Rep. James McGovern
Democrat • 2nd District, Massachusetts • 9th Term • Sworn In 1997
- 6 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 194 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 23 of 440)
- 226 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 43 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 127 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Louise Slaughter
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Jim Matheson
- Rep. Thomas Massie
- Votes with party 93%
- Abstains: 4%
Sponsored Bills
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H.R.1906 - Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013Introduced May 09, 2013 8 Views
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Fe...
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H.R.1692 - Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 24, 2013 64 Views
To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments a...
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H.R.881 - Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013Introduced Feb 28, 2013 5 Views
To limit the use of cluster munitions.
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H.Res.90Introduced Mar 13, 2013 14 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or...
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H.J.Res.20Introduced Apr 08, 2013 11 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections.
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H.J.Res.21Introduced Feb 28, 2013 15 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, ...
Co-sponsored Bills
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H.Res.218Introduced May 16, 2013 15 Views
Calling on the Secretary of State to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious fre...
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H.R.2033Introduced May 16, 2013 22 Views
To provide for medical neutrality and to establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality, and for other purposes.
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H.R.2001Introduced May 15, 2013 25 Views
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine.
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H.R.2005Introduced May 15, 2013 19 Views
To provide for the development and use of technology for personalized handguns, to require that, within 3 years, all handguns manufactured or ...
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H.R.1995 - Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures ActIntroduced May 15, 2013 10 Views
To reform the Federal Crop Insurance Act and reduce Federal spending on crop insurance.
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H.J.Res.44Introduced May 16, 2013 32 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
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H.R.1975 - Pregnant Workers Fairness ActIntroduced May 14, 2013 34 Views
To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose...
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H.Res.212Introduced May 13, 2013 31 Views
Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month.
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H.R.1907 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2013Introduced May 09, 2013 18 Views
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for ...
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H.Res.209Introduced May 08, 2013 22 Views
Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and congratulating the members and ...
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H.Res.203Introduced May 07, 2013 17 Views
Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and en...
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H.R.1851 - Family Act of 2013Introduced May 07, 2013 12 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purp...
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H.Res.199Introduced May 06, 2013 12 Views
Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as "National Celiac Awareness Month".
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H.Res.201Introduced May 06, 2013 13 Views
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week on May 6, 2013, through May 12, 2013.
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H.R.1837 - Clean Water Protection ActIntroduced May 07, 2013 21 Views
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
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H.R.1830 - Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013Introduced May 06, 2013 14 Views
To provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.
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H.R.1824 - VA Regional Office Accountability ActIntroduced May 08, 2013 26 Views
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the performance ...
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H.Res.188Introduced May 06, 2013 31 Views
Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without conditi...
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H.Res.192Introduced May 03, 2013 17 Views
Supporting the goals and ideals of "National STD Awareness Month".
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H.Res.187Introduced May 06, 2013 11 Views
Expressing the United States' commitment to the reunification of the Republic of Cyprus and the establishment of a unified government on Cypru...
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H.R.1801 - Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2013Introduced May 03, 2013 20 Views
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require ...
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H.R.1814 - Equitable Access to Care and Health ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 29 Views
To amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage m...
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H.R.1774 - Wounded Veteran Job Security ActIntroduced May 08, 2013 13 Views
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position of employment for...
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H.R.1784 - Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 18 Views
To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.
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H.Res.180Introduced Apr 26, 2013 16 Views
Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing ...
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H.R.1734 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 81 Views
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditu...
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H.R.1755 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 98 Views
To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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H.R.1726Introduced Apr 25, 2013 14 Views
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
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H.R.1749 - Assessing Progress in Haiti ActIntroduced Apr 25, 2013 12 Views
To measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1729 - VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency ActIntroduced May 06, 2013 20 Views
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide the service records of veterans to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an efficient, electronic...
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H.Res.182Introduced May 03, 2013 12 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Commi...
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H.R.1727 - Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 35 Views
To expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1725 - Veterans Mental Health Accessibility ActIntroduced May 08, 2013 32 Views
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat servic...
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H.Res.176Introduced Apr 30, 2013 2 Views
Commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Mar...
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H.Res.174Introduced Apr 23, 2013 22 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complet...
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H.R.1661 - Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2013Introduced Apr 19, 2013 79 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education under the Medicare program and to ...
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H.Con.Res.33Introduced Apr 30, 2013 19 Views
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-call...
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H.R.1630 - America's Red Rock Wilderness ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 9 Views
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State o...
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H.R.1620 - Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 9 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces f...
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H.Con.Res.34Introduced Apr 18, 2013 8 Views
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Soci...
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H.R.1652 - Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 9 Views
To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1595 - Student Loan Relief Act of 2013Introduced Apr 17, 2013 25 Views
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
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H.R.1598 - Veteran's I.D. Card ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 11 Views
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to cer...
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H.R.1593 - STOP ActIntroduced May 06, 2013 17 Views
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces by establishing a Sexua...
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H.Res.168Introduced Apr 17, 2013 5 Views
Condemning the horrific attacks of April 15, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts, and expressing support, sympathy, and prayers for all persons imp...
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H.R.1579 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013Introduced Apr 16, 2013 23 Views
To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop s...
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H.R.1554 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse ActIntroduced Apr 15, 2013 71 Views
To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1555 - International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2013Introduced Apr 15, 2013 8 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses.
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H.R.1565 - National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013Introduced Apr 30, 2013 51 Views
To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Inst...
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H.R.1531 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013Introduced Apr 12, 2013 11 Views
To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the tr...
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U.S. Congress - Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts (D)

