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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

ParameterTypeDescription
idRequiredstringBill 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"
  }
}