Govbase

govbase-inc/govbase

Connects Claude to U.S. federal government data through the Govbase API. You get programmatic access to congressional bills, legislator profiles, voting records, and general civic information without scraping government sites or parsing PDFs yourself. Reach for this when you're building tools that need to look up how representatives voted, track bill status, or surface policy information in conversational interfaces. The streamable HTTP transport means you can run it remotely without local setup. Useful for civic tech projects, policy research tools, or any application where you need structured access to what's happening in Congress.

tools: 12
transport: HTTP
last updated: Mar 27, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://api.govbase.com/mcp --name govbase

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http govbase https://api.govbase.com/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 12 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

search_policiesSearch U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.3 params

Search U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.

Parameters* required

limitnumber

Number of results (max 25)default: 10

query*string

Search query (bill name, topic, keyword)

sortstring

Sort orderone of date · importancedefault: importance

get_policyRetrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").1 params

Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").

Parameters* required

policy_id*string

Policy ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234")

get_policy_textRetrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.2 params

Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.

Parameters* required

formatstring

Text formatone of markdown · plaindefault: markdown

policy_id*string

Policy ID

search_membersSearch current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.5 params

Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.

Parameters* required

chamberstring

Congressional chamberone of house · senate

limitnumber

Number of resultsdefault: 20

partystring

Political partyone of Democratic · Republican · Independent

querystring

Search by name

statestring

Two-letter state code (e.g., "CA")

get_memberRetrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).1 params

Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).

Parameters* required

bioguide_id*string

Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197")

get_member_voteCheck 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.2 params

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.

Parameters* required

bioguide_id*string

Bioguide ID of the member

policy_id*string

Policy ID to check vote on

get_storiesList current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.1 params

List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.

Parameters* required

limitnumber

Number of storiesdefault: 10

get_storyRetrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.1 params

Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.

Parameters* required

bundle_id*string

Story bundle ID

resolve_effortAnswer "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.1 params

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.

Parameters* required

name*string

A name for the effort: bill nickname, acronym, or media name (e.g. "SAVE Act", "big beautiful bill")

get_effortRetrieve 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.1 params

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.

Parameters* required

effort_id*string

Effort slug ID (e.g. "safeguard-american-voter-eligibility")

get_representativesLook up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.1 params

Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.

Parameters* required

address*string

Street address (e.g., "1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC")

get_voter_infoGet election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.1 params

Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.

Parameters* required

address*string

Registered voter address

Readme

Details

Repository: github.com/govbase-inc/govbase
Website: govbase.com
Category: Data & Analytics
Transport: HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active
Tools verified: Nov 6, 2026

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