Search Members of Congress - Find representatives and senators by criteria
search_membersSearch for U.S. legislators by name, state, party, chamber, or active status. Access structured member profiles and biographical data from the Congress.gov API.
Instructions
Search for members of Congress by various criteria.
Args:
ctx: Context for API requests
name: Member name to search for (partial matches supported)
state: State code (e.g., 'CA', 'NY', 'TX')
party: Political party ('D', 'R', 'I')
chamber: Chamber ('House' or 'Senate')
current_member: Whether to only show current members (True/False)
limit: Maximum number of results to return
Returns:
Structured response with member information and metadataInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | No | ||
| state | No | ||
| party | No | ||
| chamber | No | ||
| current_member | No | ||
| limit | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| success | Yes | Whether the operation was successful | |
| operation | Yes | The operation that was performed | |
| results_count | Yes | Number of results returned | |
| members | No | Member results | |
| committees | No | Committee results | |
| summary | Yes | Human-readable summary of the results | |
| context | Yes | Context about the search or operation performed |