James McGovern - U.S. Representative, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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To deliver priority legislation.

Jul 03, 2026 · source · details / share

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Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7957 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7957 To preserve the Traditional Cultural Place of Chi'chil Bimdagoteel Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2026 Mrs. Grijalva (for herself, …

May 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8863 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8863 To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain …

May 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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McGovern, audience sound off on Trump cuts, Kirk at town hall meeting Friday at Clark U. - Worcester Telegram

McGovern, audience sound off on Trump cuts, Kirk at town hall meeting Friday at Clark U.  Worcester Telegram

Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share

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SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7666 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7666 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow payments under the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off- campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the prospective …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025

Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025This bill expands coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to include medically necessary food and associated equipment and supplies.The bill defines medically necessary food as specially formulated and processed products (e.g., nutritional formulas) prescribed by health care practitioners for individuals who have …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5753 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5753 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 14, …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Grandfamily Housing Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5916 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5916 To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 4, 2025 Mr. McGovern (for himself and Ms. Pressley) introduced the following bill; which was referred …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Commonsense Legislating Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6039 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6039 To advance commonsense priorities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2025 Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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HALT Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6465 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6465 To reduce and eliminate threats posed by nuclear weapons to the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Beyer) introduced …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6877 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6877 To support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Mr. McGovern (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6878 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6878 To impose sanctions with respect to the regime of President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Mr. McGovern (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Governing for the People Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7007 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7007 To govern on behalf of the American people. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2026 Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Resolution Act.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 143 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 143 Enabling Congress to advance important policies. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2026 Mr. McGovern submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7546 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7546 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Mr. …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

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To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility", and for other purposes.

Aug 07, 2026 · details / share

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To prohibit Artificial Intelligence Data Centers on Federal land.

Jul 24, 2026 · details / share

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To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.

Jul 24, 2026 · details / share

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To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

Jul 24, 2026 · details / share

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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities, and for other purposes.

Jul 23, 2026 · details / share

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To provide for punishments for immigration-related fraud, and for other purposes.

Jul 22, 2026 · details / share

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ICBM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4685 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4685 To pause development of the new Sentinel program, extend the life of the Minuteman III, and …

Jul 19, 2026 · details / share

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To establish a Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation, and for other purposes.

Jul 17, 2026 · details / share

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To require certain protections for any dependent child whose parent is a detained alien, and for other purposes.

Jul 17, 2026 · details / share

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To provide appropriations for the Internal Revenue Service to overhaul technology and strengthen enforcement, and for other purposes.

Jul 17, 2026 · details / share

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To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to limit intellectual property protection for plants, and for other purposes.

Jul 15, 2026 · details / share

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To prohibit Federal judges from receiving gifts valued over $50 in an instance or $100 in the aggregate in a year from a source unless excepted, and for other purposes.

Jul 15, 2026 · details / share

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Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services.

Jul 03, 2026 · details / share

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To establish a minimum wage for all Federal contractors, and for other purposes.

Jul 03, 2026 · details / share

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To address the housing crisis through strong perpetual affordability provisions and shared equity housing models, bold investments to increase and preserve the national affordable housing supply, center inclusive local zoning and land use, provide relief for rural renters, and funding paths to homeownership.

Jul 01, 2026 · details / share

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payments under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes.

Jul 01, 2026 · details / share

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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

Jun 26, 2026 · details / share

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To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.

Jun 25, 2026 · details / share

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To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Americans who were active in rescuing and aiding Jews and other refugees during the period of Nazi Germany's genocidal "Final Solution" policy to murder every Jew in Europe, in recognition of their contributions, which resulted in tens of thousands of Jews and others being spared from almost certain death.

Jun 24, 2026 · details / share

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To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes.

Jun 19, 2026 · details / share

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To direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region, and for other purposes.

Jun 18, 2026 · details / share

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To address the enforcement of the immigration laws with respect to unaccompanied minors.

Jun 16, 2026 · details / share

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations, and for other purposes.

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To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence data centers and associated energy infrastructure, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Administrator to develop a reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Jun 16, 2026 · details / share

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To provide for improvements in the treatment of detained persons, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9124 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9124 To provide for improvements in the treatment of detained persons, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN …

Jun 04, 2026 · details / share

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Postal Data Privacy Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9076 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9076 To require a court order for use of a mail cover. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF …

Jun 03, 2026 · details / share

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To amend chapter 261 of title 49, United States Code, to provide for high-speed rail corridor development, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9036 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9036 To amend chapter 261 of title 49, United States Code, to provide for high-speed rail corridor …

May 27, 2026 · details / share

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To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8982 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8982 To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central …

May 22, 2026 · details / share

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To amend section 1304 of title 31, United States Code to restrict payments for compromise settlements or awards.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8914 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8914 To amend section 1304 of title 31, United States Code to restrict payments for compromise settlements …

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026

Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster …

May 16, 2026 · details / share

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Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4214 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4214 To impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards …

May 16, 2026 · details / share

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Reward Work Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8612 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8612 To prohibit public companies from repurchasing their shares on the open market, and for other purposes. …

May 16, 2026 · details / share

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H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7961 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7961 To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled ``Restriction on …

May 16, 2026 · details / share

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Stop Subsidizing Private Jets of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8644 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8644 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions with respect to certain expenses …

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Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8582 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8582 To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, …

May 16, 2026 · details / share

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Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4322 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4322 To update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF …

May 16, 2026 · details / share

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To prohibit the import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from deforestation and the sale of such items in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8744 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8744 To prohibit the import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from deforestation and …

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To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8798 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8798 To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch …

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To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

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Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act of 2026

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish online and delivery standards, and for other purposes.

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Expanding Access to Lending Options Act

A bill to provide the National Credit Union Administration Board flexibility to increase Federal credit union loan maturities, and for other purposes.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Family Vaccine Protection Act

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to codify the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and for other purposes.

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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

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To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.

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To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Cuba, and for other purposes.

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Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the net value of assets of a taxpayer, and for other purposes.

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To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other purposes.

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Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4356 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4356 To amend the Act commonly known as the Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act to prohibit …