Bring Legislation
to Claude Code
Create your Vinkius account to connect U.S. Congress to Claude Code and start using all 8 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the U.S. Congress MCP Server?
Connect the U.S. Congress API to your AI agent and access comprehensive legislative data through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Bill Research — Search and browse bills across congressional sessions with full text and status tracking
- Member Lookup — List current and past members of Congress with biographical and voting data
- Amendment Tracking — Browse amendments to bills and resolutions
- Treaty Analysis — Access treaty submissions and their current status
- Nomination Tracking — Monitor presidential nominations through the confirmation process
- Committee Navigation — Browse congressional committees and their jurisdictions
- Congress History — Access session data across historical congresses
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Get a free API key from Congress.gov
- Start researching legislation from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Policy Researchers — quickly find bills, track their progress, and analyze legislative trends
- Journalists — research congressional activity, member records, and committee hearings
- Civic Tech Developers — build apps that make legislative data accessible to citizens
Built-in capabilities (8)
Get full details for a specific legislative bill
List legislative amendments
gov database. List bills from the current or specified Congress
List congressional committees
List current or past members of the US Congress
List executive and judicial nominations
g., 118th, 117th) and their start and end dates. List historical congressional sessions
List treaties handled by Congress
Why Claude Code?
Claude Code registers U.S. Congress as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 8 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where U.S. Congress data drives decisions without human intervention.
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Single-command setup:
claude mcp addregisters the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart - —
Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks
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Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using U.S. Congress tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts
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Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features
U.S. Congress in Claude Code
Why run U.S. Congress with Vinkius?
The U.S. Congress connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 8 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect U.S. Congress using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
U.S. Congress and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect U.S. Congress to Claude Code through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
U.S. Congress for Claude Code
Every request between Claude Code and U.S. Congress is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Is the API key free?
Yes! The Congress.gov API key is completely free. Register at api.congress.gov/sign-up/ to get instant access to all legislative data endpoints.
How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add <name> --transport http "<url>" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.
Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?
Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.
How do I list all connected MCP servers?
Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.
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