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U.S. Representative — Connecticut's 4th District

James Himes

Democrat · Connecticut

Democrat U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Record

Progressive Democratic voting record. Generally supports expanded healthcare access, climate action, immigration reform, labor protections, and civil rights, consistent with House Democratic caucus priorities.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.7792 — Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 4, 2026)
  • H.R.3542 — CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 21, 2025)
  • H.R.3395 — Middle Market IPO Cost Act (Introduced, May 14, 2025)
  • H.R.10026 — Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024 (Introduced, Oct 22, 2024)
  • H.R.6405 — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (Introduced, Nov 14, 2023)
  • H.R.5557 — Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act (Reported, Sep 19, 2023)
  • H.R.5522 — Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act (Introduced, Sep 18, 2023)
  • H.R.5440 — Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act (Introduced, Sep 13, 2023)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on S.1003 — Lulu’s Law (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.4544 — American Access to Banking Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Res.1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes (Passed, May 15, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8469 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, May 15, 2026)

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Ranking Member)

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