At a Glance

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 — 534

Yes38%

No59%

Present0%

Not Voting3%

Party align97%

Cross-party0%

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District Map

Congressional District 2

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

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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 · 206 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 22(source)

Netanyahu will starve every man, woman & child in Gaza to avoid jail. Hundreds have already died of starvation. As famine spreads, more will follow. My colleagues must look at their faces & decide: end the starvation & mass death—or be remembered for your shameful silence.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 22(source)

DC crime is at a 30-year low. 80% of residents oppose Trump’s military occupation. And local law enforcement doesn’t like it either. If you think Trump won’t do this in your community next, I’ve got swampland in Florida to sell you.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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Trump on Bowser: "She's gotta on the ball. I don't want to see phony numbers. DC hit an all time high last year of absolute total crime, and it continued pretty bad, and then we put some strength into it and got the numbers down a little bit ... they're all going out to dinner now."

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 22(source)

That’s why I’m calling out Trump’s cronies for twisting the law to prop up their human rights-abusing buddies ⤵️

Press Releases | Congressman Jim McGovern

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 22(source)

Trump is sanctioning the judge presiding over Bolsonaro’s trial because he feels more at home with traitors & insurrectionists than those who defend democracy & rule of law.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 21(source)

The five-time draft dodger is cosplaying as a cop tonight. What happened to those bone spurs?

Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

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Trump says he’s going out on patrol in DC tonight with the National Guard and police. (Audio)

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 20(source)

Republicans are spending trillions on tax cuts for billionaires and nuclear weapons while working folks are struggling to pay medical bills they shouldn’t have. It doesn't have to be this way–their cruelty is a choice.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 20(source)

In the US... –Louisiana: highest poverty rate –Mississippi: highest infant mortality rate –West Virginia: highest overdose death rate –South Carolina: among highest crime rates Here's a bright idea: focus on helping working folks in your backyard, not political theatrics in DC.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 19(source)

If Trump thinks slavery wasn’t bad, he clearly needs to spend more time in a museum. Anyone who thinks there’s ANYTHING GOOD about enslaving human beings has no business running ANY country…much less the world’s most influential democracy. Outrageous and un-American.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 19(source)

Putin has: —Murdered political opponents —Kicked challengers off the ballot —Outlawed credible election monitors —Stuffed ballots to guarantee victory It’s no wonder Trump is taking Putin’s advice. His attempt to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines is just the beginning.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Open post ↗

Trump echoes comments he said Putin made to him last Friday: "Mail in ballots are corrupt. You can never have a real democracy w/ mail in ballots. We as a Republican Party are gonna do everything possible. We're gonna start with an executive order to end mail in ballots."

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 8(source)

The State Department’s annual report used to be the gold standard. Now, Trump & Secretary Rubio are giving their human rights-abusing buddies a get out of jail free card. Not me—I’ll continue to hold them accountable.

U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia

Leaked draft reports show the Trump administration is planning to eliminate or downplay accounts of prisoner abuse, corruption, LGBTQ+ discrimination and other claims.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 7(source)

Trump and his cover-up-crew are making Watergate look like a parking ticket.

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

Open post ↗

NEWS: There was a meeting held at the White House on the Epstein case last night with AG Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. It’s unclear if Trump was there. They also discussed firing FBI agents involved in the Mar-a-Lago search. (NBC News)

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Senator Sal DiDomenico@saldidomenico.bsky.socialAug 7(source)

It was a privilege joining @pressley.house.gov, @repmcgovern.bsky.social, and @projectbread.org for an event highlighting food insecurity in Massachusetts amid cuts to federal food assistance programs. #FoodInsecurity

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 7(source)

But did he say pwease?

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

Open post ↗

NEWS: JD Vance had the Army Corps of Engineers raise the water level of an Ohio river so he could improve the kayaking conditions for his birthday outing (The Guardian)

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 7(source)

Healthcare is a human right. That’s why health centers like the Family Health Center of Worcester are vital to the well-being of all our people. I’m grateful for the staff and volunteers who do incredible work ensuring that folks receive the care they deserve.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 7(source)

Today marks 80 years since the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki–yet the horrific memory of nuclear conflict is burned into our memories. On this solemn day, in Worcester, our community came together to call for a world without nuclear weapons.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 6(source)

He taught his sons to love America—raising 3 Marines. His thanks? Violent arrest. Thrown into horrific ICE detention. Trump’s thugs aren’t going for the "worst of the worst." They're going after our families, friends & neighbors. I won’t stand by. I’ll stand in the way.

Jacob Soboroff

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Open post ↗

EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED INTERVIEW: “I see my reflection in their pain, because it’s my own,” Narciso Barranco, the father of three Marines violently detained while landscaping, told me about the men he met in ICE detention for my first assignment as MSNBC senior national and political correspondent.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 6(source)

Who would have guessed that a guy all over the #TrumpEpsteinFiles —who partied with his “terrific” pal Jeffrey Epstein for years—once said that teenage girls are his “form of alcoholism?” Disgusting. Release the files.

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

Open post ↗

🚨Unearthed footage shows Trump bragging about hiring a teenage girl because she was “so pretty.” When a woman asks to be a flight attendant on his jet, he says, “You can work on my plane anytime,” then calls it a “death wish”—comparing himself to an alcoholic around Scotch.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 5(source)

He’s getting booed because people know the truth: Republicans just stole healthcare and food assistance from millions and millions of workers so they can give tax breaks to billionaires.

Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

Open post ↗

Mike Flood’s town hall erupts in boos after he claims that Republicans protected Medicaid

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 5(source)

Republicans know a reckoning is coming. But rather than running a clean race & facing the People, Trump is trying to rig the midterms to stay in power. Democrats across the country must fight harder against this brazen power grab. In America, people choose their politicians—not presidents!

MS NOW

@ms.now

Open post ↗

BREAKING: Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialAug 4(source)

Because of Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, nearly 300k folks in Massachusetts are expected to lose healthcare. I’ll fight like hell to overturn these outrageous cuts–the folks who get treated across the Commonwealth deserve nothing less. www.telegram.com/story/opinio...

Opinion/Guest column: For UMass Memorial Health, Trump bill One Big Headache

UMass Memorial will be paid less for the care we deliver to Medicaid patients and will see more uninsured individuals in our emergency departments.

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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(206)

H.R. 8863 (119th)
To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tob…
Joined: 2026-05-15
H. Res. 1286 (119th)
Calling for a trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small busi…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H.R. 8798 (119th)
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Ac…
Joined: 2026-05-13
H.R. 8744 (119th)
To prohibit the import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from d…
Joined: 2026-05-12
H.R. 8712 (119th)
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures …
Joined: 2026-05-07

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Voting History

534 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
2025-11-13	H.R. 5371 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-11-12	H. Res. 873 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-19	H. Res. 719 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-19	H.R. 5371 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-19	H.R. 5371 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-18	H.R. 1047 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-18	H.R. 3015 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-18	H.R. 3062 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H. Res. 713 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H.R. 5143 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H.R. 5125 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H. Res. 722 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H. Res. 722 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H.R. 5140 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H.R. 4922 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H.R. 2721 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H. Res. 707 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H. Res. 707 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-15	H.R. 3400 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-15	H.J. Res. 117 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-11	H.R. 3486 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-11	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Instruct negotiators	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-09	H. Res. 682 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-09	H. Res. 682 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-08	H.R. 3425 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-08	H.R. 3424 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	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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