James E. Clyburn

Legislative record

James E. Clyburn has served in the House of Representatives since 1993. Congress.gov lists 123 bills and resolutions sponsored and 2,791 cosponsored by James E. Clyburn. Leadership roles on record: Assistant Democratic Leader (113th Congress); Assistant Democratic Leader (112th Congress); Assistant Democratic Leader (114th Congress); Majority Whip (116th Congress); Assistant Democratic Leader (115th Congress); Majority Whip (117th Congress).

Sponsored

123

Cosponsored

2,791

Terms in Congress

• House · SC-6 — 1993–now

Recently sponsored bills

• H.R. 9269 (119th Congress) — Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act
  Introduced Jun 11, 2026
  Latest action (Oct 29, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 756.
• H.R. 8078 (119th Congress) — Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
  Introduced Mar 25, 2026
  Latest action (Mar 25, 2026): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, 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. 3868 (119th Congress) — Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025
  Introduced Jun 10, 2025
  Latest action (Jun 10, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• H.R. 10084 (118th Congress) — Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act
  Introduced Nov 1, 2024
  Latest action (Nov 19, 2024): Subcommittee Hearings Held
• H.R. 9727 (118th Congress) — Voter Empowerment Act of 2024
  Introduced Sep 20, 2024
  Latest action (Sep 20, 2024): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and the Workforce, 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. 8607 (118th Congress) — VA Housing Loan Forever Act of 2024
  Introduced Jun 4, 2024
  Latest action (Jun 12, 2024): Subcommittee Hearings Held
• H.R. 6239 (118th Congress) — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 250 Edward Street in Branchville, South Carolina, as the "Betty W. Henderson Post Office Building".
  Introduced Nov 6, 2023
  Latest action (Nov 6, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
• H.R. 3849 (118th Congress) — Rural Energy Savings Act
  Introduced Jun 6, 2023
  Latest action (Jul 10, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
• H.Res. 453 (118th Congress) — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2403) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
  Introduced May 26, 2023
  Latest action (Jun 13, 2023): Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Clyburn. Petition No: 118-3. (Discharge petition text with signatures)
• H.R. 2883 (118th Congress) — Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2023
  Introduced Apr 26, 2023
  Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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

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