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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.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9983 — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • 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)
    Middle Market IPO Cost Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the costs encountered by small- and medium-sized companies when undertaking initial public offerings.
  • 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)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9250 — Great American Outdoors Act 250 (Reported, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.2531 — Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.189 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.4509 — NOPAIN for Veterans Act (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
  • H.R.1065 — Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
  • H.R.8205 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.1227 — Alternatives to PAIN Act (Introduced, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.8707 — No Funds for Iran War Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)

Voting analysis

James Himes is ranking member of the full intelligence committee — the senior minority position on the panel that oversees the agencies — and he did not miss a vote in this period.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting
5.9%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
33 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

Crossings and refusals in roughly equal measure

He voted to pass an economic measure, a resolution condemning those defrauding the government, a bill on aid claimed for absent students and a bail reporting requirement, all against his caucus. He also supported a war powers resolution and a fuel retailing bill that failed.

Running the other way, he opposed a daylight saving measure and a travel bill that his caucus carried. A record with movement in both directions across a dozen votes is a member exercising judgement per question, which is harder to summarise than a rate suggests.

The 10 most recent of 13 roll calls where James Himes voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8897
Improving Travel for American Families Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 235		Jul 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1335
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 222		Jun 11, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 144		Apr 30, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)

Above the Connecticut Democrats

Connecticut sends an all-Democratic House delegation, and Himes sits above its internal average.

Among the 5 Democrats in the Connecticut delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.2%. James Himes is above that average at 5.9%.

What he legislates on

Foreign trade and finance lead the classification, which suits a district containing a large share of the country's asset management industry. The bills include protection for domestic violence survivors, modernisation of property improvement and manufactured housing loans, accountability in the Defense Production Act, initial public offering costs for mid-sized firms, and tax fairness for multi-state workers.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. James Himes's cluster into: Foreign Trade and International Finance (8), Taxation (6), Crime and Law Enforcement (5), Finance and Financial Sector (5), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Education (4).

111
Bills sponsored
2545
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

In the House since the end of the two-thousands, he now sits in the veteran band.

First elected in 2009, now serving across 9 terms. James Himes falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, James Himes has 111 bills sponsored, 2545 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

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

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