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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 — 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.socialJun 18(source)

Knowledge is power. Our democracy depends on public libraries—doors open to all, wisdom shared by all, community built by all. Today Amherst breaks ground not just on major upgrades to the Jones Library, but on the promise of a building that will carry forward this dream to a future unseen.

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

I'm sick of politicians in Washington coming up with new ways to send young people to die in order to boost their political fortunes. I urge all my colleagues to join us on this important resolution, and to say enough is enough!

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

It's unconstitutional for any president to go to war without a vote in Congress. Period, end of story. I'm joining Rep. Thomas Massie on a bipartisan resolution to prohibit an unauthorized war with Iran.

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

Hey Athol, Orange, New Salem, Wendell, Erving, Warwick, Royalston, Northfield and Shutesbury—let’s grab coffee this Saturday! All are welcome. 🏛️ Athol Town Hall, 584 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331 🗓️ Saturday, June 21, 2025 🕰️ 10:30AM RSVP Here: mcgovern.house.gov/forms/form/?...

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 12(source)

Trump’s people are out of control! Arresting a U.S. Senator for asking questions? Outrageous. This is what happens in dictatorships— not the United States.

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Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing: "I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"

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Ty Jones Cox@tyjonescox.bsky.socialJun 12(source)

Senate Republican leaders released a proposal tonight that would cut or take food assistance away entirely from millions of people, including kids, veterans, workers in low-paying jobs, older adults, and people with disabilities. More here: www.cbpp.org/blog/trackin...

Tracking Senate Action on Tax and Budget Reconciliation Plan | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Senate is beginning to consider Republican leadership’s tax and budget reconciliation legislation. The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but beautiful; it would cause widespread...

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 12(source)

Senate Republicans are pushing the same disastrous policies that will slash the food budgets of families with young kids, kick older adults off nutritional assistance, and take food away from hungry people all to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

Chair Foxx last night: "Any Member who has any regrets about his or her vote on the first bill [H.R. 1] has the opportunity to vote no on the rule."

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

ICYMI: mcgovern.house.gov/uploadedfile...

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Davidson—thank you for voting against this bill the first time around. I want to make sure you both know how your leadership has structured today’s rule vote.👀⬇️

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

Hey Rep. Scott Perry, you claim you “sounded the alarm” about the awful bill before voting for it anyway. You’re getting a second chance—will you actually vote against it now?

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

Hey Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—you said you voted for the bill and you “would have voted NO if I had known [a provision preventing AI regulation] was in there.” You’re getting a second chance later today. Will you actually vote against it now?

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

Hey Rep. Mike Flood, you said after voting for the tax scam that you would have voted against it if you had known it prevents judges from holding the Trump Admin in contempt for violating lawful court orders. You’re getting a second chance—will you actually vote against it now?

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

Read the full letter to members here. 👇 mcgovern.house.gov/uploadedfile...

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Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 11(source)

This morning, I notified every House member what today’s rule vote is really about: it’s the last chance for members to have a say on sending H.R. 1 to the Senate—there is NO separate vote on the changes put forward by Republican leadership.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 10(source)

YOU can make a difference: RT this 🧵to make sure people know that Congress has to RE-VOTE on the Republican tax scam. VOTE NO and KILL the BIG UGLY AWFUL BILL once and for all.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 10(source)

So there is about to be a major moment of truth for the folks on the right who have talked a big game over the past couple of weeks. Will they stand up for what they believe in or chicken out (again)?

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 10(source)

Basically, Republican leadership thinks that Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep Mike Flood, Rep Thomas Massie, Rep Davidson Rep Scott Perry, Elon Musk and others will fold and support the terrible tax bill just because they’re using the DOGE cuts as a Trojan horse to hide the reality of the re-vote.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 10(source)

It’s not just that they’re hiding it—Republican leadership is trying to be clever by tying these fixes to the rule for their bill to legalize a bunch of harmful DOGE cuts.

Rep. Jim McGovern@repmcgovern.bsky.socialJun 10(source)

Even now, Republicans are trying to hide this vote. Instead of having an up-or-down vote on the fixed bill, reporters have heard they’re going to just tuck the corrections into a ‘rule’ resolution for another bill.

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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
2026-04-20	H.R. 1681 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-17	H. Res. 1175 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-04-17	H. Res. 1175 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-04-17	H. Res. 1175 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-16	H. Res. 1156 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-16	H.R. 1689 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-16	H. Res. 965 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-16	H.R. 6398 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-16	H.R. 6398 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-04-16	H.R. 6409 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-16	H.R. 6409 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-04-16	H. Con. Res. 40 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-04-15	H. Res. 965 (119th)	Motion to Discharge	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-15	H. Res. 1174 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-15	H. Res. 1174 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-04-14	H.R. 7613 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-04-14	H.R. 1011 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-28	H. Res. 1142 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-28	H. Res. 1142 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-28	—	Motion to Adjourn	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-27	H.R. 7084 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-26	H.R. 8029 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-26	H.R. 8029 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-26	H. Res. 1128 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-25	H.R. 5103 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-25	H.R. 5103 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-25	H. Res. 1131 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-25	H. Res. 1131 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-24	H.R. 6422 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-19	H.R. 4638 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-18	H.J. Res. 139 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-03-18	H.R. 1958 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-18	H.R. 556 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-18	H.R. 556 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-17	H. Res. 1115 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-17	H. Res. 1115 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-17	S. 3971 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-17	H.R. 4294 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-05	H.R. 7744 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-05	H.R. 7744 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-05	H. Con. Res. 38 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-03-05	H. Res. 1099 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-03-04	H. Res. 1100 (119th)	Motion to Refer	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-03-04	H.R. 6472 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	S. 723 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	H. Res. 1095 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-03-04	H. Res. 1095 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-25	H.R. 4758 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-25	H.R. 4758 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-24	H.R. 4626 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed

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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