mcp server
Govbase
U.S. federal policy data — bills, Congress members, voting records, and civic info.
Description as published by the maintainer. Source
- version 1.0.0
- archived
archived — The linked repository returns 404. It was deleted, renamed or made private.
What this server can do
12 functions, named and described by the server itself. Parameter names are shown because they say more about what a function does than its name usually does.
get_effort(effort_id)- Retrieve an effort by ID: the maintained plain-language answer to "what is happening with this?", the full bill lineage across Congresses, current status, next actor, and story coverage. Required: effort_id.
get_member(bioguide_id)- Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi). Required: bioguide_id.
get_member_vote(policy_id, bioguide_id)- Check how a specific U.S. member of Congress voted on a policy by providing their Bioguide ID and the policy ID. Returns all roll call votes for that member on the given policy. Required: bioguide_id, policy_id.
get_policy(policy_id)- Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234"). Required: policy_id.
get_policy_text(format, policy_id)- Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text. Required: policy_id.
get_representatives(address)- Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials. Required: address.
get_stories(limit)- List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.
get_story(bundle_id)- Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events. Required: bundle_id.
get_voter_info(address)- Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites. Required: address.
resolve_effort(name)- Answer "what is going on with policy X?" — resolve a bill nickname, acronym, or media name ("SAVE Act", "big beautiful bill") to the effort tracking that policy goal across every bill that has carried it, through reintroductions and new Congresses. Required: name.
search_members(limit, party, query, state, chamber)- Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.
search_policies(sort, limit, query)- Search U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries. Required: query.
Last successful function declaration observed on . Source: https://api.govbase.com/mcp. We list what the server declared; we do not call any of these functions.
Endpoint status observed on . Source: https://api.govbase.com/mcp.
Signals
These are separate measurements of different things. They are deliberately not combined into one score, because a popularity number that mixes website traffic with saves and stars cannot be checked or acted on.
| Signal | Value | What it measures | Window | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest published version | 1.0.0 | Latest version string the maintainer published to the registry. | as of fetch | Model Context Protocol | |
| Registry record last updated | 2026-03-27 | When the registry record was last updated by its maintainer. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| First listed in the MCP Registry | 2026-03-27 | Date this server was first published to the official MCP Registry. Not a usage or quality measure. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| repository status | not_found | GitHub returned 404 for the repository the maintainer listed. The project was deleted, renamed or made private, so the listing points at nothing. | as of fetch | GitHub | |
| mcp tools declared | 12 tools | Number of functions the server itself declared when asked to list them. This is what the server offers an agent, not a measure of how well any of them work. | as of probe | api.govbase.com | |
| mcp endpoint status | ok | The server listed 12 functions when asked. | as of probe | api.govbase.com |
Where to get it
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