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James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern

D MA-2 · House

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Defense

+140
Helped 1348 Hurt 1208 Unclear 892

Finance

+44
Helped 1278 Hurt 1234 Mixed 5 Unclear 575

Healthcare

+482
Helped 1237 Hurt 755 Mixed 49 Unclear 885

Education

+203
Helped 804 Hurt 601 Mixed 1 Unclear 318

Energy

-95
Helped 412 Hurt 507 Mixed 18 Unclear 264

Labor

+207
Helped 494 Hurt 287 Unclear 269

Agriculture

+70
Helped 447 Hurt 377 Unclear 157

Veterans Affairs

+409
Helped 573 Hurt 164 Unclear 121

Housing

-119
Helped 341 Hurt 460 Unclear 37

Criminal Justice

-80
Helped 341 Hurt 421 Mixed 6 Unclear 61

Government Operations

-18
Helped 58 Hurt 76 Unclear 663

Environment

-23
Helped 259 Hurt 282 Unclear 235

Transportation

-26
Helped 240 Hurt 266 Unclear 190

Immigration

-91
Helped 243 Hurt 334 Mixed 4 Unclear 111

Trade

+175
Helped 362 Hurt 187 Mixed 6 Unclear 54

Technology

-16
Helped 239 Hurt 255 Mixed 1 Unclear 56

Civil Rights

+111
Helped 292 Hurt 181 Unclear 68

Health Care

-168
Helped 157 Hurt 325 Unclear 23

Foreign Policy

-23
Helped 169 Hurt 192 Unclear 68

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

28576 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (2059), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (809), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Youth (2)
Direct (704), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (651), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2)
Direct (371), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (4636), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (66), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), State Department (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), DOJ (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Law Enforcement (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Congress (3), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Defense Acquisition (2), FBI (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Local (2), Military (2), State (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USAID (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (282), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (224), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (241), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Surgical (1)
Direct (241), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-414
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-198
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-117
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-115
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
0
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
+25
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+15
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-116
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+51
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -92
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+5
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-127
Law Enforcement -26

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres1462-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the designation of the week of September 16 through September 20, 2024, as Malnutrition Awareness Week.

1 clause Sep 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

hres1448-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

0 clauses Sep 12, 2024

hr9464-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to deduct certain transportation fringe benefits.

1 clause Sep 6, 2024
Labor

hres1419-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.

0 clauses Aug 30, 2024

hres1404-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for keeping guns out of classrooms.

1 clause Aug 2, 2024

hr9244-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

4 clauses Aug 2, 2024
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Environmental Services

hres1406-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating 175 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Guatemala.

1 clause Aug 2, 2024

hr9229-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide free post office boxes to individuals who are unhoused or experiencing housing instability, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 30, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

hr9217-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish, in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Destination Reception Services Program New Arrival Services Board and to authorize a grant program for providing funding for medium-term services to eligible arrivals in destination States and localities to promote their self-sufficiency, reduce costs of extended emergency service provision, maximize benefit to new arrivals and host communities, provide diversion from homelessness, and promote the effective navigation and compliance of the immigration process.

1 clause Jul 30, 2024
Health Care Providers

hres1396-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing a half century of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo Verde and the United States.

1 clause Jul 30, 2024
Transportation

hres1384-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2024 as PCOS Awareness Month.

0 clauses Jul 24, 2024

hr9025-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require payments for motor vehicle insurance policy premiums to be taken into account in determining eligibility for benefits or assistance provided through Federal funds, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 11, 2024
Financial Services

hres1349-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the continued success of the Food for Peace Act.

1 clause Jul 10, 2024

hres1353-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Impeaching Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

3 clauses Jul 10, 2024
Education Labor

hres1354-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Impeaching Samuel Alito, Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

2 clauses Jul 10, 2024
Financial Services Environmental Services

hr8980-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States, units of local government, and organizations to support the recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure needed to support the due process rights of individuals facing deportation.

7 clauses Jul 10, 2024
Transportation Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

hres1355-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

1 clause Jul 10, 2024
Labor

hres1345-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.

1 clause Jul 9, 2024

hr8943-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support arts education at minority-serving institutions of higher education.

2 clauses Jul 8, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

hres1339-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death.

1 clause Jul 5, 2024

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