`get_bill`

Pack: congress · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp

Get full details for a congressional bill by its ID. Returns text, sponsors, cosponsors, committee assignments, actions, and vote history.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	GovTrack bill ID (numeric)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 3456789
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_bill","arguments":{"id":3456789}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_bill', {
  "id": 3456789
});

Response shape

Always returns: id

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	Bill ID
`bill_type`	string \| null	Bill type code
`bill_type_label`	string \| null	Bill type label
`number`	number \| null	Bill number
`congress`	number \| null	Congress number
`title`	string \| null	Full bill title
`title_without_number`	string \| null	Bill title without number prefix
`status`	string \| null	Current status code
`status_label`	string \| null	Current status label
`status_date`	string \| null	Date of current status
`introduced_date`	string \| null	Bill introduction date
`sponsor_name`	string \| null	Primary sponsor name
`link`	string \| null	GovTrack bill URL

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Bill ID"
    },
    "bill_type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Bill type code"
    },
    "bill_type_label": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Bill type label"
    },
    "number": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Bill number"
    },
    "congress": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Congress number"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Full bill title"
    },
    "title_without_number": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Bill title without number prefix"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Current status code"
    },
    "status_label": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Current status label"
    },
    "status_date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Date of current status"
    },
    "introduced_date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Bill introduction date"
    },
    "sponsor_name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Primary sponsor name"
    },
    "link": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "GovTrack bill URL"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congress": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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