James P. McGovern
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, McGovern has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while McGovern is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. McGovern votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
McGovern votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, McGovern votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown, the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and the September 2026 funding extension.
McGovern votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. McGovern votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 20, and did not vote on 4.
McGovern votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 55 Yes and No votes: No on the September 2026 funding extension, No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
McGovern did not vote on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines, the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035, the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks, the law that cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
The annual defense policy law.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 executive order.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
1 excerpt
- The President's Executive Order on Hong Kong NormalizationAugust 18, 2026
“In his first term, President Trump issued Executive Order 13936 to employ emergency authorities to strip Hong Kong of its preferential trade and export-control treatment it had previously enjoyed as a distinct customs territory and authorize sanctions against individuals. In July 2026, President Trump declined to renew the Executive Order, thereby lifting sanctions on key individuals and sending a signal”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 17 spending items this member requested, $15,365,757 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Conway | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of Fire EngineRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $700,000 |
| Town of Princeton | Public Law 119-37 | Public Safety Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $1,000,000 |
| Shea Theater Arts Center, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $165,000 |
| George Marston Whitin Memorial Community Association, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Community Center ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MA | $1,015,000 |
| Colrain Sewer District | Public Law 119-37 | Wastewater System Construction and ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | MA | $1,000,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Public Law 119-74 | An End to Forever Chemicals in Worcester CountyDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| Stop It Now! | Public Law 119-74 | Stop It Now! Child Abuse Prevention ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $879,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MA Town of Hollis Downtown Sewe ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MA Leicester Wate District for ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $950,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Public Law 119-74 | An End to Forever Chemicals in Worcester CountyDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,500,000 |
Show all 17
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop It Now! | Public Law 119-74 | Stop It Now! Child Abuse Prevention ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $879,000 |
| MA | Public Law 119-75 | Route 20 Corridor Improvements Project in ShrewsburyDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MA | $850,000 |
| Town of Ashfield | Public Law 119-75 | Ashfield Retaining WallDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $250,000 |
| Town of Amherst | Public Law 119-75 | Town of Amherst Shelter and Supportive HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,000,000 |
| City of Worcester | Public Law 119-75 | 128 Providence Street Housing Remediation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,200,000 |
| City of Northampton | Public Law 119-75 | Northampton Community Resilience Hub Facility Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $500,000 |
| Town of Westhampton | Public Law 119-86 | Westhampton Public Safety Complex Emergency Operations CenterFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | MA | $885,757 |
2 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, McGovern's campaign reports receiving $864,676.40 and reports spending $910,104.97, as of August 12, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H4MA03022as of August 12, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4MA03022as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $864,676.40 | $1,097,317.30 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $910,104.97 | $1,070,531.65 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $348,735.78 | $394,164.35 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H4MA03022as of August 12, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4MA03022as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $462,541.65 | $571,229.25 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $165,653.11 | $170,174.48 |
| Other political committees | $233,100.00 | $349,400.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $643.98 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00285171
- MAC PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00461251
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Where this comes from
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