Rep. McGovern, James P.

Democrat · Massachusetts-2 · House of Representatives

James Patrick McGovern is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, he is the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, chaired the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and is the co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. His district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, stretches from Worcester to the Pioneer Valley.

Voting record

• Participation: shows up to vote 98% of the time.
• Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 13.5% of the time.
• Alignment with the district's political lean: 75.3%.
• Bills sponsored: 250; passed into law: 3.

Recent votes by Rep. McGovern, James P.

• Voted Yea on Requires valid visas for Chinese nationals — Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates federal diversity and inclusion programs — Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Voted Not Voting on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• Voted Yea on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
• Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
• Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
• Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
• Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
• Voted Nay on Federal agencies must prove regulations help small business — Prove It Act
• Voted Yea on Requires FDA inspection of foreign shrimp suppliers — To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.
• Voted Nay on House honors conservative leader Dr. Edwin Feulner — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, and commending Dr. Feulner for his life-long commitment to the conservative movement and his distinct contributions to his country.

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