get_nomination
Retrieve U.S. congressional nomination data by specifying Congress number, nomination details, or date ranges to access official records.
Instructions
Retrieve nomination information from the Congress.gov API. Full documentation for this endpoint -> https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/api.congress.gov/blob/main/Documentation/NominationEndpoint.md
Args: congress: Congress number (e.g., 118 for 118th Congress) nomination_number: Specific nomination number offset: Starting record (default 0) limit: Maximum records to return (max 250, default 20) from_datetime: Start timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) to_datetime: End timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
Returns: dict: Nomination data from Congress.gov API
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| congress | No | ||
| nomination_number | No | ||
| offset | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| from_datetime | No | ||
| to_datetime | No |
Implementation Reference
- server.py:1029-1029 (registration)Registers the 'get_nomination' tool using the FastMCP @mcp.tool() decorator. The tool name matches the function name.
@mcp.tool() - server.py:1030-1081 (handler)The main handler function for the 'get_nomination' tool. It constructs the API URL for Congress.gov nominations endpoint, adds parameters, makes a GET request using requests library, and returns the JSON response or error dict.
async def get_nomination( congress: int | None = None, nomination_number: int | None = None, offset: int = 0, limit: int = 20, from_datetime: str | None = None, to_datetime: str | None = None ) -> dict: """ Retrieve nomination information from the Congress.gov API. Full documentation for this endpoint -> https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/api.congress.gov/blob/main/Documentation/NominationEndpoint.md Args: congress: Congress number (e.g., 118 for 118th Congress) nomination_number: Specific nomination number offset: Starting record (default 0) limit: Maximum records to return (max 250, default 20) from_datetime: Start timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) to_datetime: End timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) Returns: dict: Nomination data from Congress.gov API """ base_url = "https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination" url = base_url if congress: url += f"/{congress}" if nomination_number: url += f"/{nomination_number}" params = { "api_key": congress_gov_api_key, "format": "json", "offset": offset, "limit": min(limit, 250) } if from_datetime: params["fromDateTime"] = from_datetime if to_datetime: params["toDateTime"] = to_datetime try: response = requests.get(url, params=params) response.raise_for_status() return response.json() except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: return { "error": f"Failed to retrieve nomination information: {str(e)}", "status_code": getattr(e.response, "status_code", None) } - server.py:1031-1051 (schema)Input schema defined by function parameters and comprehensive docstring describing each argument and return type.
congress: int | None = None, nomination_number: int | None = None, offset: int = 0, limit: int = 20, from_datetime: str | None = None, to_datetime: str | None = None ) -> dict: """ Retrieve nomination information from the Congress.gov API. Full documentation for this endpoint -> https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/api.congress.gov/blob/main/Documentation/NominationEndpoint.md Args: congress: Congress number (e.g., 118 for 118th Congress) nomination_number: Specific nomination number offset: Starting record (default 0) limit: Maximum records to return (max 250, default 20) from_datetime: Start timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) to_datetime: End timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) Returns: dict: Nomination data from Congress.gov API """