# LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP for AI Agents AI Agent Connect

> LegiScan Legislation Lookup provides real-time legislative intelligence across all 50 US states and Congress. Use your AI agent to search bills, track legislative progress, and pull voting records instantly.

## Overview
- **Category:** data-analytics
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_rssiJPKVDLeLjmC4UwvbiJTA0ihjeR7mzC6IlOFm/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** legislative-tracking, bill-search, voting-records, policy-monitoring, public-records

## Description

LegiScan Legislation Lookup gives your AI agent a direct line into the legislative processes of all 50 US states and Congress. Instead of jumping between dozens of government portals and manual search engines, you can ask your agent to find specific bills, monitor their progress, or pull entire lists of active legislation. If you're a policy analyst or a journalist, this means you can get a clear picture of state-level policy shifts or federal voting records in a single conversation. You can check where a bill is stuck in a committee, see the full history of a specific piece of law, or audit how a representative voted on a high-stakes issue. It handles the heavy lifting of data retrieval so you can focus on interpreting the information. You'll find this is a huge time saver when you're managing multiple state tracks at once. Because Vinkius makes it easy to connect these types of tools, you can plug this in and start getting real-time legislative intelligence immediately.

## Tools

### get_state_master_list
Pull a full list of active bills for a specific state. This is great for getting a bird's-eye view of a current session.

### search_bills
Find legislative bills across any state or federal jurisdiction using keywords. It works like a targeted search for specific policy areas.

### get_bill_details
Get the status and history for a specific bill. It helps you see exactly where a piece of legislation is currently stuck.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
Find all active bills in Texas related to property taxes.
```

**Response:** 
```
I've searched the Texas legislative database. Here are the active bills related to property taxes:

| Bill ID | Title | Status |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| HB-442 | Property Tax Relief Act | In Committee |
| SB-109 | Local Assessment Reform | Passed Senate |

Would you like to see the full details for any of these?
```

**Prompt:** 
```
What's the current status of federal bill HR-1234?
```

**Response:** 
```
I've retrieved the details for **HR-1234**:

*   **Status:** Currently in the House Committee on Energy.
*   **Last Action:** Favorable report issued on October 12th.
*   **Summary:** This bill proposes a new framework for offshore wind energy subsidies.

Would you like to see the voting records for this bill?
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Show me the voting records for the latest clean energy bill in California.
```

**Response:** 
```
I've pulled the voting records for **SB-525** (Clean Energy Initiative):

**Vote Count:**
*   **Yes:** 34
*   **No:** 12
*   **Abstain:** 1

**Key Votes:**
*   Rep. Smith: Yes
*   Rep. Jones: No
*   Rep. Garcia: Yes

Do you need a full list of all representatives who voted?
```

## Capabilities

### Search legislative bills
Find specific bills across state or federal jurisdictions using keywords or IDs.

### Track bill progress
Get the current status and history of a bill to see where it sits in the legislative process.

### Audit voting records
Retrieve detailed records showing how specific representatives voted on bills.

### Pull state master lists
Get a complete list of all active bills for a specific state session.

### Monitor policy shifts
Track changes in state laws and federal legislation across multiple jurisdictions.

## Use Cases

### Verifying representative voting records
A journalist asks their agent to show how a specific senator voted on a recent environmental bill and gets a clear breakdown of the results.

### Monitoring clean energy shifts
A policy analyst asks for all active bills in 10 different states related to offshore wind power to identify regional trends.

### State-level legal research
A legal researcher pulls the full history of a state's master bill list to see which laws were recently amended or passed.

### Tracking local education reform
An active citizen asks their agent to find the current status of a specific school funding bill in their home state.

## Benefits

- Faster research: Use search_bills to find specific policy areas across 50 states without opening dozens of tabs.
- Accurate tracking: Keep tabs on legislation progress with get_bill_details to see exactly where a bill is stuck.
- Deep dives: Pull full voting records to see how specific representatives voted on high-stakes issues.
- Batch monitoring: Use get_state_master_list to see every active bill in a state session at once.
- Reliable data: Get official state and federal legislative data directly into your AI chat.
- Policy auditing: Quickly verify if a specific law was passed or is still pending in a committee.

## How It Works

The bottom line is you get real-time legislative data without the manual searching.

1. Subscribe to the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP on Vinkius.
2. Enter your LegiScan API Key in your AI client settings.
3. Ask your agent to find bills, check voting records, or pull state master lists.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can LegiScan Legislation Lookup find bills in all 50 states?**
Yes, it provides access to legislative data for all 50 US states as well as federal Congress records.

**How do I use LegiScan Legislation Lookup to see how a representative voted?**
You can simply ask your agent to pull the voting records for a specific bill. It will return a breakdown of how representatives voted.

**Can I search for federal bills with this Connector?**
Yes, the tool allows you to search for both state-level and federal legislative bills using keywords or IDs.

**Does LegiScan Legislation Lookup provide real-time updates?**
It provides real-time intelligence, allowing you to see the current status and most recent actions on any bill.

**Who can use LegiScan Legislation Lookup for research?**
It is ideal for policy analysts, journalists, legal researchers, and any citizen who needs to monitor legislative activity.

**How do I get the master list of bills for a specific state?**
You can ask your agent to pull the master list for your desired state. It will return a list of all active bills for that session.

**Can I search for bills in a specific state?**
Yes! Use the `get_bill_list` tool and provide the state code (e.g., 'CA' for California, 'NY' for New York). It will return all active bills for the current session.

**Does this include the full text of the bills?**
The integration currently retrieves bill summaries and status updates. For the full legal text, the tool provides reference links to the official state or federal repositories.

**How can I see how my representative voted?**
Use the `get_bill_details` tool with the Bill ID. The response includes a roll call section with the results of all votes taken on that specific piece of legislation.