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James P. McGovern

U.S. Representative

MA Congressional District 2 · house

Democraticfederal
29 years tenure50 votes recorded10 bills sponsored

Contact & Resources

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About

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.

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Sponsored Bills

HRES 1441committee

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9586) to deliver priority legislation.

Jul 20, 2026
HRES 1441committee

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9586) to deliver priority legislation.

Jul 20, 2026
HR 10685committee

Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act

Oct 1, 2026
HR 5753committee

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

Oct 14, 2025
HR 7521committee

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026

Feb 12, 2026
HR 10300committee

Big Tech Accountability Act

Sep 4, 2026
HR 9586committee

Delivering Priority Legislation Act

Jul 17, 2026
HR 9681committee

Fair Seeds for Farmers Act

Jul 14, 2026
HR 6877committee

Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act

Dec 18, 2025
HR 9226committee

Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act

Jun 9, 2026

Voting Record

50 total
Yea 48%Nay 50%Other 2%
Call of the House — QUORUM

Jan 6, 2026

PRESENT
On Ordering the Previous Question — YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 7, 2026

NAY
On Agreeing to the Resolution — RECORDED VOTE

Jan 7, 2026

NAY
On Motion to Discharge — YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 7, 2026

YEA
On Retaining Division A — YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 8, 2026

YEA
On Retaining Divisions B and C — YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 8, 2026

YEA
On Passage — YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 8, 2026

YEA
Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding — 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 8, 2026

YEA
Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding — 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 8, 2026

YEA
On Agreeing to the Resolution — YEA-AND-NAY

Jan 8, 2026

YEA

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