John James

U.S. Representative · MI-10 · Republican

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

2.68· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 29 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

24 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 22 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Revokes EPA waivers allowing California's heavy-duty vehicle emission standards. AI-readBecame law Jun 12, 2025 · Environmental ProtectionOverturns a federal rule

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How James’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 James.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

90/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 67 missed of 674

Voted on 607 of 674 roll calls; missed 67. Lower than 94% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 154 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 455 votes that split the parties. Lower than 67% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 71% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.32

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

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

LiberalConservative

James’s bills that became law

All bills

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in James’s effectiveness score.

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Revokes EPA waivers allowing California's heavy-duty vehicle emission standards. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Became law Jun 12, 2025Substantive185 words Overturns a federal rule

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