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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

hr7060-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.

0 clauses Jan 22, 2024

hr7041-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a corporate tax rate increase on companies whose ratio of compensation of the CEO or other highest paid employee to median worker compensation is more than 50 to 1, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 18, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration

hr7028-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the issuance of visas and admission of certain aliens, and their derivatives, who were selected to apply for diversity immigrant visas but were unable to be issued such visas or be admitted to the United States as a result of certain Presidential Proclamations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 17, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres966-118

Cosponsor Passed House

Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel.

0 clauses Jan 16, 2024

hres960-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Urging action to increase equity within cannabis policy and the legal cannabis marketplace.

1 clause Jan 11, 2024
Health Care Providers

hres955-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commending Taiwan for its history of democratic elections, and expressing support of Taiwan in the preservation of its democratic institutions.

1 clause Jan 10, 2024

hr6938-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the deduction for personal casualty losses as in effect prior to the enactment of Public Law 115–97 (commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).

3 clauses Jan 10, 2024
Energy Production Law Enforcement

hr6886-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct agencies to be transparent when using automated and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Dec 22, 2023
Transportation Health Care Providers Housing

hr6892-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6780-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals.

2 clauses Dec 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres936-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy

hr6747-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To speed up the deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities, and for other purposes.

62 clauses Dec 13, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production Education

hres934-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States ought to drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.

0 clauses Dec 13, 2023

hr6654-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 7, 2023
Agricultural Producers Health Care Providers

hr6672-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter Major Taylor in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, trailblazer, role model, and equal rights advocate.

3 clauses Dec 7, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

hr6652-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQI-owned businesses.

2 clauses Dec 6, 2023
Financial Services

hr6618-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the transfer of regulatory control of certain munitions exports from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Dec 6, 2023
Health Care Providers Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

hr6596-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.

45 clauses Dec 5, 2023
Transportation Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

hr6569-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 4, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

hres904-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.

1 clause Dec 1, 2023
Health Care Providers

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