{"repo":"amurshak/congressMCP","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/amurshak/congressMCP","clone":"git clone https://github.com/amurshak/congressMCP.git","description":"An MCP server allowing AI agents and MCP clients to interface with the Congress.gov API","language":"Python","stars":32,"topics":["government","legislation","mcp","mcp-server","modelcontextprotocol","policy","congress"],"license":null,"category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"CongressMCP 91+ congressional data tools for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP client. Access live U.S. Congressional data — bills, votes, members, committees, hearings, and more — through natural language via the Model Context Protocol. Quick Start 1. Get a free Congress.gov API key Sign up at api.congress.gov/sign-up (takes 30 seconds, completely free). 2. Configure your MCP client Claude Desktop — add to /Library/Application Support/Claude/claude desktop config.json : VS Code — add to .vscode/mcp.json : Cursor — add to /.cursor/mcp.json using the same format as VS Code. 3. Start asking questions \"Find recent climate change bills in the 119th Congress\" \"How did senators from California vote on the latest defense bill?\" \"Who are the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee?\" \"What's the latest action on H.R. 1234?\" Tools 7 toolsets, 90+ operations covering the Congress.gov API: Toolset Operations What it does --------- ----------- -------------- Bills 16 Search, details, text, actions, amendments, cosponsors, subjects Laws 2 Enacted public/private laws by congress ( get laws , get law details ) Amendments 7 Search, details, actions, sponsors, text Treaties & Summaries 5 Treaty search, actions, committees, text; bill summaries Members & Committees 13 Member search by name/state/district, sponsored legislation, committee bills/reports/communications Voting & Nominations 13 House/Senate votes, nominations, roll calls Records & Hearings 10+ Congressional Record, hearings, CR","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/amurshak","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/amurshak/congressMCP/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}