5 of the 6 static security checks run so far; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Congress.gov API still maintained?

The last commit was a year ago and 2 open issues. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.