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James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

DEMOCRATIC
Massachusetts · MA-2 · 15th Term · Age 66
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House Committee on Rules · House Committee on Agriculture
MA-2 · View on map
A-
#8 of 428
97.8%
Attendance
119th Cong.
36
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
27%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$4,514,102
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
3
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 18, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 18, 2026 · 158 entries

James P. McGovern's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
A-
12 items
#14/428
▾

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions. And whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • ✓ Cosponsored recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • ✓ Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • ✓ Cosponsored demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
  • ✓ Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Voted YES on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
  • ✓ Signed letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • ✓ Cosponsored restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • ✓ Signed letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
73,821+killed in Gaza ⓘ
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026
Sources: Congressional Research Service · UN OCHA / Gaza Ministry of Health
Money & Influence
Pro-Israel PACs
$64,525
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
JSTREETPAC ($61,775), PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC. GOVERNANCE FUND ($1,750), NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NACPAC) ($1,000)
Travel Disclosures
$12,880
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
J Street Education Fund · Israel · 2023-02-17 Filing $12,880

12 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 10 pass · $64,525 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A+
11 items
#8/425
▾

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • ✓ Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • ✓ Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • ✓ Opposed a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • ✓ Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • ✓ Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
  • ✓ Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • ✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • ✓ Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • ✓ Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
15.3%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
92.7%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$731M / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts
2024
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05002) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05001) · ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 0 fail, 0 mixed, 11 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
A+
17 items
#3/428
▾

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • ✓ Cosponsored prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • ✓ Introduced repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521) Lead sponsor
  • ✓ Introduced urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317) Lead sponsor
  • ✓ Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • ✓ Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • ✓ Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • ✓ Cosponsored War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • ✓ Cosponsored prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
  • ✓ Cosponsored prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths
Sources: Brown University Costs of War Project

17 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 16 pass · $127,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
B+
12 items
#12/428
▾

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • ✓ Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • ✓ Cosponsored restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • ✓ Cosponsored repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • ✓ Cosponsored setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • ✓ Cosponsored allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • ✓ Cosponsored expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • ✓ Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
80.6 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 1.8 years longer than the national average
2.3%
People without health insurance
73% less than national avg (8.4%)
1.5%
Children without health insurance
71% less than national avg (5.14%)
142.7
Heart disease deaths per 100K
29% less than national avg (201.05)
3.9%
In doctor shortage areas
50% less than national avg (7.81%)
Sources: Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health / HRSA
Money & Influence
Pharma & Insurance PACs
$249,750
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($61,500), SUMITOMO PHARMA AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('SMPA PAC') ($26,000), LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC ($24,500), THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($20,500), NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($19,750)
Healthcare Providers
$151,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($28,500), AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($26,500), AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) ($26,500), AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC ($23,000), AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) ($16,000)

12 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass · $401,250 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
A-
6 items
#8/428
▾

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • ✓ Cosponsored $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
  • ✓ Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • ✓ Cosponsored expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • × Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • ✓ Cosponsored comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
25%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
4% more than national avg (24.1%)
10.7%
People living in poverty
14% less than national avg (12.5%)
11.6%
Children living in poverty
26% less than national avg (15.58%)
0.4707
Income inequality
3% less than national avg (0.4832)
65.6%
People who own their home
About the same as national avg (65.2%)
15%
Households on SNAP
24% more than national avg (12.1%)
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25070) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B17001) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B19083) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25003) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B22003)

6 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $129,500 from related PACs.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
A
10 items
#13/428
▾

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • ✓ Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • ✓ Cosponsored removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • ✓ Cosponsored a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • ✓ Cosponsored establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • ✓ Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • ✓ Cosponsored extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)
The District Reality
3.1%
Working-age adults without health insurance
74% less than national avg (11.7%)
5.2%
Unemployed
About the same as national avg (5.2%)
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B27010 working-age) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B23025)
Money & Influence
Labor & Unions
$1,469,450
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS ($99,000), AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E ($89,000), ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS ($88,000), D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) ($86,500), CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS ($85,000)
Travel Disclosures
$641
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
Jobs for the Future, Lumina Foundation, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022-08-23 Filing $641

10 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass · $1,469,450 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A-
10 items
#91/428
▾

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • ✓ Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • ✓ Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • ✓ Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • ✓ Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • ✓ Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
5.6
Teen births per 1K
58% less than national avg (13.49)
4.57
Infant deaths per 1K births
22% less than national avg (5.85)
Sources: CDC NVSS / Kaiser Family Foundation · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · CDC WONDER

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $2,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
A-
18 items
#80/428
▾

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • ✓ Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • ✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • ✓ Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • ✓ Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • ✓ Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Massachusetts (2025)
Sources: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) · ACLU — Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Rights
Money & Influence
LGBTQ Rights
$14,074
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC ($14,074)

18 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 16 pass · $14,074 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
B+
12 items
#46/428
▾

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • × Failed to cosponsor FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • ✓ Cosponsored descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
  • ✓ Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • ✓ Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • ✓ Opposed permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • ✓ Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • ✓ Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • ✓ Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
The District Reality
286.1
Incarcerated per 100K
67% less than national avg (872.3)
34.8
Opioid deaths per 100K
38% more than national avg (25.3)
0.4
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 4.8% Hispanic 11.7% White 70.3% Asian 7.2% Other 6%
16.4
Segregation index
7% less than national avg (17.55)
Sources: Vera Institute of Justice — Incarceration Trends (2019) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · Mapping Police Violence · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B03002)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

12 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A
33 items
#32/426
▾

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (H.J.Res.35)
  • ✓ Opposed streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • ✓ Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • ✓ Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • ✓ Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • ✓ Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • ✓ Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • ✓ Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • ✓ Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • ✓ Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • ✓ Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • ✓ Opposed saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (H.R.4593)
  • ✓ Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • ✓ Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • ✓ Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • ✓ Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • ✓ Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • ✓ Opposed the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • ✓ Cosponsored House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • ✓ Signed Bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • ✓ Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • – Did not vote on rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
  • – Did not vote on blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • – Did not vote on blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • ✓ Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • ✓ Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
The District Reality
26.8 / 100
Natural disaster risk score ⓘ
51% less than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
11.25%
Adults with asthma
16% more than national avg (9.7%)
234
Water safety violations
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index · CDC PLACES · EPA SDWIS
Money & Influence
Environment & Climate
$4,337
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND ($4,337)

33 tracked items: 1 fail, 3 mixed, 29 pass · $4,337 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
B+
10 items
#96/426
▾

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • ✓ Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • × Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • ✓ Opposed D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (H.R.884)
  • × Voted YES on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • ✓ Opposed Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
  • ✓ Voted YES on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • ✓ Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
State Context
6,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Massachusetts
66%
Voter turnout
12% more than national avg (59%)
Sources: Sentencing Project — Locked Out 2024 · MIT Election Data + Science Lab
Money & Influence
Democracy & Election Reform
$13,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
END CITIZENS UNITED ($13,500)

10 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass · $13,500 from related PACs.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
C-
7 items
#31/428
▾

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • ✓ Cosponsored abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
  • ✓ Opposed CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)
Context
$11K
Outside spending (dark money)
$0 supporting · $11K opposing · tenure to date
Sources: FEC Schedule E Independent Expenditures

7 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 2 pass · $51,500 from related PACs.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where James Stands

#8 of 428 House members
A-
James's Grade
—
Group Average
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James P. McGovern's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 330 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

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  1. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

    H.R.4795 Congress.gov
  2. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern describes visiting Verde Vida's La Casita food-rescue site and popup market at a Washington Heights elementary school with Rep. Espaillat, where students received fresh produce. He urges support for community-based models that reduce food waste and address hunger and nutrition.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  3. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

    H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  4. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

    H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  5. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

    H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

    H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  7. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

    H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  8. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern argues the U.S. embargo on Cuba has failed and caused humanitarian suffering, opposing potential military action. He advocates for his U.S.-Cuba Trade Act to normalize relations through diplomacy and trade instead.

    CONSIDER NEW APPROACH TO CUBA Congressional Record
  9. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern highlights findings from the Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit, noting that one in three Gen Z members experience food insecurity. He calls on Congress to address hunger affecting 50 million Americans and amplify young advocates' voices on this issue.

    GEN Z FOOD AND HUNGER SUMMIT Congressional Record
  10. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act

    H.R.3415 Congress.gov
  11. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

    H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595 Congress.gov
  12. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

    H.R.3243 Congress.gov
  13. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern advocates for the Summer Eats program, which provides free nutritious meals to children during school closures, and calls for rejecting cuts to nutrition programs while increasing investment to address child food insecurity.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  14. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.108 Congress.gov
  15. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

    H.R.6181 Congress.gov
  16. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern opposes Republican cuts to WIC funding by $200 million, arguing the program provides essential nutrition to pregnant mothers and babies. He contrasts these cuts with $70 billion allocated to immigration enforcement, calling for Senate restoration of WIC benefits.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  17. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Aspen Institute, Inc. and the Commonwealth Fund

    New York, NY Travel disclosure
  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.84 Congress.gov
  19. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern highlights successful hunger-reduction initiatives in New Bedford, Massachusetts, including a community food center with client choice and dignity, and a modern school culinary center serving 13,000 students daily meals.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  20. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern inquires about the scheduling of an Iran War Powers Resolution vote, expressing frustration that it was pulled and criticizing the costs and impacts of the war.

    PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES Congressional Record
  21. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern calls for the release of Ruth Lopez, a Salvadoran human rights defender detained by authorities for one year without proper legal access, and criticizes the U.S. Embassy for failing to intervene in what he characterizes as arbitrary detention by an autocratic regime.

    THE ADMINISTRATION MUST FREE RUTH LOPEZ Congressional Record
  22. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

    H.R.2616 Congress.gov
  23. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

    H.R.6260 Congress.gov
  24. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern advocates for his bipartisan bill to pilot coverage of medically tailored meals in traditional Medicare, citing research showing improved health outcomes and support for vulnerable patients.

    MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS Congressional Record
  25. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern The House voted to nullify Section 11 of House Resolution 1224 through passage of H. Res. 1274. The resolution passed 213-208 in a largely party-line vote.

    PROVIDING THAT SECTION 11 OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1224 SHALL HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT Congressional Record
  26. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

    H.R.1810 Congress.gov
  27. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

    S.1318 Congress.gov
  28. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Entertainment Software Association

    Las Vegas, NV Travel disclosure
  29. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored MORE Act (Marijuana Descheduling)

    H.R.5068 Congress.gov
  30. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FIRE Act

    H.R.6387 Congress.gov
  31. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

    H.R.4690 Congress.gov
  32. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern calls attention to systematic persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, including blasphemy law convictions and violence by extremist groups, and urges the State Department to pressure Pakistan to release prisoners and repeal discriminatory laws.

    PERSECUTION OF AHMADI MUSLIMS IN PAKISTAN Congressional Record
  33. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern criticizes rising hunger in America and opposes a Republican farm bill that would lock in $187 billion in SNAP cuts for five years, arguing the cuts harm veterans, seniors, and families already struggling with high food prices.

    HUNGER IN AMERICA IS ON THE RISE Congressional Record
  34. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

    H.R.1689 Congress.gov
  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.40 Congress.gov
  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FENCES Act

    H.R.6409 Congress.gov
  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on RED Tape Act

    H.R.6398 Congress.gov
  38. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern promotes his Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act to increase funding for school meal programs and urges reversing Trump administration cuts to local and school food programs.

    HEALTHY MEALS HELP KIDS LEARN Congressional Record
  39. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern recounts the story of Noah Joyce-Anderson, a Black trans veteran arrested and allegedly mistreated in custody while serving as a medic at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis, using it to criticize the administration's immigration enforcement.

    RECOGNIZING NOAH JOYCE-ANDERSON Congressional Record
  40. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Cuba War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.J.Res.153 Congress.gov
  41. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Prohibit Military Force Against Cuba (Funding)

    H.R.8103 Congress.gov
  42. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern highlights teen hunger and his End Hunger Now tour visit to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South with Rep. Auchincloss, urging colleagues to meet with youth leaders to improve food security.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  43. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern promotes his End Hunger Now tour and cooking classes at a Massachusetts senior food hub, criticizing Republican cuts to SNAP and SNAP nutrition education and calling on Congress to reverse them.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  44. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

    H.R.7744 Congress.gov
  45. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.38 Congress.gov
  46. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

    H.Res.1099 Congress.gov
  47. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern highlights a Massachusetts food center visit and criticizes the Trump administration's cuts to SNAP and local food programs, calling for their reinstatement to address high food prices and support farmers.

    MAKING FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE Congressional Record
  48. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

    H.R.4758 Congress.gov
  49. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

    H.R.4626 Congress.gov
  50. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Introduced United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026

    H.R.7521 Congress.gov
  51. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

    H.R.7531 Congress.gov
  52. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

    H.Res.1058 Congress.gov
  53. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

    H.R.6644 Congress.gov
  54. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Addresses sky-high food costs and calls for federal action to fight hunger, highlighting the growing gap between food prices and family budgets.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

    H.R.7147 Congress.gov
  56. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

    H.R.6359 Congress.gov
  57. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Highlights the role of local grocers in fighting hunger, calling for policies that support food access and nutrition programs in communities.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  58. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

    H.R.6945 Congress.gov
  59. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Highlights a visit to Quincy Community Action Programs addressing food insecurity, calling for expanded federal nutrition programs to end hunger in America.

    END HUNGER NOW: VISIT TO QUINCY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS Congressional Record
  60. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Ending Qualified Immunity Act

    H.R.3602 Congress.gov
  61. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on SHOWER Act

    H.R.4593 Congress.gov
  62. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern champions breakfast in the classroom, sharing how a Massachusetts school's program improved attendance and learning by feeding hungry students.

    BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM Congressional Record
  63. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern announces his End Hunger Now Tour, planning visits across America to highlight food insecurity and oppose nutrition program cuts.

    END HUNGER NOW TOUR Congressional Record
  64. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

    H.R.1834 Congress.gov
  65. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern continues his End Hunger Now campaign, criticizing Trump administration delays in food assistance programs that leave families hungry.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  66. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

    H.R.498 Congress.gov
  67. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

    H.R.4776 Congress.gov
  68. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.61 Congress.gov
  69. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.64 Congress.gov
  70. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

    H.R.6703 Congress.gov
  71. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

    H.R.3492 Congress.gov
  72. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern demands an end to hunger, criticizing Trump administration cuts to SNAP and nutrition programs that leave families food-insecure.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  73. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

    H.R.4371 Congress.gov
  74. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

    H.R.3632 Congress.gov
  75. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

    H.R.3668 Congress.gov
  76. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

    H.R.2550 Congress.gov
  77. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

    H.R.3898 Congress.gov
  78. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025

    H.R.4849 Congress.gov
  79. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern presents text of House Amendment 1 to the NDAA, proposing modifications to defense authorization provisions.

    Text of House Amendment 1 Congressional Record
  80. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern describes his 16th annual March for the Food Bank, highlighting how sky-high food costs are driving hunger in Massachusetts communities and calling for expanded food assistance.

    16TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR THE FOOD BANK Congressional Record
  81. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Make Housing Affordable and Defend Democracy Act

    H.R.6390 Congress.gov
  82. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

    H.Con.Res.58 Clerk of the House
  83. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

    H.R.5107 Congress.gov
  84. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

    H.R.5214 Congress.gov
  85. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

    H.R.1949 Congress.gov
  86. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

    H.J.Res.131 Congress.gov
  87. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

    H.J.Res.130 Congress.gov
  88. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

    S.J.Res.80 Congress.gov
  89. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern (D) calls to end hunger now, warning that under Trump, America is worsening global food insecurity through aid cuts.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  90. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

    H.R.6056 Congress.gov
  91. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Recognize Genocide, Block Weapons, Sanctions

    H.Res.876 Congress.gov
  92. Vote

    FAIL Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

    H.Res.719 Clerk of the House
  93. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on GRID Power Act

    H.R.1047 Congress.gov
  94. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

    H.Res.713 Congress.gov
  95. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern (D) argues medically tailored meals save lives and lower healthcare costs, advocating for food-is-medicine programs.

    MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS SAVE LIVES AND LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS Congressional Record
  96. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

    H.R.5390 Congress.gov
  97. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

    H.R.5361 Congress.gov
  98. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

    H.R.3486 Congress.gov
  99. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

    H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
  100. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

    H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
  101. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern (D) highlights the UMass Amherst campus food pantry, connecting student hunger to broader food insecurity and funding cuts.

    UMASS AMHERST CAMPUS PANTRY Congressional Record
  102. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern (D) calls to end hunger now, connecting domestic food insecurity with cuts to international food aid programs.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  103. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

    H.R.5159 Congress.gov
  104. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

    H.R.4553 Congress.gov
  105. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Ending Homelessness Act of 2025

    H.R.4872 Congress.gov
  106. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

    H.R.4796 Congress.gov
  107. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern (D) details the devastating impacts of the 'big ugly bill' on Massachusetts families, including Medicaid cuts and tax increases on working people.

    IMPACTS OF THE BIG, UGLY BILL ON MASSACHUSETTS Congressional Record
  108. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern McGovern (D) warns about the risk of nuclear conflict, calling for diplomatic engagement and arms control to prevent catastrophic war.

    RISK OF CONFLICT WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS Congressional Record
  109. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

    H.R.4611 Congress.gov
  110. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

    H.R.4016 Congress.gov
  111. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

    H.Res.590 Congress.gov
  112. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025

    H.R.4457 Congress.gov
  113. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Climate Emergency & Children's Rights Resolution

    H.Con.Res.44 Congress.gov
  114. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2025

    H.R.4406 Congress.gov
  115. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern demands the FDA apologize for failing to act on diethylstilbestrol, exposing regulatory failures that harmed Americans' health.

    NO APOLOGY FROM FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Congressional Record
  116. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Tlaib Letter Opposing Food Weaponization in Gaza

    Food Weaponization Letter tlaib.house.gov
  117. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern argues America should not forget the crisis in Cuba, calling for policy reform and humanitarian engagement with the Cuban people.

    DO NOT FORGET THE CRISIS IN CUBA Congressional Record
  118. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

    H.R.12 Congress.gov
  119. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern demands end hunger now, arguing Republican budget cuts to food assistance are creating a hunger crisis across America.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  120. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

    H.R.2056 Congress.gov
  121. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

    H.R.4 Congress.gov
  122. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

    H.R.3971 Congress.gov
  123. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on HALT Fentanyl Act

    S.331 Congress.gov
  124. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

    H.R.884 Congress.gov
  125. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern demands end hunger now, exposing SNAP skimming practices that reduce food assistance for vulnerable families.

    END HUNGER NOW--SNAP SKIMMING Congressional Record
  126. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Weapons Embargo (bombs, JDAMs, tank shells)

    H.R.3565 Congress.gov
  127. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

    H.Res.488 Congress.gov
  128. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

    H.Res.473 Congress.gov
  129. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern demands end hunger now, arguing the Trump administration's cuts to food assistance programs are creating a hunger crisis.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  130. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Spain — sponsored by Aspen Institute and Center for Responsible Innovation

    Spain Travel disclosure
  131. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  132. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  133. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  134. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

    S.J.Res.31 Congress.gov
  135. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern attacks the One Big Beautiful Bill, arguing it cuts Medicaid and social programs while giving tax breaks to billionaires.

    ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL Congressional Record
  136. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern demands immediate humanitarian aid for Gaza, calling the situation catastrophic and urging U.S. action to prevent famine.

    GAZA NEEDS IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN AID Congressional Record
  137. Vote

    MIXED Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

    H.J.Res.88 Congress.gov
  138. Vote

    MIXED Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

    H.J.Res.87 Congress.gov
  139. Vote

    MIXED Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NOT VOTING on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

    H.J.Res.89 Congress.gov
  140. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Medicare for All Act

    H.R.3069 Congress.gov
  141. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Equality Act

    H.R.15 Congress.gov
  142. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

    H.R.2725 Congress.gov
  143. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

    Cambridge, MA Travel disclosure
  144. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on SAVE Act (119th)

    H.R.22 Congress.gov
  145. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

    H.R.1526 Congress.gov
  146. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Introduced Back from the Brink — Halt Nuclear Arms Race

    H.Res.317 Congress.gov
  147. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

    EPA Assault Letter democrats-energycommerce.house.gov
  148. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

    S.J.Res.28 Congress.gov
  149. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

    H.R.2743 Congress.gov
  150. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern calls to end hunger now, opposing Trump administration cuts to food assistance programs that feed millions of Americans.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  151. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act

    H.R.2692 Congress.gov
  152. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern calls for ending hunger now with innovative solutions, opposing SNAP cuts that would increase food insecurity.

    END HUNGER NOW WITH INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FEED HUNGRY PEOPLE Congressional Record
  153. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

    H.R.1954 Congress.gov
  154. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Restore UNRWA Funding

    H.R.2411 Congress.gov
  155. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Abolish Super PACs Act

    H.R.2352 Congress.gov
  156. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

    H.R.17 Congress.gov
  157. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern warns of the devastating impact of proposed SNAP cuts, arguing they would increase hunger and food insecurity for millions.

    IMPACT OF PROPOSED SNAP CUTS Congressional Record
  158. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Prohibit Arms Exports to UAE

    H.R.2059 Congress.gov
  159. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Letters Demanding Release of Detained Palestinian Students (Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi)

    Student Letter jayapal.house.gov
  160. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

    H.R.2045 Congress.gov
  161. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

    S.J.Res.11 Congress.gov
  162. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

    H.Res.189 Clerk of the House
  163. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

    H.R.20 Congress.gov
  164. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

    H.R.14 Congress.gov
  165. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

    H.J.Res.20 Congress.gov
  166. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

    H.R.1589 Congress.gov
  167. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

    H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
  168. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

    H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
  169. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

    H.J.Res.35 Congress.gov
  170. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

    H.R.35 Congress.gov
  171. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

    H.R.77 Congress.gov
  172. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern opposes cuts to hunger programs, criticizing the administration for freezing food aid domestically and internationally while claiming to be America First.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  173. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern brings attention to the case of Ethel Rosenberg, arguing for a posthumous review of her conviction and questioning the fairness of her trial.

    CASE OF ETHEL ROSENBERG Congressional Record
  174. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

    H.R.1135 Congress.gov
  175. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

    H.R.999 Congress.gov
  176. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern promotes improving access to locally grown food in North Central Massachusetts, supporting farmers markets and community food programs.

    IMPROVING ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD IN NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS Congressional Record
  177. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

    H.R.669 Congress.gov
  178. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    H.R.21 Congress.gov
  179. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Fix Our Forests Act

    H.R.471 Congress.gov
  180. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern criticizes Trump for dismantling SNAP protections and firing hunger advisors while food prices rise for working families.

    END HUNGER NOW--TRUMP AGENDA Congressional Record
  181. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

    H.R.28 Congress.gov
  182. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern criticizes the Republican sports bill as allowing adults to inspect children's genitals, calling it a 'child predator empowerment act' targeting trans kids.

    MEAN, CRUEL BULLYING TACTIC Congressional Record
  183. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern attacks the Republican tax plan as benefiting the richest 5% while cutting SNAP benefits and programs for working families.

    REJECT TRUMP TAX PLAN Congressional Record
  184. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

    H.R.23 Congress.gov
  185. Speech

    Rep. James P. McGovern Rep. McGovern argues for reauthorizing SNAP benefit theft reimbursement, warning that Republicans plan to cut food assistance to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

    END HUNGER NOW Congressional Record
  186. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

    H.R.29 Congress.gov
  187. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

    H.R.51 Congress.gov
  188. Vote

    MIXED Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NOT VOTING on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

    H.R.5009 Congress.gov
  189. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Prove It Act of 2024

    H.R.7198 Congress.gov
  190. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

    H.R.9495 Clerk of the House
  191. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

    H.R.9495 Congress.gov
  192. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

    H.R.5342 Congress.gov
  193. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Social Security Fairness Act

    H.R.82 Congress.gov
  194. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Recognize Killing of Palestinian-American Child

    H.Con.Res.99 Congress.gov
  195. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Aysenur Eygi Investigation Letter

    Aysenur Eygi Letter adamsmith.house.gov
  196. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

    H.R.4790 Congress.gov
  197. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Restore UNRWA Funding (118th)

    H.R.9649 Congress.gov
  198. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

    H.R.7909 Congress.gov
  199. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Homes Act of 2024

    H.R.9662 Congress.gov
  200. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

    H.R.5339 Congress.gov
  201. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, N. Ireland — sponsored by Aspen Institute and Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, N. Ireland Travel disclosure
  202. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

    H.R.7887 Congress.gov
  203. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on SAVE Act

    H.R.8281 Congress.gov
  204. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2025

    H.R.8774 Congress.gov
  205. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

    H.Amdt.1081 to H.R.8774 Congress.gov
  206. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

    H.Amdt.1075 to H.R.8774 Congress.gov
  207. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: P-2 Designation Letter — Refugee Status for Gaza Palestinians

    P-2 Designation Letter casar.house.gov
  208. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

    H.Amdt.974 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  209. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

    H.Amdt.989 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  210. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

    H.Amdt.987 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  211. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

    H.Amdt.986 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  212. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

    H.Amdt.980 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  213. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Austin, TX Dallas, TX — sponsored by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

    Austin, TX Dallas, TX Travel disclosure
  214. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

    H.R.8525 Congress.gov
  215. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

    H.R.3019 Congress.gov
  216. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

    H.R.7343 Congress.gov
  217. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Equal Representation Act

    H.R.7109 Congress.gov
  218. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2024

    H.R.8323 Congress.gov
  219. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

    H.J.Res.98 Congress.gov
  220. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Antisemitism Awareness Act

    H.R.6090 Clerk of the House
  221. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Rafah Letter — Withhold Weapons if Invasion

    Rafah Letter jayapal.house.gov
  222. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

    H.R.8034 Clerk of the House
  223. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

    H.R.6046 Congress.gov
  224. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

    H.R.4691 Congress.gov
  225. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Iran Counterterrorism Act

    H.R.6323 Congress.gov
  226. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

    H.R.5947 Congress.gov
  227. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

    H.Res.883 Clerk of the House
  228. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: NSM20 Letter — Israeli Assurances re IHL

    NSM20 Letter escobar.house.gov
  229. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

    H.R.7888 Congress.gov
  230. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

    H.Amdt.876 to H.R.7888 Congress.gov
  231. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

    H.R.6655 Congress.gov
  232. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Stop Weapons Letter — Withhold After WCK Strike

    Stop Weapons Letter pocan.house.gov
  233. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

    H.R.7782 Congress.gov
  234. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on USE IT Act

    H.R.6276 Congress.gov
  235. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Laken Riley Act (118th)

    H.R.7511 Congress.gov
  236. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act

    H.R.7056 Congress.gov
  237. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

    H.R.4340 Congress.gov
  238. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Cape Town — sponsored by Aspen Institute and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Cape Town Travel disclosure
  239. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

    H.R.6976 Congress.gov
  240. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

    H.R.7024 Congress.gov
  241. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

    H.R.6678 Congress.gov
  242. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

    H.R.5585 Congress.gov
  243. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Forced Displacement Letter — Oppose Gaza Displacement

    Forced Displacement Letter pressley.house.gov
  244. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

    H.R.6918 Congress.gov
  245. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

    H.R.6914 Congress.gov
  246. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

    H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  247. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

    H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  248. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

    H.R.4468 Congress.gov
  249. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Santos Expulsion Resolution

    H.Res.878 Clerk of the House
  250. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

    H.R.5283 Congress.gov
  251. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

    H.Amdt.788 to H.R.5894 Congress.gov
  252. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

    H.Amdt.625 to H.R.4820 Congress.gov
  253. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2023

    H.R.6270 Congress.gov
  254. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

    H.R.6031 Congress.gov
  255. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

    H.R.4368 Congress.gov
  256. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

    H.R.4367 Congress.gov
  257. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

    H.Amdt.373 to H.R.4365 Congress.gov
  258. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

    H.Amdt.370 to H.R.4365 Congress.gov
  259. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

    H.Amdt.341 to H.R.4368 Congress.gov
  260. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

    H.R.14 Congress.gov
  261. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

    H.R.1435 Congress.gov
  262. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Nairobi, Kenya — sponsored by Aspen Institute and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Nairobi, Kenya Travel disclosure
  263. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Affordable Insulin Now Act

    H.R.1488 Congress.gov
  264. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Protecting Our Democracy Act

    H.R.5048 Congress.gov
  265. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Democracy Restoration Act of 2023

    H.R.4987 Congress.gov
  266. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act

    H.R.4889 Congress.gov
  267. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Schools Not Shelters Act

    H.R.3941 Congress.gov
  268. Vote

    FAIL Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

    H.R.3935 Congress.gov
  269. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Due Process Continuity of Care Act

    H.R.3074 Congress.gov
  270. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (successor to For the People Act)

    H.R.11 Congress.gov
  271. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (Campaign Finance Provisions)

    H.R.11 Congress.gov
  272. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

    H.Amdt.243 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  273. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

    H.Amdt.236 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  274. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

    H.Amdt.237 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  275. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

    H.Amdt.239 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  276. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

    H.Amdt.231 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  277. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

    H.Amdt.230 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  278. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

    H.Amdt.222 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  279. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

    H.Amdt.223 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  280. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023

    H.R.4231 Congress.gov
  281. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Ending Homelessness Act of 2023

    H.R.4232 Congress.gov
  282. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023

    H.R.4233 Congress.gov
  283. Letter

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Signed Letter: Visa Waiver Letter — Equal Treatment for Palestinian-Americans

    Visa Waiver Letter jonathanjackson.house.gov
  284. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Equality Act

    H.R.15 Congress.gov
  285. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

    H.R.4121 Congress.gov
  286. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on REINS Act of 2023

    H.R.277 Congress.gov
  287. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Prohibit Weapons for Child Detention/Annexation

    H.R.3103 Congress.gov
  288. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

    H.R.1615 Congress.gov
  289. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored FAMILY Act

    H.R.3481 Congress.gov
  290. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

    H.R.3409 Congress.gov
  291. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Medicare for All Act of 2023

    H.R.3421 Congress.gov
  292. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023

    H.R.3305 Congress.gov
  293. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Secure the Border Act

    H.R.2 Congress.gov
  294. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

    H.R.1163 Congress.gov
  295. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Somalia War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.30 Congress.gov
  296. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

    H.R.2811 Congress.gov
  297. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

    H.R.926 Congress.gov
  298. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

    H.R.734 Congress.gov
  299. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

    H.R.2725 Congress.gov
  300. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

    H.J.Res.27 Congress.gov
  301. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Italy — sponsored by Aspen Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation

    Italy Travel disclosure
  302. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act

    H.R.2530 Congress.gov
  303. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act

    H.R.12 Congress.gov
  304. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

    H.Res.269 Congress.gov
  305. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Lower Energy Costs Act

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  306. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

    H.R.1833 Congress.gov
  307. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

    H.R.5 Congress.gov
  308. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

    H.J.Res.30 Congress.gov
  309. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

    H.R.17 Congress.gov
  310. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted YES on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.21 Congress.gov
  311. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act

    H.R.20 Congress.gov
  312. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Save Medicare Act

    H.R.732 Congress.gov
  313. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act

    H.R.1124 Congress.gov
  314. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

    H.R.1118 Congress.gov
  315. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

    H.R.1118 Congress.gov
  316. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

    Israel Travel disclosure
  317. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

    H.J.Res.24 Congress.gov
  318. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

    H.J.Res.26 Congress.gov
  319. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Strategic Production Response Act

    H.R.21 Congress.gov
  320. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored EACH Act

    H.R.561 Congress.gov
  321. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    H.R.26 Congress.gov
  322. Vote

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Voted NO on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

    H.Con.Res.3 Congress.gov
  323. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023

    H.R.33 Congress.gov
  324. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored D.C. Statehood

    H.R.51 Congress.gov
  325. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. James P. McGovern Cosponsored Democracy for All Amendment

    H.J.Res.13 Congress.gov
  326. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Jobs for the Future, Lumina Foundation, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Boston, MA Travel disclosure
  327. Travel

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sponsored travel to Denmark Kenya — sponsored by United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation

    Denmark Kenya Travel disclosure
  328. Trade

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of CBs Corporation Class B (CBs)

    CBS — CBs Corporation Class B (CBs) PTR filing
  329. Trade

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of General Electric Company (GE)

    GE — General Electric Company (GE) PTR filing
  330. Trade

    Rep. James P. McGovern Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Viacom Inc. - Class B (VIaB)

    VIAB — Viacom Inc. - Class B (VIaB) PTR filing

PACs and Donors Funding James P. McGovern's Campaign

Money raised (to the campaign) vs outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest categoryDirect PAC contributions plus individual donations earmarked through PACs, for the tracked interest groups. Source: FEC filings.

Tracked interest groups · the accountability lens

Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live
Top employers of donorsThe employer that itemized donors ($200+) report on their own FEC filing, a proxy for which industries a member’s donors come from. This is not the member’s employer, and not PAC or corporate money.

Outside money — spent for / against

Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

By interest category
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Data: Federal Election Commission. Tenure to date. Updated 2026-09-09.

James P. McGovern's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

3
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
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Travel Disclosures

12
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Palestine / Israel (1) · Labor (1)
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Floor Speeches

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speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects ⓘ

$37,407,757
requested (15 projects) · FY2026
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

0/36
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
36
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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Attendance

97.8%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
100%
314/314
119th-1 (2025)
95.9%
347/362
118th-2 (2024)
99.2%
513/517
118th-1 (2023)
99.2%
718/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #255 of 445
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Their District: Massachusetts · MA-2

787,021
residents
$97,592 median household income · 10.7% poverty rate · 2.3% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 11.7% White (non-Hisp.) 70.3% Black (non-Hisp.) 4.8% Asian (non-Hisp.) 7.2% Other (non-Hisp.) 6%
39.5Median Age
$1,482Median Rent
5.2%Unemployment
46.6%Bachelor's+
65.6%Homeownership
15.3%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024)

Financial Disclosure

5
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $115K – $5.2M
By filing year select a year
2025 Annual — $115K–$5.2M · 4 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed May 12, 2026
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2024 Annual — $101K–$5.2M · 4 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed Aug 6, 2025
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2023 Annual — $16K–$5M · 5 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed May 15, 2024
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2022 Annual — $52K–$5M · 5 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed May 11, 2023
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2021 Annual — $102K–$5.2M · 5 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed May 16, 2022
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains
4 assets 2 liabilities 4 positions 1 gift
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed May 12, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Sep 5, 2026.

James P. McGovern's recent press releases

23 recent press releases from https://mcgovern.house.gov. · Updated 3 days ago

  1. McGovern, Warren, Pressley Tout Historic New Law to Combat High Cost of Housing in America

    WORCESTER – Yesterday, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) , Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, alongside Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley…

  2. McGovern Introduces Big Tech Accountability Act to Protect Americans’ Privacy and Hold Tech Giants Accountable

    WASHINGTON —Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) introduced the Big Tech Accountability Act to protect Americans’ online privacy and personal autonomy and hold powerful technology corporations accountable for the harms caused by…

  3. McGovern, Khanna, and Meeks Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials

    WASHINGTON —Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Raking Member of the Congressional-Commission on China, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese…

  4. McGovern, Castro lead 5 Members of Congress in asking new Colombian President to support broad range of shared priorities including human rights

    WASHINGTON —Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) , Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Westen…

  5. McGovern Tells Secretary Rubio: Prioritize Human Rights in Engagement with Central Sahel

    WASHINGTON —Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) , Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to center human rights and…

  6. Federal Disaster Relief for Massachusetts Farmers, Secured by McGovern, Finally on the Way

    WORCESTER, MA – Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) announced today that over $42 million in federal disaster relief he secured in December 2024, is finally heading to Massachusetts farmers. The money comes from a $220 million New England…

  7. 27 Members of Congress Release Joint Statement on Massie Amendment to Republican Foreign Aid Budget Bill

    WASHINGTON— Today, 27 Members of Congress, led by Congressman Jim McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement in advance of voting yes on…

  8. McGovern, Casar Introduce Fair Seeds for Farmers Act to Address Affordability Crisis, Put America’s Farmers and Families Ahead of Billionaire Big Ag Corporations

    WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, new legislation aimed to break up Big Ag, protect farmers, lower food costs, and strengthen the U.S. food…

  9. McGovern Leading 80 Members of Congress Urging DHS to Extend Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador

    WASHINGTON —80 Members of Congress, led by Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, sent a letter yesterday afternoon urging U.S. Department…

  10. McGovern, Smith, Khanna lead Bipartisan Group of 14 House Lawmakers Asking State Department to Condemn Chinese Government’s harmful “Ethnic Unity Law”

    WASHINGTON— United States Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Ro Khanna (D-CA) today announced that a bipartisan group of 14 House lawmakers sent a letter asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio to condemn the People’s…

  11. 20 Members of Congress Release Joint Statement Affirming Colombia’s Sovereignty & Rejecting U.S. Election Interference

    WASHINGTON— Today, 20 Members of Congress led by Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) released the following statement condemning efforts by U.S. elected officials to interfere in Colombia’s presidential election and reaffirming that…

  12. McGovern, Markey, Van Hollen, Dean, Dexter Lead 57 Congressional Democrats in Demanding Medical Evacuations for Palestinian Cancer Patients

    WASHINGTON —Today, Representative James P. McGovern, Senators Ed Markey and Chris Van Hollen, and Representatives Madeleine Dean and Maxine Dexter led 57 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding…

  13. McGovern, McCaul Introduce Legislation to Assure Continued Engagement with the Tibetan People After the Dalai Lama

    Today, U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) introduced legislation to strengthen the United States’s commitment to the aspirations of the Tibetan people for human rights and dignity. The ‘‘Assuring the…

  14. McGovern Leads House Colleagues Urging Collaborative Approach to Combatting Transnational Crime

    WASHINGTON—Today, Representative James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over reports that the Administration is considering designating two…

  15. McGovern and 27 House Members to Trump Administration: Family Members Deserve to Know Whether Their Relatives Are Being Held in Salvadoran Torture Prison

    WASHINGTON— Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with 27 other Members of the House of Representatives, have written a…

  16. McGovern Leads Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Federal Focus on Link Between Diet and Chronic Disease

    WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), alongside Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH), led a bipartisan letter urging Congressional appropriators to provide essential funding to make…

  17. McGovern Statement on the Passing of Paki Wieland

    WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) released this statement following the passing of renowned peace activist Paki Wieland: Paki was an incredible leader. She was a peacemaker in our community, and a fierce advocate for…

  18. McGovern Delivers $12+ Million in Federal Funding for Community Projects In Second Congressional District of Massachusetts

    WASHINGTON —Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, is announcing $12,101,000 in federal funding has been awarded to local projects throughout Massachusetts’ Second Congressional District.…

  19. McGovern, Kim lead Bipartisan Group of 10 House Lawmakers Calling on Trump Administration to Make Tibet a Priority

    WASHINGTON— Today, United States Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 10 House lawmakers in a letter asking the Trump administration to make Tibet a priority. The letter was addressed to Riley M.…

  20. McGovern: “Republican Farm Bill a Betrayal of MAHA”

    WASHINGTON —Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rule Committee and a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup of House…

  21. McGovern: “People Don’t Need a Two-Hour Lecture From Donald Trump. They Know His Economy Sucks Because They Live It Every Day.”

    “Tonight, we heard nothing new from Donald Trump—it was a long speech where he said nothing. It was a total regurgitation of the same lies we have heard from him since day one. “The American people don’t need a two-hour lecture from Donald…

  22. McGovern, Pressley, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Support People Experiencing Medical Hair Loss

    ***Full Text of Bill HERE (PDF)*** WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced the reintroduction of the Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment…

  23. McGovern Introduces New Bill To Repeal U.S. Embargo Against Cuba

    WASHINGTON— Today, in response to the Trump Administration’s actions to impose a total oil embargo on Cuba, Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) , Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights…

Rest of the Massachusetts delegation

8 other representatives, same scorecard, same 119th Congress.

MA-1 Richard E. Neal C+ MA-3 Lori Trahan B MA-4 Jake Auchincloss C+ MA-5 Katherine M. Clark C+ MA-6 Seth Moulton B MA-7 Ayanna Pressley B+ MA-8 Stephen F. Lynch B MA-9 William R. Keating B

All Massachusetts members · District map

Grades are computed from tracked House votes, cosponsorships, and congressional letters across the 119th Congress. PAC funding, independent expenditures, employer donations, and donor profiles sourced from FEC bulk data files. Stock trades from Clerk of the House PTR filings. Travel disclosures from the Clerk of the House. Floor speeches from the Congressional Record via GovInfo. Attendance from House roll call records. Legislative effectiveness from Congress.gov bill tracking. Earmarks from the House Appropriations Committee. Demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
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