About Govtrack
Govtrack is an MCP server for US Congress data, for users looking up bills, members, and roll-call votes. It retrieves detailed records by GovTrack ID and requires no authentication.
Key features
- 01Fetch bills and status histories by ID
- 02Retrieve member histories and scores
- 03View each member’s roll-call vote
Use cases
- 01Track bill status, cosponsors, and related bills
- 02Review a member’s role history and profile
- 03Check how each member voted in a roll call
MCP support
The MCP server exposes tools for retrieving bills, members, and individual roll-call votes to MCP clients. It can be connected through the Pipeworx gateway.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http pipeworx-io-govtrack https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-govtrack":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"pipeworx-io-govtrack":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-govtrack":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"pipeworx-io-govtrack":{"serverUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEmcp-govtrack
GovTrack MCP — federal US Congress data (free, no auth)
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_bill | Fetch a single bill by GovTrack numeric ID. Returns full status history, cosponsors, related bills, action timeline. |
get_member | Fetch a person record by GovTrack person ID. Returns full role history, ideology score, leadership score, twitterid, website. |
get_vote_detail | Fetch how each member voted on a roll-call vote. Returns per-member vote options (Yea / Nay / Present / Not Voting). |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"govtrack": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Govtrack data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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