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Congressgov MCP server

Connect Congressgov and your agent gets 10 tools, among them congressgov_bill_lookup, congressgov_bill_summaries, congressgov_committee_lookup. It answers at https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 6 of 6 times since 11 September 2026; the last check, on 21 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
10
Reliability
6 of 6 checks
Response time
558 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
21 October 2026

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

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 10 tools Congressgov offers

ToolWhat it does
congressgov_bill_lookupBrowse 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 congress, defaults to most-recently-updated fi
Inputs: operation, congress, billType, billNumber, fromDateTime, toDateTime
congressgov_bill_summariesBrowse 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/toDateTime filters apply to the summary'
Inputs: congress, billType, fromDateTime, toDateTime, limit, offset
congressgov_committee_lookupBrowse 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 'filter' for name→code resolution) to dis
Inputs: operation, congress, chamber, committeeCode, filter, limit
congressgov_committee_reportsBrowse 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 committee vote. Report types are 'hrpt' (House
Inputs: operation, congress, reportType, reportNumber, limit, offset
congressgov_crs_reportsBrowse 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 legal questions. Report IDs use letter-nu
Inputs: operation, reportNumber, limit, offset
congressgov_daily_recordBrowse 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') → articles (via 'articles'). Use 'list
Inputs: operation, volumeNumber, issueNumber, limit, offset, articleIndex
congressgov_enacted_lawsBrowse 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 'bill_lookup' does not offer. 'get' returns
Inputs: operation, congress, lawType, lawNumber, limit, offset
congressgov_member_lookupDiscover 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, or CA district 12 in the 118th). Add cur
Inputs: operation, bioguideId, congress, stateCode, district, currentMember
congressgov_roll_votesRetrieve 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 official LIS feed). Use 'list' to find votes
Inputs: operation, chamber, congress, session, voteNumber, order
congressgov_senate_nominationsBrowse presidential nominations to federal positions and track the Senate confirmation process. Use 'list' to browse, 'get' for nomination detail, 'actions'/'committees'/'hearings' for confirmation pipeline data, or 'nominees' to retrieve i
Inputs: operation, congress, nominationNumber, ordinal, limit, offset

Add Congressgov to your AI client

Every block below points at https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http congressgov https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "serverUrl": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: Congressgov
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Congressgov
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "httpUrl": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov": {
      "url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcongressgov.caseyjhand.com%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=congressgov&name=Congressgov

Is Congressgov up right now?

It answered our last check on 21 October 2026 in 558 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about Congressgov

How many tools does Congressgov have?

10, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 13 September 2026: congressgov_bill_lookup, congressgov_bill_summaries, congressgov_committee_lookup, congressgov_committee_reports, congressgov_crs_reports, congressgov_daily_record, congressgov_enacted_laws, congressgov_member_lookup, and 2 more.

Is Congressgov down?

It answered our last check on 21 October 2026 in 558 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6.

How do I add Congressgov to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does Congressgov need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: io.github.cyanheads. Endpoint host: congressgov.caseyjhand.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:io.github.cyanheads:mcp:congressgov-mcp-server. First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

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