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Seat

Representative for Massachusetts District 2

Born

November 20, 1959

Age 66

Phone

(202) 225-6101

Office

370 Cannon House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Massachusetts District 2

James P. McGovern

James Patrick McGovern is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, he is the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, chaired the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and is the co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. His district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, stretches from Worcester to the Pioneer Valley.

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Voting Record — 496

Yes38%

No58%

Present0%

Not Voting3%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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District Map

Congressional District 2

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James P. McGovern

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMassachusetts District 2

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James P.'s ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 31 sponsored · 202 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

Honored to join @mazonusa.bsky.social at this year’s annual Hunger Seder on Capitol Hill. This year, it’s more important than ever that we stand up against the injustice & oppression of hunger. Food is a human right. No person in this country should go without.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

By blocking power to Cuba’s hospitals, the United States is guilty of committing a serious human rights abuse. Under Donald Trump’s leadership, America is becoming an international pariah. Diplomacy and engagement should be our strategy. NOT a blockade.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

Lisa led a bipartisan @preventcancer.org #CongressionalFamilies coalition on Capitol Hill yesterday, raising awareness about early cancer detection & screening during national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Proud of my amazing wife for working to build bridges & combat cancer!

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

Trump’s top economic advisor just said rising prices are the administration’s “last concern.” This is what happens when you have a government of, by, and for the out-of-touch Epstein class billionaire elites. This guy should be fired!

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

Senate Republicans have blocked funding for TSA, FEMA, CISA, and the Coast Guard FIVE TIMES.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

In 18 days, Trump has burned $24 BILLION on his Iran War. That’s enough to eliminate the maintenance backlog in our national parks & public lands—paving roads, fixing bridges, & improving water systems. He’s burning billions overseas while neglecting America’s infrastructure.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

Trump is spending 2x more on war in the Middle East than FEMA has set aside for a disaster here at home. His priorities are all screwed up.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

Congrats TJ! Wishing a fellow Worcester Academy alum the best of success in March Madness!

TJ Power drops 44 to lead Penn over Yale in Ivy final

TJ Power scored an Ivy Madness-record 44 points to lift Pennsylvania to an 88-84 victory over Yale to win the Ivy Legue championship on Sunday.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 18(source)

A key ingredient for making America healthy is better access to cooking classes so folks can learn how to make more nutritious meals. That's one reason why the Phoenix Food Bank in Lynn is doing INCREDIBLE WORK to improve health in our communities & #EndHungerNow.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

So do we need them, or not? Because just minutes before, Trump was asking our allies to step in… He continues destroying key strategic alliances while he plunges our country into chaos. What a disgrace.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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Q: What progress have you made in getting America's allies to assist the US in escorting those oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz? TRUMP: Well, we don't need too much help. We don't need any help, actually. In fact we just put out a notice.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

Yes, you do.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Open post ↗

Trump on possibly pulling out of NATO: "I don't need Congress for that decision"

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

It’s day 17 of Trump’s reckless war of choice with Iran, and he’s already wasted $23 BILLION. That’s more than twice the amount that’s currently in @FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund. He's choosing war in the Middle East over keeping Americans safe.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

Congrats Kat! Proud to live in Massachusetts where we support and uplift our local farmers.

Sunderland farmer honored with Emerging Leader Award - Daily Hampshire Gazette

Kat Chang Laznicka of Reed Farm in Sunderland was honored with the Emerging Leader Award at the State House on Wednesday and the state announced $3.3 million in grants to support agriculture.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

In just two weeks, we’ve spent more on Trump’s reckless war with Iran than we spend each year on housing homeless veterans, helping seniors heat their homes, giving kids free school breakfasts, or extending healthcare tax credits. How the hell is that “America First?!”

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

Trump’s appointed counterterrorism director—who virtually every Republican voted to confirm—just resigned and admitted there was no imminent threat. Trump lied, and American troops died. END THIS WAR NOW.

Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

President Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center about the motivations for the Iran war.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

As if you think he couldn’t reach a new low, Trump is now fundraising off dead American soldiers. It’s one of the most depraved things I’ve ever seen in American politics.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

Wow. Please send him out on the campaign trail to explain to American consumers why they are the "last" of this administration's concerns.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Open post ↗

Hassett: "If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, and we'd have to think about what we'd have to do about that, but that's really the last of our concerns right now."

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 17(source)

Hey Speaker Johnson: Muslim Americans are not a “serious issue.” This hateful trash coming from the GOP has no place in America or modern society.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 16(source)

Should we spend $22 BILLION on another illegal war in the Middle East—or on building 100,000 affordable housing units in America? Trump chose an illegal war. What would you choose?

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialMar 16(source)

It’s sickening that Trump seems to relish causing suffering and death in other countries, from Venezuela to Iran to Cuba. Our 60+ year embargo of Cuba is a disaster. It serves no purpose but to exploit everyday Cubans and use them, politically, in the most cruel, inhumane way.

Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power

The blackout is the latest in a series of widespread outages that last for hours or days and that this weekend sparked a rare violent protest in ⁠the communist-run country.

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Sponsored Bills(31)

H. Res. 1068 (119th)
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 143) enabling Congress to adv…
H.R. 7521 (119th)
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7546 (119th)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medi…
H.J. Res. 143 (119th)
Resolution Act.
H. Res. 999 (119th)
Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 997) enabling the House of Repres…

Cosponsored Bills(202)

H.R. 8712 (119th)
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures …
Joined: 2026-05-07
H. Res. 1249 (119th)
Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 202…
Joined: 2026-04-30
H.R. 8588 (119th)
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies that furnish …
Joined: 2026-04-29
H.R. 8531 (119th)
Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026
Joined: 2026-04-27
H. Res. 1212 (119th)
Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the U…
Joined: 2026-04-23

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Voting History

496 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2026-01-21	H.R. 6945 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.R. 6945 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-21	H. Res. 1009 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H. Res. 1009 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.R. 5764 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-20	H.R. 5763 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-15	H.R. 2988 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-15	H.R. 2988 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-15	H.R. 2988 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	YES	✕	Agreed to
2026-01-14	H.R. 7006 (119th)	Final passage	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-01-14	H.R. 7006 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-14	H.R. 7006 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-14	H. Res. 992 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-14	H. Res. 992 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-13	H.R. 4593 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-13	H.R. 4593 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-13	H.R. 2312 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-13	H.R. 2270 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-13	H.R. 2262 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-13	H.R. 2262 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-13	H. Res. 988 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-13	H. Res. 988 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-13	H.R. 6504 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-13	H.R. 6500 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-12	H.R. 2683 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-09	H.R. 5184 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-08	H.R. 1834 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-08	H. Res. 780 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-08	H.R. 131 (119th)	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-08	H.R. 504 (119th)	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-08	H.R. 6938 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-08	H.R. 6938 (119th)	Retaining Divisions B and C	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-08	H.R. 6938 (119th)	Retaining Division A	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-07	H. Res. 780 (119th)	Motion to Discharge	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-07	H. Res. 977 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-07	H. Res. 977 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-06	—	Call of the House	PRESENT	—	—	Passed
2025-12-18	H.R. 498 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-18	H.R. 498 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 845 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-18	H.R. 845 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 1366 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-18	H.R. 1366 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-12-17	H.R. 3492 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-17	H.R. 3492 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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