diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 10987a2cf2..583c2b84ec 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ aodh_api_port: "8042"
 
 ceilometer_api_port: "8777"
 
+congress_api_port: "1789"
+
 iscsi_port: "3260"
 
 mariadb_port: "{{ database_port }}"
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ enable_ceph: "no"
 enable_ceph_rgw: "no"
 enable_cinder: "no"
 enable_cinder_backend_lvm: "no"
+enable_congress: "no"
 enable_heat: "yes"
 enable_horizon: "yes"
 enable_ironic: "no"
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
index 8f98d3ce87..ac28357747 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
+++ b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ control
 [aodh:children]
 control
 
+[congress:children]
+control
+
 # Tempest
 [tempest:children]
 control
@@ -269,6 +272,16 @@ ceilometer
 [ceilometer-compute:children]
 compute
 
+# Congress
+[congress-api:children]
+congress
+
+[congress-datasource:children]
+congress
+
+[congress-policy-engine:children]
+congress
+
 # Multipathd
 [multipathd:children]
 compute
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/multinode b/ansible/inventory/multinode
index ddcb066ba2..dcdcdc7d07 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/multinode
+++ b/ansible/inventory/multinode
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ control
 [aodh:children]
 control
 
+[congress:children]
+control
+
 # Tempest
 [tempest:children]
 control
@@ -286,6 +289,16 @@ aodh
 [aodh-notifier:children]
 aodh
 
+# Congress
+[congress-api:children]
+congress
+
+[congress-datasource:children]
+congress
+
+[congress-policy-engine:children]
+congress
+
 # Multipathd
 [multipathd:children]
 compute
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f54059c43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+project_name: "congress"
+
+####################
+# Database
+####################
+congress_database_name: "congress"
+congress_database_user: "congress"
+congress_database_address: "{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ database_port }}"
+
+
+####################
+# Docker
+####################
+congress_policy_engine_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ kolla_install_type }}-congress-policy-engine"
+congress_policy_engine_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+congress_policy_engine_image_full: "{{ congress_policy_engine_image }}:{{ congress_policy_engine_tag }}"
+
+congress_datasource_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ kolla_install_type }}-congress-datasource"
+congress_datasource_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+congress_datasource_image_full: "{{ congress_datasource_image }}:{{ congress_datasource_tag }}"
+
+congress_api_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ kolla_install_type }}-congress-api"
+congress_api_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+congress_api_image_full: "{{ congress_api_image }}:{{ congress_api_tag }}"
+
+
+####################
+# OpenStack
+####################
+congress_admin_endpoint: "{{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ congress_api_port }}"
+congress_internal_endpoint: "{{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ congress_api_port }}"
+congress_public_endpoint: "{{ public_protocol }}://{{ kolla_external_fqdn }}:{{ congress_api_port }}"
+
+congress_logging_debug: "{{ openstack_logging_debug }}"
+
+congress_keystone_user: "congress"
+
+openstack_congress_auth: "{'auth_url':'{{ openstack_auth.auth_url }}','username':'{{ openstack_auth.username }}','password':'{{ openstack_auth.password }}','project_name':'{{ openstack_auth.project_name }}'}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/meta/main.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b4fff8fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: common }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3049594160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+- name: Creating congress database
+  command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox /usr/bin/ansible localhost
+    -m mysql_db
+    -a "login_host='{{ database_address }}'
+        login_port='{{ database_port }}'
+        login_user='{{ database_user }}'
+        login_password='{{ database_password }}'
+        name='{{ congress_database_name }}'"
+  register: database
+  changed_when: "{{ database.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and
+                    (database.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
+  failed_when: database.stdout.split()[2] != 'SUCCESS'
+  run_once: True
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups['congress-api'][0] }}"
+
+- name: Reading json from variable
+  set_fact:
+    database_created: "{{ (database.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
+
+- name: Creating congress database user and setting permissions
+  command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox /usr/bin/ansible localhost
+    -m mysql_user
+    -a "login_host='{{ database_address }}'
+        login_port='{{ database_port }}'
+        login_user='{{ database_user }}'
+        login_password='{{ database_password }}'
+        name='{{ congress_database_name }}'
+        password='{{ congress_database_password }}'
+        host='%'
+        priv='{{ congress_database_name }}.*:ALL'
+        append_privs='yes'"
+  register: database_user_create
+  changed_when: "{{ database_user_create.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and
+                    (database_user_create.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
+  failed_when: database_user_create.stdout.split()[2] != 'SUCCESS'
+  run_once: True
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups['congress-api'][0] }}"
+
+- include: bootstrap_service.yml
+  when: database_created
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03959d6680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Running congress bootstrap container
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    common_options: "{{docker_common_options}}"
+    detach: False
+    environment:
+      KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP:
+      KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY: "{{ config_strategy }}"
+    image: "{{ congress_api_image_full }}"
+    labels:
+      BOOTSTRAP:
+    name: "bootstrap_congress"
+    restart_policy: "never"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  run_once: True
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups['congress-api'][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..832a2da865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+- name: Ensuring config directories exist
+  file:
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
+    state: "directory"
+    recurse: yes
+  with_items:
+    - "congress-api"
+    - "congress-policy-engine"
+    - "congress-datasource"
+
+- name: Copying over config.json files for services
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/config.json"
+  with_items:
+    - "congress-api"
+    - "congress-policy-engine"
+    - "congress-datasource"
+
+- name: Copying over congress.conf
+  merge_configs:
+    vars:
+      service_name: "{{ item }}"
+    sources:
+      - "{{ role_path }}/templates/congress.conf.j2"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/global.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/database.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/messaging.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/congress.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/congress/{{ item }}.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/congress/{{ inventory_hostname }}/congress.conf"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/congress.conf"
+  with_items:
+    - "congress-api"
+    - "congress-policy-engine"
+    - "congress-datasource"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4672d2dfda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+- include: register.yml
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api']
+
+- include: config.yml
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api'] or
+        inventory_hostname in groups['congress-policy-engine'] or
+        inventory_hostname in groups['congress-datasource']
+
+- include: bootstrap.yml
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api']
+
+- include: start.yml
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api'] or
+        inventory_hostname in groups['congress-policy-engine'] or
+        inventory_hostname in groups['congress-datasource']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b017e8b4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/pull.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f48e9971f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+- name: Pulling congress-api image
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "pull_image"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ congress_api_image_full }}"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api']
+
+- name: Pulling congress-policy-engine image
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "pull_image"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ congress_policy_engine_image_full }}"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-policy-engine']
+
+- name: Pulling congress-datasource image
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "pull_image"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ congress_datasource_image_full }}"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-datasource']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/register.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/register.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0a387acb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/register.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+- name: Creating the congress service and endpoint
+  command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox /usr/bin/ansible localhost
+    -m kolla_keystone_service
+    -a "service_name=congress
+        service_type=application_catalog
+        description='Openstack Application Catalog'
+        endpoint_region={{ openstack_region_name }}
+        url='{{ item.url }}'
+        interface='{{ item.interface }}'
+        region_name={{ openstack_region_name }}
+        auth={{ '{{ openstack_congress_auth }}' }}"
+    -e "{'openstack_congress_auth':{{ openstack_congress_auth }}}"
+  register: congress_endpoint
+  changed_when: "{{ congress_endpoint.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and (congress_endpoint.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
+  until: congress_endpoint.stdout.split()[2] == 'SUCCESS'
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 5
+  run_once: True
+  with_items:
+    - {'interface': 'admin', 'url': '{{ congress_admin_endpoint }}'}
+    - {'interface': 'internal', 'url': '{{ congress_internal_endpoint }}'}
+    - {'interface': 'public', 'url': '{{ congress_public_endpoint }}'}
+
+- name: Creating the congress project, user, and role
+  command: docker exec -t kolla_toolbox /usr/bin/ansible localhost
+    -m kolla_keystone_user
+    -a "project=service
+        user=congress
+        password={{ congress_keystone_password }}
+        role=admin
+        region_name={{ openstack_region_name }}
+        auth={{ '{{ openstack_congress_auth }}' }}"
+    -e "{'openstack_congress_auth':{{ openstack_congress_auth }}}"
+  register: congress_user
+  changed_when: "{{ congress_user.stdout.find('localhost | SUCCESS => ') != -1 and (congress_user.stdout.split('localhost | SUCCESS => ')[1]|from_json).changed }}"
+  until: congress_user.stdout.split()[2] == 'SUCCESS'
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 5
+  run_once: True
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/start.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..724d85e711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/start.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+- name: Starting congress-policy-engine container
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    name: "congress_policy_engine"
+    common_options: "{{docker_common_options}}"
+    image: "{{ congress_policy_engine_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-policy-engine/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-policy-engine']
+
+- name: Starting congress-datasource container
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    name: "congress_datasource"
+    common_options: "{{docker_common_options}}"
+    image: "{{ congress_datasource_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-datasource/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-datasource']
+
+- name: Starting congress-api container
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    name: "congress_api"
+    common_options: "{{docker_common_options}}"
+    image: "{{ congress_api_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-api.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..794d4a00e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-api.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "command": "congress-server --api --node_id=api-node --config-file /etc/congress/congress.conf",
+    "config_files": [
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/congress.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/congress/congress.conf",
+            "owner": "congress",
+            "perm": "0644"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-datasource.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-datasource.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f17482ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-datasource.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "command": "congress-server --datasources --node_id=data-node --config-file /etc/congress/congress.conf",
+    "config_files": [
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/congress.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/congress/congress.conf",
+            "owner": "congress",
+            "perm": "0644"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-policy-engine.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-policy-engine.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aafdf0fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress-policy-engine.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "command": "congress-server --policy_engine --node_id=policy-node --config-file /etc/congress/congress.conf",
+    "config_files": [
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/congress.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/congress/congress.conf",
+            "owner": "congress",
+            "perm": "0644"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87985076cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+debug = {{ congress_logging_debug }}
+
+log_dir = /var/log/kolla/congress
+
+drivers = congress.datasources.neutronv2_driver.NeutronV2Driver,congress.datasources.glancev2_driver.GlanceV2Driver,congress.datasources.nova_driver.NovaDriver,congress.datasources.keystone_driver.KeystoneDriver,congress.datasources.ceilometer_driver.CeilometerDriver,congress.datasources.cinder_driver.CinderDriver,congress.datasources.swift_driver.SwiftDriver,congress.datasources.plexxi_driver.PlexxiDriver,congress.datasources.vCenter_driver.VCenterDriver,congress.datasources.murano_driver.MuranoDriver,congress.datasources.ironic_driver.IronicDriver
+
+rpc_backend = rabbit
+
+auth_strategy = keystone
+
+os_region_name = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+
+# NOTE: set use_stderr to False or the logs will also be sent to
+# stderr and collected by Docker
+use_stderr = False
+
+my_ip = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}
+
+api_paste_config = /etc/congress/api-paste.ini
+
+{% if service_name == 'congress-api' %}
+bind_host = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}
+bind_port = {{ congress_api_port }}
+{% endif %}
+
+[database]
+connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ congress_database_user }}:{{ congress_database_password }}@{{ congress_database_address }}/{{ congress_database_name }}
+max_retries = -1
+
+[keystone_authtoken]
+auth_uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_public_port }}
+auth_url = {{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}
+auth_type = password
+project_domain_id = default
+user_domain_id = default
+project_name = service
+username = {{ congress_keystone_user }}
+password = {{ congress_keystone_password }}
+
+memcache_security_strategy = ENCRYPT
+memcache_secret_key = {{ memcache_secret_key }}
+memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
+
+
+[congress]
+url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ congress_api_port }}
+
+[oslo_messaging_rabbit]
+rabbit_userid = {{ rabbitmq_user }}
+rabbit_password = {{ rabbitmq_password }}
+rabbit_ha_queues = true
+rabbit_hosts = {% for host in groups['rabbitmq'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ rabbitmq_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
+
+[oslo_messaging_notifications]
+driver = noop
diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index 6332dcc84d..87b6b98f49 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -247,6 +247,17 @@
         tags: aodh,
         when: enable_aodh | bool }
 
+- hosts:
+    - congress-api
+    - congress-policy-engine
+    - congress-datasource
+    - rabbitmq
+    - memcached
+  roles:
+    - { role: congress,
+        tags: congress,
+        when: enable_congress | bool }
+
 - hosts:
     - tempest
   roles:
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index e3776775e0..bef77a1e25 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ kolla_internal_vip_address: "10.10.10.254"
 #enable_ceph_rgw: "no"
 #enable_cinder: "no"
 #enable_cinder_backend_lvm: "no"
+#enable_congress: "no"
 #enable_heat: "yes"
 #enable_horizon: "yes"
 #enable_ironic: "no"
diff --git a/etc/kolla/passwords.yml b/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
index f01567aa51..1817baec4b 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ ceilometer_keystone_password:
 watcher_database_password:
 watcher_keystone_password:
 
+congress_database_password:
+congress_keystone_password:
+
 horizon_secret_key:
 
 telemetry_secret_key:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-congress-877644b4b0e2ed0a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-congress-877644b4b0e2ed0a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a150d0948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-congress-877644b4b0e2ed0a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+- Add ansible role for openstack congress project which provide
+  policy as a service across any collection of cloud services in
+  order to offer governance and compliance for dynamic infrastructures.