Documentation navigation
Government Context MCP
gc_get_bill
Get a bill
One congressional bill: stage, latest action, sponsor, cosponsor split by party, recent actions preview, related bills, policy topics, and the congress.gov text link. Id format: congress/type/number (e.g. 119/hr/3076). Complete action history: gc_list_activity with the bill as scope.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| idRequired | string | Bill key "congress/type/number", e.g. "119/hr/3076". |
Annotations
{
"readOnlyHint": true,
"idempotentHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false
}Examples
One bill
Stage, sponsor, cosponsor split, recent-actions preview, and the congress.gov text link.
{
"id": "119/hr/3076"
}{
"type": "bill",
"id": "119/hr/3076",
"title": "Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act",
"short_title": "AI Accountability Act",
"sections": {
"status": {
"stage": "introduced",
"latest_action": "Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.",
"latest_action_date": "2026-03-04",
"became_law": false,
"public_law_number": null
},
"sponsor": {
"bioguide_id": "S000033",
"full_name": "Bernie Sanders"
},
"cosponsors": {
"total": 0,
"original": 0,
"by_party": []
},
"actions_preview": {
"items": [
{
"date": "2026-03-04",
"text": "Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary."
}
],
"full_history_via": "gc_list_activity (scope: {type: \"bill\", id: \"119/hr/3076\"})"
},
"related_bills": [],
"topics": [],
"text": {
"available": false,
"note": "Not mirrored yet — the congress.gov link has the official text.",
"versions": 0
},
"text_link": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3076"
},
"introduced": "2026-02-28",
"policy_area": null,
"followable": true,
"source": "congress.gov",
"links": {
"governmentcontext": "https://governmentcontext.com/bills/119/hr/3076",
"source": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3076"
}
}