// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

CONGRESSGOV TOOLS

10 tools from the Congressgov MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 10 CONGRESSGOV TOOLS
READ 9 tools
Read congressgov_bill_lookup Browse and retrieve U.S. legislative bill data from Congress.gov. Discover bills by filtering on congress, ... Read congressgov_committee_lookup Browse congressional committees and their legislation, reports, and nominations. Committee codes follow the... Read congressgov_committee_reports Browse and retrieve committee reports from Congress.gov — reports accompany legislation reported out of com... Read congressgov_crs_reports Browse and retrieve CRS (Congressional Research Service) reports — nonpartisan policy analyses by subject-m... Read congressgov_daily_record Browse the daily Congressional Record — floor speeches, debates, and legislative text published each day Co... Read congressgov_enacted_laws Browse enacted public and private laws from Congress.gov. Use 'list' to browse laws by congress, or 'get' f... Read congressgov_member_lookup Discover congressional members and their legislative activity. There is no name search — use 'list' with st... Read congressgov_roll_votes Retrieve House roll call vote data and individual member voting positions — House-only, as Senate vote data... Read congressgov_senate_nominations Browse presidential nominations to federal positions and track the Senate confirmation process. Nominations...
WRITE 1 tools
Write congressgov_bill_summaries Browse recent CRS (Congressional Research Service) bill summaries — plain-language summaries of bills at ea...
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How many tools does the Congressgov MCP server have? +

The Congressgov MCP server exposes 10 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write.

How do I enforce policies on Congressgov tools? +

Route the Congressgov server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard — they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Congressgov tools fall into? +

Congressgov tools are categorised as Read (9), Write (1). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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