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James E. Clyburn
U.S. Representative, South Carolina
274 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from South Carolina serving since 2025. Has sponsored 123 pieces of legislation.
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Clyburn votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Clyburn stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 123 →HR 9269
HR 9269 · Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
HR 8078
HR 8078 · Introduced Mar 25, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Mar 25, 2026: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 3868
HR 3868 · Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Jun 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 10084
HR 10084 · Introduced Nov 1, 2024 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Nov 19, 2024: Subcommittee Hearings Held
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Clyburn's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 449were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
98%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
1.6%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Clyburn sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Clyburn has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
3
Sponsored this Congress
123 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
2,782
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
123
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Clyburn's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33