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James A. Himes
U.S. Representative, Connecticut
2137 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from Connecticut serving since 2025. Has sponsored 112 pieces of legislation.
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Himes votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Himes stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 112 →HR 10125
HR 10125 · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Aug 20, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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 9983
HR 9983 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 7792
HR 7792 · Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Housing and Community Development
Mar 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 3542
HR 3542 · Introduced May 21, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
May 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Himes's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 451were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
94.9%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
5.1%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
1.1%
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. Himes 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. Himes 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.
5
Sponsored this Congress
112 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
2,547
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
112
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. Himes'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