WASHINGTON—Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is leading 43 colleagues in again demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security over the future of Temporary Protected Status for approximately 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States.
In July, McGovern led 80 Members of… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Last Friday, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representatives Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Eleanor Norton (DC), and Ilhan Omar (MN-5), sent a letter urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prioritize human rights in his… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA) released the following statement calling for the release of detained Egyptian journalists:
“As the Democratic Co-Chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, I condemn the arrest of six journalists affiliated with the independent investigative journalism platform Matsadaash and call on the government of Egypt to… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and 15 other House Members sent a letter urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to advocate with the government of Honduras for justice for the victims of a May 2026 massacre of peasant… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) applauded the recent passage of bipartisan legislation he introduced with Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), H.R. 5439 - Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act, out of the House Ways and Means Committee.
For seniors living with chronic illnesses, access to nutritious food tailored to their medical needs… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on… Read more »
WORCESTER – Yesterday, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, alongside Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) visited the Worcester YMCA to discuss the historic 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and how the new law will… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) introduced the Big Tech Accountability Act to protect Americans’ online privacy and personal autonomy and hold powerful technology corporations accountable for the harms caused by their platforms.
“Big Tech companies have an enormous amount of power over what we see, what we share, and what happens to our personal information—and… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Raking Member of the Congressional-Commission on China, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and six other House Members sent a letter to President Trump… Read more »
