govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack
Combine a hosted bill's identity, sponsor/cosponsor aggregates, law citations, policy subjects, complete committee path, complete text-version lineage, bounded recent actions, related-measure summary, official URLs, per-record XML hash, and snapshot provenance. Use this for 'build an evidence pac...
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What govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack does on Livedatalink
AI agents invoke govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack to trigger actions in Livedatalink. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bill_type | string | Yes | Hosted measure type: HR for a House bill or S for a Senate bill. Resolutions are outside this v1 snapshot. |
bill_number | integer | Yes | Numeric bill number within the fixed 118th Congress. |
action_limit | integer | — | Maximum most-recent actions in the pack. Default 15; stored total is always returned. |
response_format | string | — | Human-readable markdown or machine-readable JSON. Default markdown. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack is rated High
govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.
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The rule that runs govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack, this is the rule to start with:
govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack
Combine a hosted bill's identity, sponsor/cosponsor aggregates, law citations, policy subjects, complete committee path, complete text-version lineage, bounded recent actions, related-measure summary, official URLs, per-record XML hash, and snapshot provenance. Use this for 'build an evidence pack for H.R. 2670', 'document the source trail for S. 1', or 'summarize what the official status record proves before due diligence'. Coverage is the complete 118th-Congress HR/S slice only; recent actions default to 15 and relationships to 20 with explicit stored totals and truncation flags. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack accepts 4 parameters: bill_type, bill_number, action_limit, response_format. Required: bill_type, bill_number. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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