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James P. McGovern

U.S. Representative, MA-2

Democratic Massachusetts since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Environment & Energy 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, MA-2 current Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3 Massachusetts	Democratic	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Rules — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Agriculture — Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Rules — Rules and Organization of the House unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.538, social dim. -0.351. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 6422 — American Water Stewardship Act	Yea	Mar 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act	Nay	Mar 19, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 139 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.	Nay	Mar 18, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1958 — Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026	Nay	Mar 18, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act	Nay	Mar 18, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act	Yea	Mar 18, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from…	Nay	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from…	Nay	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3971 — Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act	Yea	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4294 — MAWS Act of 2026	Yea	Mar 17, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 38 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized…	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1099 — Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1100 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations of…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 723 — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act	Nay	Feb 25, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act	Nay	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act	Yea	Feb 24, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy…	Nay	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy…	Nay	Feb 24, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,002 recorded contributions totalling $1,118,775. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 68 of 1002 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	66	$196,300	18%
Super PAC	2	$25	0%
Unclassified	934	$922,450	82%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$6,600	ACTBLUE	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Dec 3, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$6,600	HANEY, WILLIAM M III	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	Big donor	Nov 29, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000	UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Sep 1, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Sep 1, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Sep 26, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Aug 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Jun 12, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Aug 13, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Jun 12, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF IRON WORKERS PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	May 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Jun 20, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Jun 20, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICE	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Jun 20, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES INTERNATIONAL UNION PAC	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Jun 20, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE	unclassified	Aug 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

HR 9226 US · Jun 9, 2026
To direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region, and for other purposes.

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HR 8982 US · May 21, 2026
Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026

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HJRES 143 US · May 20, 2026
Resolution Act.

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HR 7007 US · May 20, 2026
Governing for the People Act

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