get_bill_details

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why get_bill_details needs a policy

This tool queries public legislative data from Congress.gov and returns read-only metadata. It has no side effects, cannot modify or delete data, does not execute code or commands, and involves no financial operations. It is purely a data retrieval operation on public information, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.

From the tool's definition The tool name and description indicate it 'Fetch[es] live bill metadata' and retrieves bill information by billId, returning data like sponsors, latest action, policy area, and linked endpoints.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_bill_details gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control get_bill_details

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Us Legal, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_bill_details:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_bill_details": {}
  }
}

get_bill_details is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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EXPLORE

Related tools and policies

More Us Legal tools

Read get_bill_actions Chronological actions (newest first) for a specific bill from Congress.gov. Identify via b Read get_bill_text List available text versions (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, etc.) with PDF/HTML/XML dow Read get_clarity_act_info Curated reference for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act (H.R.3633, 119th Cong.). Return Read get_congress_committees Get list of Congressional committees Read get_curated_act Return a curated reference record for a major US digital-asset act by slug. Read get_genius_act_info Curated reference for the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S Read get_public_law_text Fetch a Public Law package from GovInfo (summary + optional truncated plain text). Example Read get_recent_bills Get the most recently introduced bills in Congress

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FAQ

Questions about get_bill_details

What does the get_bill_details tool do? +

Fetch live bill metadata from the Congress.gov API (sponsors, latest action, policy area, linked endpoints). Identify the bill by billId (e.g. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Us Legal MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_bill_details? +

Register the Us Legal MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_bill_details: 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 Us Legal. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_bill_details? +

get_bill_details is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_bill_details? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_bill_details 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.

How do I block get_bill_details completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_bill_details. 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.

What MCP server provides get_bill_details? +

get_bill_details is provided by the Us Legal MCP server (jamesanz/us-legal-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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