James A. Himes
Democrat · U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 4th district
6 sponsored · 190 cosponsored
Age 60 · In office since 2009
Contact their office: (202) 225-5541 · 2137 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 1 passed both chambers and is not yet with the President, 14 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 2 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 160 are in committee, 8 have only been introduced, and 3 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 2 bills
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Passed both chambers, not yet sent to the President 1 bill
Both the House and the Senate have passed it, though not necessarily the same text.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber 1 bill
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
In the other chamber's committee 9 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Major Richard Star Act
- Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act
- Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act
- Small Entity Update Act
- Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025
- Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 4 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 2 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
In committee 160 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026
- End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026
- SAFE Banking Act of 2026
- Jewish American Security Act
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
- Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
- Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026
- No Funds for Iran War Act
- Expressing support for United States forces to remain as a part of the Kosovo Force.
Introduced, nothing more yet 8 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
- Essential Caregivers Act of 2026
- Great American Outdoors Act 250
- TRAPS Act
- Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
- American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- Taxpayer Data Protection Act
Failed 3 bills
Came to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.