`search_congressional_documents`

Pack: congressional-documents · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp

Search the full text of official U.S. congressional documents — hearing transcripts,

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text search over document full text, e.g. “opioid settlement” or “FTX collapse”
`doc_type`	string	no	Which record to search: “hearings” (transcripts), “reports” (committee reports),
`congress`	number	no	Congress number, e.g. 118 for 2023-2024
`date_from`	string	no	Earliest publication date, YYYY-MM-DD
`date_to`	string	no	Latest publication date, YYYY-MM-DD
`limit`	number	no	Results to return (default 10, max 50)
`_apiKey`	string	no	data.gov API key (free at api.data.gov/signup)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "opioid settlement"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_congressional_documents","arguments":{"query":"opioid settlement"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_congressional_documents', {
  "query": "opioid settlement"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "semiconductor export controls",
  "doc_type": "hearings",
  "congress": 118,
  "limit": 20
}

{
  "query": "flood insurance",
  "doc_type": "reports",
  "date_from": "2024-01-01",
  "date_to": "2024-12-31"
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressional-documents": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_congressional_documents