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James P. McGovern
U.S. Representative, Massachusetts
370 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from Massachusetts serving since 2025. Has sponsored 437 pieces of legislation.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. McGovern stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 437 →HR 9586
HR 9586 · Introduced Jul 2, 2026
Jul 2, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Financial Services, Veterans' Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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 9226
HR 9226 · Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Jun 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 8982
HR 8982 · Introduced May 21, 2026 · International Affairs
May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HRES 1068
HRES 1068 · Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Congress
Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
HR 7521
HR 7521 · Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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 7546
HR 7546 · Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Health
Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
HJRES 143
HJRES 143 · Introduced Jan 22, 2026 · Congress
May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
HRES 999
HRES 999 · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Congress
Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
HRES 997
HRES 997 · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Congress
Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ethics, 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.
HRES 986
HRES 986 · Introduced Jan 12, 2026 · Congress
Jan 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 6, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. McGovern's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 405were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
100%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2.7%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. McGovern 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
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. McGovern'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