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congressgov-mcp-server

An MCP server that provides access to U.S. congressional data including bills, enacted laws, members, committees, roll call votes, nominations, CRS reports, and the Congressional Record. It supports STDIO and Streamable HTTP transports and offers tools for browsing legislative activity, reading bill text, and tracking Senate confirmations.

Package and access

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congressgov-mcp-server logo, by cyanheadsCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads
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What you can do with it

  • Browse and retrieve bills with actions, sponsors, summaries, and text
  • Find members of Congress by state, district, or congress
  • Retrieve House and Senate roll call votes and member positions
  • Browse and read committee reports and CRS policy reports

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.9.0
mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server@0.9.0Source repository
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Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server 0.9.0

npmnpx
@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server package definition
{
  "version": "0.9.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "CONGRESS_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional API key from api.data.gov. Fallbacks: DEMO_KEY 30/hour and 50/day per IP; registered key 5000/hour. Upstream hourly quota headers take precedence."
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server@0.9.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CONGRESS_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server@0.9.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CONGRESS_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "congressgov-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server@0.9.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CONGRESS_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressgov-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server@0.9.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CONGRESS_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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