James P. McGovern
Democrat · U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 2nd district
37 sponsored · 583 cosponsored
Age 67 · In office since 1997
Contact their office: (202) 225-6101 · 370 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 9 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 542 are in committee, 23 have only been introduced, and 7 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.
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 4 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
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.
In committee 542 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act
- Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- Improving Medicare Coverage Act
- Reimagining Safety Act
- Improving Access to WIC Act
- SWIMS Act of 2026
- To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.
- Stop the Settlements Act
- Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026
Introduced, nothing more yet 23 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act
- Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.
- Recognizing the value of the Older Americans Act of 1965 nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nations seniors each year.
- ASAP Act
- RESTRAIN Act
- Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act
- INFORM Act of 2025
- Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- Burma GAP Act
- Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.
Failed 6 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 in Lebanon.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.
- Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- 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.