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HB537 - Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act
Maria Elvira Salazar, Ritchie John Torres, Claudia Tenney
Last updated 3 months ago
296 Co-Sponsors
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to 60 diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during the Holocaust.
STATUS
Engrossed
#international-affairs
HB3348 - Maternal Vaccination Act
Terri A. Sewell, Lauren A. Underwood, Pete Aguilar
Last updated over 1 year ago
99 Co-Sponsors
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3106 - Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act
Joseph D. Morelle, Deborah Ross, Shontel Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
60 Co-Sponsors
To prohibit the disclosure of intimate digital depictions, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB549 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Andrew R. Garbarino, Kathy Castor, Joseph D. Morelle
Last updated over 1 year ago
264 Co-Sponsors
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#social-welfare
HB1247 - To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.
Henry C. Johnson, Nancy Mace, Gwen Moore
Last updated over 1 year ago
181 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issues
HB681 - READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Christopher H. Smith, Grace Meng, Eleanor Holmes Norton
Last updated over 1 year ago
73 Co-Sponsors
To reauthorize the READ Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB6569 - EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Environmental, and Climate Targets through Innovative, Values-aligned, and Equitable Food Procurement Act
Alma S. Adams, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jahana Hayes
Last updated 10 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#agriculture-and-food
HB7145 - SWIMS Act of 2024 Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2024
Adam B. Schiff, Jared Huffman, Suzan DelBene
Last updated 8 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#animals
HB7127 - FAIR Act Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act
Gerald E. Connolly, Derek Kilmer, Melanie Ann Stansbury
Last updated 8 months ago
89 Co-Sponsors
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4889 - Raise the Wage Act of 2023
Robert C. Scott, Pramila Jayapal, Jahana Hayes
Last updated about 1 year ago
174 Co-Sponsors
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#labor-and-employmentBIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from US Congress district HD-MA-2
COMMITTEES
US House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
James P. McGovern is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District. He was born in Worcester, and earned his B.A. from American University. He worked as a congressional aide before winning election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1990. McGovern was then elected mayor of Worcester in 1997. In 2012, he was challenged in the Democratic primary but won and went on to win the general election with 98% of the vote. He sits on the House Committees on Rules and Agriculture.read less
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US House from US Congress
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