James P. McGovern

U.S. Representative · MA-2 · Democrat · Ranking Member, Rules

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.58· expected 0.66

Meets expectations

Rank 238 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

How far McGovern’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

Introduced 22
Action in committee 7
Action beyond committee 2
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

22 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 21 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How McGovern’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is McGovern.

McGovern in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 15 missed of 674

Voted on 659 of 674 roll calls; missed 15. Lower than 58% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 22 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 464 votes that split the parties. Higher than 94% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 91% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.54

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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McGovern’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in McGovern’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 5439 Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot ActEstablishes a pilot program for medically tailored home-delivered meals. AI-readHealth · Out of committee Sep 16, 2026Substantive1.6k words Out of committee
H.R. 1834 To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.Addresses multiple policy priorities to reduce legislative gridlock. AI-readCongress · Out of committee Feb 10, 2026Substantive135 words Out of committee
H.R. 9586 Delivering Priority Legislation ActBill title and summary unavailable; cannot determine legislative content. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee Jul 17, 2026Substantive3.3k words In committee
H.J.Res. 143 Resolution Act.Enacts a resolution with unspecified policy effects. AI-readCongress · In committee May 20, 2026Substantive4.8k words In committee
H.R. 7007 Governing for the People ActUnable to determine bill's specific provisions without summary or text. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee May 20, 2026Substantive3.1k words In committee
H.R. 6039 Commonsense Legislating ActModifies legislative procedures and government operations processes. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee Nov 20, 2025Substantive3.1k words In committee
H.R. 185 Responsible Legislating ActModifies retirement contributions, human trafficking penalties, and foreign investment reporting requirements. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee Mar 14, 2025Substantive30k words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.