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Use Congress.gov with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Query U.S. legislative data via AI. search bills, members, amendments, treaties, nominations, committees, and congressional records.

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Complete set · 8 capabilities

The complete Congress.gov capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Congress.gov.

Capability set01 / 02

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Congress.gov.

  1. 01

    Get bill details

    Get full details for a specific legislative bill

  2. 02

    List congress bills

    Gov database. List bills from the current or specified Congress

  3. 03

    List congress nominations

    List executive and judicial nominations

  4. 04

    List congress amendments

    List legislative amendments

Capability set02 / 02

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Congress.gov.

  1. 05

    List congress committees

    List congressional committees

  2. 06

    List congress members

    List current or past members of the US Congress

  3. 07

    List congress sessions

    G., 118th, 117th) and their start and end dates. List historical congressional sessions

  4. 08

    List congress treaties

    List treaties handled by Congress

Observed, not estimated

863ms average. Fast in production.

Congress.gov is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1030ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
690ms
Slowest day
1030ms
14-day trend
Improving-19%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 8 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Congress.gov, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Congress.gov. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Congress.gov Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_WbKqswff93hke9UpejdtVpTC4gmVHZNaDrEzsK2U/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Congress.gov capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-congress-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_WbKqswff93hke9UpejdtVpTC4gmVHZNaDrEzsK2U/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Congress.gov owners ask.

  • 01

    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.

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