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govbase
U.S. federal policy data — bills, Congress members, voting records, and civic info.
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get_effort
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effort_id*
Retrieve an effort by ID: the maintained plain-language answer to "what is happening with this?", the full bill lineage across Congresses, current status, next actor, and story cov… Retrieve an effort by ID: the maintained plain-language answer to "what is happening with this?", the full bill lineage across Congresses, current status, next actor, and story coverage.
get_member
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bioguide_id*
Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi). Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).
get_member_vote
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policy_id*bioguide_id*
Check how a specific U.S. member of Congress voted on a policy by providing their Bioguide ID and the policy ID. Returns all roll call votes for that member on the given policy. Check how a specific U.S. member of Congress voted on a policy by providing their Bioguide ID and the policy ID. Returns all roll call votes for that member on the given policy.
get_policy
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policy_id*
Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234"). Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").
get_policy_text
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formatpolicy_id*
Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text. Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.
get_representatives
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address*
Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials. Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.
get_stories
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limit
List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments. List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.
get_story
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bundle_id*
Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events. Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.
get_voter_info
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address*
Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites. Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.
resolve_effort
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name*
Answer "what is going on with policy X?" — resolve a bill nickname, acronym, or media name ("SAVE Act", "big beautiful bill") to the effort tracking that policy goal across every b… Answer "what is going on with policy X?" — resolve a bill nickname, acronym, or media name ("SAVE Act", "big beautiful bill") to the effort tracking that policy goal across every bill that has carried it, through reintroductions and new Congresses.
search_members
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limitpartyquerystatechamber
Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details. Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.
search_policies
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sortlimitquery*