Govbase
govbase-inc/govbase
Connects Claude to U.S. federal government data through the Govbase API. You get programmatic access to congressional bills, legislator profiles, voting records, and general civic information without scraping government sites or parsing PDFs yourself. Reach for this when you're building tools that need to look up how representatives voted, track bill status, or surface policy information in conversational interfaces. The streamable HTTP transport means you can run it remotely without local setup. Useful for civic tech projects, policy research tools, or any application where you need structured access to what's happening in Congress.
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- 10
- last updated
- Mar 27, 2026
Tools
10 toolsPublic tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
search_policiesSearch U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.3 params
Search U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.
Parameters* required
limitnumberNumber of results (max 25)default: 10
querystringSearch query (bill name, topic, keyword)
sortstringSort orderone of
date · importancedefault: importanceget_policyRetrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").1 params
Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").
Parameters* required
policy_idstringPolicy ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234")
get_policy_textRetrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.2 params
Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.
Parameters* required
formatstringText formatone of
markdown · plaindefault: markdownpolicy_idstringPolicy ID
search_membersSearch current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.5 params
Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.
Parameters* required
chamberstringCongressional chamberone of
house · senatelimitnumberNumber of resultsdefault: 20
partystringPolitical partyone of
Democratic · Republican · IndependentquerystringSearch by name
statestringTwo-letter state code (e.g., "CA")
get_memberRetrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).1 params
Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).
Parameters* required
bioguide_idstringBioguide ID (e.g., "P000197")
get_member_voteCheck how a specific U.S. member of Congress voted on a policy by providing their Bioguide ID and the policy ID. Returns all roll call votes for that member on the given policy.2 params
Check how a specific U.S. member of Congress voted on a policy by providing their Bioguide ID and the policy ID. Returns all roll call votes for that member on the given policy.
Parameters* required
bioguide_idstringBioguide ID of the member
policy_idstringPolicy ID to check vote on
get_storiesList current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.1 params
List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.
Parameters* required
limitnumberNumber of storiesdefault: 10
get_storyRetrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.1 params
Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.
Parameters* required
bundle_idstringStory bundle ID
get_representativesLook up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.1 params
Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.
Parameters* required
addressstringStreet address (e.g., "1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC")
get_voter_infoGet election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.1 params
Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.
Parameters* required
addressstringRegistered voter address
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- Repository
- github.com/govbase-inc/govbase
- Website
- govbase.com
- Category
- Data & Analytics
- Transport
- HTTP
- Registry
- MCP registry, active
