Govbase

Official10 tools

by govbase

U.S. federal policy data — bills, Congress members, voting records, and civic info.

Access U.S. federal legislation, Congress member info, and voting records.

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

search_policies

Search U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.

Parameters (3)

querystringrequired
Search query (bill name, topic, keyword)
limitnumber
Number of results (max 25)
sortstring
Sort order

get_policy

Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").

Parameters (1)

policy_idstringrequired
Policy ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234")

get_policy_text

Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.

Parameters (2)

policy_idstringrequired
Policy ID
formatstring
Text format

search_members

Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.

Parameters (5)

querystring
Search by name
statestring
Two-letter state code (e.g., "CA")
partystring
Political party
chamberstring
Congressional chamber
limitnumber
Number of results

get_member

Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).

Parameters (1)

bioguide_idstringrequired
Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197")

get_member_vote

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 (2)

bioguide_idstringrequired
Bioguide ID of the member
policy_idstringrequired
Policy ID to check vote on

get_stories

List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.

Parameters (1)

limitnumber
Number of stories

get_story

Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.

Parameters (1)

bundle_idstringrequired
Story bundle ID

get_representatives

Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.

Parameters (1)

addressstringrequired
Street address (e.g., "1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC")

get_voter_info

Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.

Parameters (1)

addressstringrequired
Registered voter address

Install

Tools (10)

search_policiesget_policyget_policy_textsearch_membersget_memberget_member_voteget_storiesget_story

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://api.govbase.com/mcp

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.govbase.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.