James A. Himes

Legislative record

James A. Himes has served in the House of Representatives since 2009. Congress.gov lists 113 bills and resolutions sponsored and 2,558 cosponsored by James A. Himes.

Sponsored

113

Cosponsored

2,558

Terms in Congress

• House · CT-4 — 2009–now

Recently sponsored bills

• H.R. 10142 (119th Congress) — Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2026
  Introduced Aug 24, 2026
  Latest action (Aug 24, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• H.R. 10125 (119th Congress) — NO PROFIT Act
  Introduced Aug 20, 2026
  Latest action (Aug 20, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• H.R. 9983 (119th Congress) — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
  Introduced Jul 30, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 30, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• H.R. 7792 (119th Congress) — Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2026
  Introduced Mar 4, 2026
  Latest action (Mar 4, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• H.R. 3542 (119th Congress) — CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025
  Introduced May 21, 2025
  Latest action (May 21, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• H.R. 3395 (119th Congress) — Middle Market IPO Cost Act
  Introduced May 14, 2025
  Latest action (Jul 22, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
• H.R. 10026 (118th Congress) — Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024
  Introduced Oct 22, 2024
  Latest action (Oct 22, 2024): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• H.R. 6405 (118th Congress) — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
  Introduced Nov 14, 2023
  Latest action (Nov 14, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• H.R. 5557 (118th Congress) — Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act
  Introduced Sep 19, 2023
  Latest action (Dec 5, 2024): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-802, Part I.
• H.R. 5522 (118th Congress) — Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act
  Introduced Sep 18, 2023
  Latest action (Sep 18, 2023): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress), updated Oct 31, 2026. Counts cover all Congresses on record.

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