Skip to content
The Quiet Ledger
Democratic

McGovern, James P.

House · Massachusetts, District 2 · M000312Sign in to watch / set alerts
congress
Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current66466098%
118th237991,21299%
117th6288898999%
116th551,16194699%
115th149461,19299%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseMassachusetts2Democratic
118thHouseMassachusetts2Democratic
117thHouseMassachusetts2Democratic
116thHouseMassachusetts2Democratic
115thHouseMassachusetts2Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
99%
946/953 cast
Sponsored
55
bills
Cosponsored
1161
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaPassed2019-01-03
HR 21NayFailed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th55
—Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.hconres 1—Expressing the sense of Congress that public health professionals should be commended for their dedication and service to the United States on Public Health Thank You Day, November 25, 2019.hconres 73—Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019hr 2501—Classroom to Careers Act of 2019hr 3035—Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019hr 3137—To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.hr 3332—Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019hr 3960—Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019hr 4265—PROTECT Hong Kong Acthr 4270—Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019hr 4331—To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines, and for other purposes.hr 4657—SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Acthr 4838—To provide grants to owners of grandfamily housing, and for other purposes.hr 5406—Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Acthr 6210—To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.hr 643—Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020hr 6774—Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Acthr 6986—HALT Act of 2020hr 7260—For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez.hr 8593—For the relief of Irida Kakhtiranova.hr 8594—Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.hres 10—Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7617) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.hres 1067—Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8015) to maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID-19 health emergency, and for other purposes.hres 1092—Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4447) to establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6270) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8319) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.hres 1129—Condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust United States and international response.hres 1145—Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 925) to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.hres 1161—Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.hres 122—Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3884) to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.hres 1244—Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Rules in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.hres 185—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes the harmful impacts of violence against children.hres 230
Cosponsored · 116th1161
—Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019hr 5466—FAA Family and Medical Leave Acthr 5431—Protect Broadband Funding Acthr 5424—New Way Forward Acthr 5383—Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Acthr 7642—Protecting Our Democracy Acthr 8363—Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.hr 8192—COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020hr 6729—Protect Our Post Offices Acthr 6425—Postal Preservation Acthr 7015—Great American Outdoors Acthr 7092—Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020hr 7486—Saving Our Street Acthr 6949—RESTAURANTS Act of 2020hr 7197—Refugee Protection Act of 2019hr 5210—Diversify Acthr 5350—Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020hr 6637—SAVE Right Whales Acthr 1568—American Innovation Acthr 4757—Bahamas TPS Act of 2019hr 4303—National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Acthr 1982—United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019hr 2526—Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Acthr 1707—Relief From Sequestration Act of 2019hr 2110—Respond NOW Acthr 2922—American Innovation Acthr 2400—To repeal the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.hr 242—Transportation Infrastructure for Job Creation Acthr 1428—Drinking Water Infrastructure for Job Creation Acthr 1429—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H4MA03022 · MCGOVERN, JAMES P → (House MA) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$1,097,317$1,070,532$394,164
2022$1,116,204$1,013,772$367,379
2020$1,056,342$1,093,205$264,946
2018$1,173,938$1,300,430$301,810
2016$933,894$879,240$428,301
1 authorized/associated committee · 55 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

The Quiet Ledger grades legislation, not lawmakers. This page reports factual legislative activity by Congress; it does not assign the member an overall score, alignment, or rank, and never combines Congresses into a lifetime rating.