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James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

Democrat
ChamberHouse of RepresentativesStateMAServing since1997

James P. McGovern is a Democrat member of the U.S. House representing MA’s 2nd district since 1997.

Term history

House of Representatives

  1. 2025 – presentCurrent
  2. 2023 – 2025
  3. 2021 – 2023

Ranges reflect service years per chamber; “present” indicates the current term.

Recent bills by topic

See the policy areas this member works on most often, then review recent sponsored and cosponsored bills with summaries and status context.
Includes sponsored + co-sponsored bills
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Votes aligned with party majority

How often this member voted with most members of their party on House roll calls.
Attendance97%
98%
Voted with party majority
Compared across 584 votes • 15 missedUpdated Jun 17, 2026
Compared with House median
-0.2 pts
Alignment percentile
45th percentile
Attendance vs House
-0.7 pts
Attendance percentile
39th percentile
Biggest differences by policy area
Finance and Financial Sector-7.8 ptsGovernment Operations and Politics-4.9 ptsCrime and Law Enforcement-4.0 pts
Voting with party majority by policy area

Voting activity

Daily voting activity over the last 90 days. Darker squares indicate more votes on that day.
Last 90 days • Updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM
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Mostly passedMostly failed
Summary
11 active days
50 total votes
Busiest: May 20 (11)
Days with votes: 11 • Max/day: 11 • Avg/active day: 4.5

Recent votes

Most recent first
Failed
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Roll call 2-221Nay
Passed
HR-8464
Roll call 2-220Nay
Failed
HR-8464
Roll call 2-219Yea
Passed
HR-8312
Roll call 2-218Nay
Passed
HR-7892
Roll call 2-217Nay
Passed
HR-5408
Roll call 2-216Yea
Passed
S-2
Roll call 2-214Nay
Failed
S-2
Roll call 2-213Yea
Passed
HR-8428
Roll call 2-209Yea
Passed
HR-8466
Roll call 2-208Yea
Passed
HR-2913
Roll call 2-207Yea
Passed
HRES-518
Roll call 2-206Yea
Passed
HR-8646
Roll call 2-205Nay
Failed
HR-8646
Roll call 2-204Yea