What can you do with Govtrack?

mcp-govtrack

GovTrack MCP — federal US Congress data (free, no auth)

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.

Tool	Description
`get_bill`	Fetch a single bill by GovTrack numeric ID. Returns full status history, cosponsors, related bills, action timeline.
`get_member`	Fetch a person record by GovTrack person ID. Returns full role history, ideology score, leadership score, twitterid, website.
`get_vote_detail`	Fetch how each member voted on a roll-call vote. Returns per-member vote options (Yea / Nay / Present / Not Voting).

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtrack": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 673+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Govtrack data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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Add Govtrack to your client. Pick the one you use.

claude mcp add --transport http govtrack https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp

codex mcp add govtrack --url https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtrack": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.

{
  "servers": {
    "govtrack": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtrack": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtrack": {
      "serverUrl": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govtrack/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.

Govtrack exposes 3 tools to a connected agent.

get_bill: Fetch a single bill by GovTrack numeric ID. Returns full status history, cosponsors, related bills, action timeline.
get_member: Fetch a person record by GovTrack person ID. Returns full role history, ideology score, leadership score, twitterid, website.
get_vote_detail: Fetch how each member voted on a roll-call vote. Returns per-member vote options (Yea / Nay / Present / Not Voting).

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Versions	Published
0.1.0Latest	May 12, 2026