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U.S. Representative — Massachusetts's 5th District

Katherine Clark

Democrat · Massachusetts

Democrat U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.5458 — CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act (Introduced, Sep 18, 2025)
    Child Care Access Means Parents In Schools Reauthorization Act or the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. The program awards grants to support the participation of eligible low-income parents in…
  • H.R.3273 — Child Care Workforce Development Act (Introduced, May 8, 2025)
  • H.R.3274 — Child Care Infrastructure Act (Introduced, May 8, 2025)
  • H.R.9811 — Child Care Infrastructure Act (Introduced, Sep 25, 2024)
  • H.R.9810 — Child Care Workforce Development Act (Introduced, Sep 25, 2024)
  • H.R.9559 — CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act (Introduced, Sep 12, 2024)
  • H.R.8524 — Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (Introduced, May 23, 2024)
  • H.R.8526 — Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2024 (Introduced, May 23, 2024)

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.7973 — Momnibus Act (Introduced, Mar 18, 2026)
  • H.R.3045 — West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
  • H.R.6731 — Restore Trust in Government Act (Introduced, Dec 16, 2025)
  • H.R.6088 — Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 20, 2025)
  • H.R.5309 — Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025 (Introduced, Oct 28, 2025)
  • H.R.429 — Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Oct 28, 2025)
  • H.R.1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Oct 24, 2025)
  • H.R.5658 — Child Care for Every Community Act (Introduced, Oct 3, 2025)

Voting analysis

Nearly everything Katherine Clark files is about child care or early education. Education leads her classified subjects by a distance, and the recent filings return to the same ground repeatedly: the workforce that staffs child care, the buildings it operates in, and a campus-based programme for student parents.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Katherine Clark's cluster into: Education (20), Health (8), Families (6), Crime and Law Enforcement (5), International Affairs (4), Labor and Employment (3).

88
Bills sponsored
1850
Bills cosponsored

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

Both departures point outward

She left the Democratic position twice, and on both occasions in the same direction: voting yes on a bill most of her caucus voted against. One concerned reporting on cashless bail, the other fuel retailing. There is no instance of her withholding support from something the caucus carried — only of her joining things it declined.

0.9%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
208 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 2 roll calls where Katherine Clark voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
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 Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Among the Massachusetts Democrats

The Massachusetts delegation is entirely Democratic and unusually uniform in its voting. Clark is below even that group's low average, and she did not miss a roll call in the period.

Among the 9 Democrats in the Massachusetts delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.8%. Katherine Clark is below that average at 0.9%.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

Tenure

She entered the House through a special election in the first half of the last decade and now sits in the veteran band.

First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Katherine Clark falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Katherine Clark has 88 bills sponsored, 1850 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

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