James P. McGovern
U.S. Representative (D) for Massachusetts, 67 years old.
- B.A. American University (1981)
MCGOVERN, James P., a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., November 20, 1959; graduated from Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass, 1977; B.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1981; M.P.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1984; presidential campaign staff, United States Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, 1984; staff, United States Representative Joseph Moakley of Massachusetts, 1982-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present); chair, Committee on Rules (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
Disclosed trades · 0
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Oversight committees · 4
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Recent legislative activity · 40 bills
20 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Calling for a trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small businesses, and the environment.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates ActOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- TREE ActReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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.
- Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance ActReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Safe Schools Improvement ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Prison Libraries Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients ActReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- RESTORE Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Find It Early ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure ActSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3461)
- Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 2.
- Unhoused Persons Bill of RightsReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and 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.
- Expanding Access to Lending Options ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Housing FIRST ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.