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Connect Us Congress to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Pull real-time congressional data directly into your AI agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 8 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 02

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Congress.gov.

  1. 01

    Get bill details

    This capability retrieves the full text and specific details for a single legislative bill.

  2. 02

    List congress bills

    Use this to pull a list of bills from the current or a specific historical Congress.

  3. 03

    List congress nominations

    This capability provides a list of executive and judicial nominations currently being processed.

  4. 04

    List congress amendments

    This capability lets you browse the various amendments proposed for bills and resolutions.

Capability set02 / 02

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through Congress.gov.

  1. 05

    List congress committees

    Use this to see a list of all congressional committees and their specific jurisdictions.

  2. 06

    List congress members

    This capability pulls biographical and voting data for current and former members of Congress.

  3. 07

    List congress sessions

    This capability lists historical congressional sessions along with their start and end dates.

  4. 08

    List congress treaties

    Use this to find and list treaties that are being handled by Congress.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Real-time Bill Monitoring

Ask your agent to notify you when a specific bill moves to a new committee or stage.

02

Member Research

Quickly pull a representative's background and voting history during a briefing.

03

Policy Trend Analysis

Use historical session data to see how many bills regarding a specific topic have passed over time.

04

Nomination Tracking

Monitor the status of judicial or executive nominees as they move through the Senate.

Automate a task

Put Congress.gov to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

Congress.gov works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Congress.gov to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

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973ms average. Fast in production.

Congress.gov is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1128ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
814ms
Slowest day
1128ms
14-day trend
Slowing+20%

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

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Congress.gov in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Congress.gov owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to turn raw legislative data into actionable insights without manual searching.

  • 01

    Policy Researchers

    They hand off the task of tracking bill progress and analyzing legislative trends to their agent.

  • 02

    Journalists

    They use the AI to quickly pull member records and committee hearing details for reporting.

  • 03

    Civic Tech Developers

    They use the data stream to power applications that make government information accessible.

FAQ

Questions Congress.gov owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need my own API key?

    Yes, you will need to get a free API key from Congress.gov to use this MCP.

  • 02

    Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

    You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

  • 03

    Does this include historical data?

    Yes, you can access data from past congressional sessions and historical records.

  • 04

    Where is the data coming from?

    All data is pulled directly from the official Congress.gov API.

  • 05

    Do I have to host the connection myself?

    No, Vinkius hosts and manages the MCP for you, so it is ready to use immediately.

  • 06

    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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