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ProPublica Congress MCP — ProPublica Congress API (v1)

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Tools

get_members

List members of a chamber of Congress. Returns name, party, state, district, vote attendance, and party loyalty percentage. Example: get_members("senate", 118).

No parameters required.

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get_member

Get details for a specific member of Congress by their ProPublica member ID. Returns biography, current role, committee assignments, and voting record. Example: get_member("S001191").

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search_bills

Search congressional bills by keyword. Returns bill ID, title, sponsor, status, and latest action. Example: search_bills("climate change", 118).

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get_votes

Get recent votes in a chamber for a specific year and month. Returns vote question, result, vote counts (yes/no), and related bill info. Example: get_votes("senate", 2024, 3).

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-congress/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-congress/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_members","arguments":{}}}'