Portrait of James P. McGovern

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. James P. McGovern [D-MA-2]

House · serving since 1997

436SPONSORED
11,864COSPONSORED

Lobbying activity on James's bills

20 orgs

Orgs and lobbyists with LDA disclosures naming James's recent bills — derived across 1 bill of the 18 most recent sponsored/cosponsored bills with disclosed activity. This is who is in the room on James's legislation.

Orgs lobbying these bills

Tsg Advocates Dc, LLC1 bill · 4 filings
Ms. Karen Johnson1 bill · 3 filings
Sl Strategies, LLC1 bill · 3 filings
Ascend Consulting1 bill · 2 filings
Cascade Public Affairs1 bill · 2 filings
Geoffrey P. Gray1 bill · 2 filings
Hilltop Advocacy1 bill · 2 filings
Jim Massie & Partners, LLC1 bill · 2 filings

Lobbyists in the room

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Ms. Karen Johnson · Assistant Secretary Congressional Affairs
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sustainable Strategies Dc
Ascend Consulting · U.S. Senator Jon Kyl / Senior Advisor, Department of Justice
Per-bill breakdown (1)
113 orgs · 229 lobs

Committee assignments

James's current House committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).

House Committee on RulesRanking Member
House Committee on Agriculture
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture · House Committee on Agriculture
Rules and Organization of the House · House Committee on Rules

Office

370 Cannon House Office Building

Policy footprint (recent bills)

Issue areas across James's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.

Sponsored

Congress9
International Affairs6
Health3
Government Operations and Politics2
Environmental Protection1
Foreign Trade and International Finance1
Housing and Community Development1
Agriculture and Food1

Cosponsored

Health4
Agriculture and Food3
Immigration2
Taxation2
International Affairs2
Environmental Protection1
Finance and Financial Sector1
Labor and Employment1

Recent sponsored bills

436

H.R. 9226

Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act

2026-06-09: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 8982

Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026

2026-05-21: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.Res. 1068

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 143) enabling Congress to advance important policies.

2026-02-20: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

H.R. 7521

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026

2026-02-12: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 7546

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.

2026-02-12: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.J.Res. 143

Resolution Act.

2026-05-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

H.Res. 999

Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 997) enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership.

2026-01-14: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

H.Res. 997

Enabling the House of Representatives to be responsive to its membership.

2026-01-14: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ethics, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.Res. 986

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) to govern on behalf of the American people.

2026-01-12: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

H.R. 7007

Governing for the People Act

2026-05-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

2026-01-08: On agreeing to the McGovern amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

H.Con.Res. 68

To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

2026-01-22: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

H.R. 6878

El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025

2025-12-18: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 6877

Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act

2025-12-18: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 6465

HALT Act of 2025

2025-12-04: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Showing 15 of 436 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.

Recent cosponsored bills

11,864

H.R. 9458

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent …

2026-06-25: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R. 9400

American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026

2026-06-23: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

H.R. 9442

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 9432

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) to provide certain benefits to …

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 9183

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026

2026-06-08: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 7363

ICE Out of Our Faces Act

2026-02-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

H.R. 8644

Stop Subsidizing Private Jets of 2026

2026-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.Res. 1375

Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.

2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 9347

To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes.

2026-06-18: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 5731

School Food Modernization Act

2025-12-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

H.R. 9270

Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026

2026-06-11: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R. 9289

Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026

2026-06-11: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 8612

Reward Work Act

2026-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

H.R. 7145

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes.

2026-01-16: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 3701

Family Vaccine Protection Act

2025-06-04: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Showing 15 of 11,864 cosponsored bills.