get_recent_bills
Pack: congress · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp
List the most recent congressional bills — newest first by introduction date or by latest action. PREFER OVER search_bills (which ranks by keyword relevance, surfacing older bills) for “what bills were introduced this week”, “latest bills in Congress”, “what is Congress working on now”, “recent activity on bills”. Returns bill type, number, title, status, sponsor, and dates.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
by | string | no | Recency basis: “introduced” (default, newest introductions) or “activity” (most recent status change / latest action). |
congress | number | no | Congress number to filter by (e.g., 119 for 2025–2026). Omit for all. |
limit | number | no | Number of bills to return (default: 20, max: 100) |
Example call
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_recent_bills","arguments":{}}}'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.