LegisMCP
Tools Reference

Federal Register

3 tools for accessing Federal Register data. No additional API key required.

fr-executive-orders

Search executive orders from the Federal Register. Filter by president, year, or keyword.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keywordstringoptionalSearch keyword or phrase
presidentstringoptionalPresident slug: 'donald-trump', 'joe-biden', 'barack-obama'
yearnumberoptionalYear of publication
per_pagenumberoptionalNumber of results (max 50)

Example

fr-executive-orders(president: "donald-trump", year: 2025)

fr-presidential-documents

Search all presidential documents including executive orders, memoranda, proclamations, and determinations.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keywordstringoptionalSearch keyword or phrase
doc_typestringoptional'executive_order', 'presidential_memorandum', 'proclamation', 'determination'
presidentstringoptionalPresident slug
start_datestringoptionalStart date YYYY-MM-DD
end_datestringoptionalEnd date YYYY-MM-DD
per_pagenumberoptionalNumber of results (max 50)

Example

fr-presidential-documents(doc_type: "proclamation", president: "joe-biden")

fr-search-rules

Search proposed and final rules in the Federal Register by agency, keyword, and significance.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keywordstringoptionalSearch keyword or phrase
doc_typestringoptional'RULE' for final rules, 'PRORULE' for proposed rules
agencystringoptionalAgency slug e.g. 'environmental-protection-agency'
start_datestringoptionalStart date YYYY-MM-DD
end_datestringoptionalEnd date YYYY-MM-DD
significantbooleanoptionalOnly show significant/major rules
per_pagenumberoptionalNumber of results (max 50)

Example

fr-search-rules(agency: "environmental-protection-agency", doc_type: "RULE")