James A. Himes

United States

House of Representatives

Democratic · Connecticut

Official website

District code

4

Membership history

House of RepresentativesCurrent
Democratic
Connecticut
2025 – Present
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2023 – 2025
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2021 – 2023
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2019 – 2021
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2017 – 2019
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2015 – 2017
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2013 – 2015
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2011 – 2013
House of Representatives
Democratic
Connecticut
2009 – 2011

Legislative statistics

119th Congress

99%

Voting participation

652 of 658 votes

96%

Party alignment

622 of 649 votes

34%

Bipartisanship

Cross-party cosponsorship activity

Sponsored bills

1,510 total

Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
HRES-1641119th CongressOct 26, 2026
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
HR-8205119th CongressOct 26, 2026
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026
HR-10600119th CongressSep 24, 2026
TRAPS Act
HR-4936119th CongressSep 16, 2026
National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
HR-309119th CongressSep 15, 2026
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
HCONRES-115119th CongressSep 14, 2026
End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026
HR-10223119th CongressSep 2, 2026
Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2026
HR-10142119th CongressAug 24, 2026
NO PROFIT Act
HR-10125119th CongressAug 20, 2026
Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
HR-9983119th CongressJul 30, 2026

Voting record

659 total

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYea
Sep 14, 2026, 7:16 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYea
Sep 14, 2026, 7:04 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025
On PassageNay
Sep 3, 2026, 10:24 AM EDTPassed
Related bill: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
On PassageNay
Sep 2, 2026, 4:49 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNay
Sep 2, 2026, 4:34 PM EDTFailed
Related bill: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
Sep 1, 2026, 6:09 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards.
On PassageNay
Sep 1, 2026, 6:00 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
On Motion to RecommitYea
Sep 1, 2026, 5:55 PM EDTFailed
Related bill: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
Sep 1, 2026, 5:47 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
Sep 1, 2026, 2:20 PM EDTPassed
Related bill: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.