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Jim McGovern

U.S. Representative (since 1997)DINCUMBENT

Race
U.S. House · Massachusetts's 2nd District
Result
Jim McGovern, projected winner
Opponents
Unopposed
Research
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Party line32 votes tracked

31With Democrats
1Against
0Didn't vote

Broke with Democrats on

With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.

Said vs. did8 statements · 32 votes

I believe that passing commonsense, wildly popular gun safety laws is the best way to protect responsible gun owners and address the epidemic of gun violence that has torn so many of our communities apart. We can and must do both.

Stricter gun laws

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On the ballotU.S. House · 2

2026-11-03

Jim McGovern Dincumbent

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Stricter gun lawsSupports
I believe that passing commonsense, wildly popular gun safety laws is the best way to protect responsible gun owners and address the epidemic of gun violence that has torn so many of our communities apart. We can and must do both.

Says passing gun safety laws is the best way to protect responsible gun owners while addressing gun violence, and voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 to expand background checks to all gun sales.[7]

  • YESBipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales.[8]
  • YESAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons.[9]
  • YESBipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.[10]
  • NOConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.[11]

4 of 4 votes point the same way as the statement

Protect legal access to abortionSupports
I believe reproductive care is health care. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it ripped away a woman's right to make her own health care decisions.

Says the overturning of Roe v. Wade took away women's health care decisions and that he and colleagues have introduced legislation including the Women's Health Protection Act to restore abortion rights.[12]

  • YESWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24).[13]
  • YESWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[14]
  • NOPain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.[15]

3 of 3 votes point the same way as the statement

Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports
I'm proud to stand in solidarity with those fighting for a Green New Deal. Only by taking bold, aggressive action will we be able to successfully transform our economy, create millions of good, high-wage jobs that ensure economic prosperity and security for all Americans, and save our planet's precious, fragile ecosystem.

Says he stands in solidarity with the Green New Deal and describes fighting to protect the environment from fossil fuel companies throughout his career.[16]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[17][18]
  • YESBuild Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.[19][20]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsMixed
Congressman McGovern feels that immigration laws need to be tough at the border, and that American workers and immigrants who came to the country legally should not be punished for businesses’ exploitation of cheap and illegal labor. However, the Congressman also feels that there needs to be a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are already here

His official issues page says immigration laws need to be tough at the border and calls for improved border security and cracking down on employers who hire illegal workers, while also calling for a path to citizenship for immigrants already in the country.[21]

  • NOLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22).[22]
  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[17][18]
  • NOSecure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[23]
  • YESAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).[24][25]
Expand public health coverageSupports
I believe healthcare is a human right.

His official health care page lists Medicare for All among his priorities, says healthcare is a human right, and notes his vote for the Affordable Care Act.[12]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.[17][18]
  • YESBreaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.[26]
  • YESAffordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21).[27]
  • NOAmerican Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.[28]

4 of 4 votes point the same way as the statement

Raise the minimum wageSupports
I voted for and strongly support the Raise The Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2028

His official economy page says he voted for and strongly supports the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2028.[29]

  • YESRaise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).[30]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports
I think it’s beyond time to ensure that ultra rich and large corporations pay their fair share in taxes.

His official economy page says ultra-wealthy people and large corporations should pay their fair share in taxes, and that he is a cosponsor of the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax.[29]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[17][18][31]
  • YESInflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.[20]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroadSupports

Reintroduced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to block further U.S. hostilities against Venezuela without explicit authorization from Congress.

Documented position[32]

  • YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[33]
  • YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[34]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[35]
Broad tariffs on imported goods

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[36]
Universal, publicly funded child care

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESBuild Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.[19]

Biography

Jim McGovern is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 2nd District and won re-election unopposed on November 3, 2026. A Worcester native and former longtime aide to Rep. Joe Moakley, he was first elected in 1996 and is the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, also serving on the Agriculture Committee and as co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus. His official biography emphasizes his work on hunger and human rights.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

McGovern was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and raised in the city's Burncoat neighborhood, according to his official biography; his parents own a small package store and his sisters are public school teachers.[3][6] He studied at American University in Washington, D.C.; Ballotpedia lists a bachelor's degree (1981) and a master's degree (1984), and his official biography says he earned a B.A. in history while working his way through college.[3][6] His official biography says he began as a volunteer on Sen. George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign as a seventh grader and later sought an internship in the senator's office while at American University.[6]

McGovern then worked for over a decade, 14 years according to Ballotpedia, as a senior aide to the late U.S. Rep. John Joseph Moakley (D) of South Boston.[3][6] In 1990 he led the Moakley Commission's congressional investigation into the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper, and her daughter in El Salvador by the Salvadoran Army, and the commission's report led to a change in U.S. foreign aid policy.[3][6] He ran for Congress in 1996, took office in 1997, and has been reelected every two years since.[3][6]

McGovern has been the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee since 2018 and, according to his official biography, chaired it during the 116th and 117th Congresses.[6] He serves on the House Agriculture Committee, where his office says he worked to secure a White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, and he is co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus.[4][6] He also serves on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and his official biography lists legislation he authored that became law, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the Tibet Policy and Support Act, and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.[6] According to the same biography, he is married to Lisa Murray McGovern and they have two children.[6] He won re-election unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]

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Recent votes

DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212
2025-12-10Against partyvoted noNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2

Showing the 8 most recent of 32 votes.

All 32 recorded votes
DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
2025-12-10Against partyvoted noNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noCLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
2025-07-03With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
2025-06-12With partyvoted noRescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
2025-05-22With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
2025-04-10With partyvoted noSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
2025-03-11With partyvoted noFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
2025-01-22With partyvoted noLaken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
2023-05-11With partyvoted noSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.
2022-08-12With partyvoted yesInflation Reduction Act — final House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 0–207Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
2022-07-29With partyvoted yesAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passageH.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 215–5 · Republicans 2–208Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
2022-07-15With partyvoted yesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passageH.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–1 · Republicans 0–209Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions.
2022-06-24With partyvoted yesBipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passageS. 2938 · Passed 234–193 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 14–193Expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded state red-flag and crisis-intervention programs, and narrowed the "boyfriend loophole."
2021-11-19With partyvoted yesBuild Back Better Act — House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–1 · Republicans 0–212Would have funded clean-energy tax credits, universal pre-kindergarten and child-care subsidies, and extended health-coverage subsidies; it did not pass the Senate.
2021-09-24With partyvoted yesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passageH.R. 3755 · Passed 218–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 218–1 · Republicans 0–210Would have created a federal statutory right for providers to offer, and patients to receive, abortion services, limiting state restrictions.
2021-03-18With partyvoted yesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passageH.R. 6 · Passed 228–197 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–0 · Republicans 9–197Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
2019-07-18With partyvoted yesRaise the Wage Act — House passageH.R. 582 · Passed 231–199 · roll call ↗Democrats 228–7 · Republicans 3–192Would have raised the federal minimum wage in steps from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025.
2019-06-04With partyvoted yesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passageH.R. 6 · Passed 237–187 · roll call ↗Democrats 230–0 · Republicans 7–187Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
2019-02-27With partyvoted yesBipartisan Background Checks Act — House passageH.R. 8 · Passed 240–190 · roll call ↗Democrats 232–2 · Republicans 8–188Would have required background checks for most firearm transfers between private parties.
2017-12-20With partyvoted noTax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 224–201 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–189 · Republicans 224–12Cut the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and lowered individual rates, including the top rate from 39.6% to 37% (individual provisions set to expire after 2025).
2017-12-06With partyvoted noConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passageH.R. 38 · Passed 231–198 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–184 · Republicans 225–14Would have required states to recognize concealed-carry permits issued by other states.
2017-10-03With partyvoted noPain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passageH.R. 36 · Passed 237–189 · roll call ↗Democrats 3–187 · Republicans 234–2Would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization, with limited exceptions.
2017-05-04With partyvoted noAmerican Health Care Act — House passageH.R. 1628 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–193 · Republicans 217–20Would have repealed the ACA individual mandate penalty, converted federal Medicaid funding to per-capita caps, and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.
2010-03-21With partyvoted yesAffordable Care Act — final House passageH.R. 3590 · Passed 219–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–34 · Republicans 0–178Established health-insurance marketplaces with premium subsidies, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and barred insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.

On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • actionServes as Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee; also co-chairs the House Hunger Caucus.[37][38]
  • actionServes on the House Committee on Agriculture (Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture) for the 2025-2026 term.[39]
  • billIntroduced bipartisan legislation on medically tailored meals with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) that passed the House.[37]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Says he wants to "take on the gun lobby" and get big money out of politics, and has introduced constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United.[7]
  • Says he believes healthcare is a human right that "shouldn't be determined by your zip code or the amount you have in your bank account."[12]
Campaign money$865K raised · 73% from individuals · FEC through 2026-08-12

Totals this cycle

Raised$865K
Spent$910K
Cash on hand$349K

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $628K
  • PACs & committees $233K

Largest committee contributions

  1. Air Line Pilots Association PAC PAC$10K
  2. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League PAC$10K
  3. American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$10K
  4. Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) PAC PAC$10K
  5. Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners PAC$10K
  6. American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  7. American Gastroenterological Association Inc. PAC PAC$8,000
  8. Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IPAL) PAC$7,500
  9. Alliance for Retired Americans Political Action Fund PAC$7,500
  10. American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (ASA PAC) PAC$7,000

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/james-p-mcgovern

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 1 of 463 party-divided votes on file.

  • Amendment (Harrigan) to H.R. 8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    A yes vote supported an H.R. 8800 amendment that bars Defense Department funds for automated speed enforcement cameras on military installations and requires removing existing ones within 180 days. (AI-written)

    What it does: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 17–196, Republicans 215–2

    Jul 22, 2026Official record ↗

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Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  3. 3.Jim McGovern (Massachusetts) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  4. 4.Congressman Jim McGovern - Home / Newsroom · Office of Rep. James P. McGovern · 2026-09-25 Official record
  5. 5.James P. McGovern · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  6. 6.Biography · Office of Rep. James P. McGovern · 2026-10-21 Official record
  7. 7.Gun Violence · Office of Rep. James P. McGovern · 2026-09-25 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  12. 12.Healthcare · Office of Rep. James P. McGovern · 2026-09-25 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  16. 16.Energy & Environment · Office of Rep. James P. McGovern · 2026-09-25 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  21. 21.Immigration · Office of Rep. James P. McGovern · 2026-09-25 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  29. 29.Economy and Jobs · Office of Rep. Jim McGovern Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  32. 32.McGovern, Massie, Castro Reintroduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump’s Escalating Hostilities Toward Venezuela · Office of Rep. Jim McGovern · 2026-01-08 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
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