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Bills & Resolutions Sponsored, 119th Congress
U.S. House · Massachusetts, District 02
Democrat · Serving since 1997 · Current term January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027 · Data last updated October 18, 2026
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Bills & Resolutions Sponsored, 119th Congress
661
Roll-Call Votes Cast, 119th Congress
574
Bills & Resolutions Cosponsored, 119th Congress
Source: Congress.gov member record and roll call records from clerk.house.gov. Votes cast counts every recorded vote (Yea, Nay, Present, or a vote for a named candidate such as Speaker) out of 676 roll calls held while serving. Amendments are not counted as sponsored or cosponsored legislation.
Summary
James P. McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts serving in the 119th Congress, cast 661 votes out of 676 roll call votes held while serving, with 267 yea votes, 391 nay votes, 2 present, and 15 not voting. The member voted with the party majority on 634 of 658 votes, which is 96.4 percent, and sponsored 37 bills and resolutions while cosponsoring 574. Sponsored measures most often fell under the policy areas of Congress (12), International Affairs (7), and Government Operations and Politics (5), and selected votes included H.R. 9497, H.R. 1993, and H.R. 2550 cast as yea and H.R. 1329 cast as nay.
Generated by AI from the voting record data below and reviewed before publishing. Not an editorial assessment.
Notable Votes
Selected by bill cosponsor count and recency: the bills with the most cosponsors among those this member voted on, plus the most recent others. One floor vote per bill (the latest passage vote, or the latest vote if none). Bills and joint resolutions only.
Funding & Outside Spending
Shown for context alongside the voting record above. Contribution totals do not imply a vote was influenced by any donor.
Top Contributing Committees/PACs
Outside Spending, Supporting / Opposing
Source: FEC.gov filings, 2025-2026 cycle, as reported. Committee totals are contributions to RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE as reported by each giving committee, top five by total with ties listed alphabetically. Conduits (ActBlue and WinRed) and joint fundraising committees are left out because they pass along pooled individual contributions. Outside spending is independent expenditures reported for or against this member. Each name links to its most recent filing.
Interest Group Ratings
Source: VoteSmart. The most recent rating, 2022 or later, from each group on a fixed list applied to every member, shown as each group published it. Each group scores on its own scale, so scores from different groups are not comparable.
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