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number: 143
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title: Resolution Act.
legislationUrl: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/143

Constitutional authority statement (CDATA)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.J. Res. 143.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1351]

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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · [D-MA-2] · M000312
Dem-MA-2 current · 15 terms · @RepMcGovern · 3 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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M000312

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current

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James P. McGovern

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James

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McGovern

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null

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Jim

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1959-11-20

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Current term (15 total)

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Democrat

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null

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2025-01-03

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2027-01-03

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https://mcgovern.house.gov

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370 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2102

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370 Cannon House Office Building

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202-225-6101

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null

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http://mcgovern.house.gov/common/rss/?rss=15

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none

Committee memberships (4)

House Committee on Agriculture (house) · house · rank 4 · site
House Committee on Rules (house) · house · Ranking Member · rank 1 · site
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture (house) · house · rank 2
Rules and Organization of the House (house) · house · rank 2

Social media

Twitter: @RepMcGovern
Facebook: @RepJimMcGovern
Instagram: @repmcgovern
YouTube: @repjimmcgovern

District offices (3)

24 Church St., Room 27, Leominster, MA, 01453 · 978-466-3552 · fax 978-466-3973 · M-F 9-5:00pm · 42.5279312,-71.7607974
94 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA, 01060 · 413-341-8700 · fax 413-584-1216 · M-F 9-5:00pm · 42.3185388,-72.6283162
12 E. Worcester St., Suite 1, Worcester, MA, 01604 · 508-831-7356 · fax 508-754-0982 · M-F 9-5:00pm · 42.2628409,-71.7903444

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none

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MCGOVERN, JAMES P

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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House

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1993-11-05

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2024-11-26

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2024-11-26

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2026

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$515,774.45

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$263,006.47

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Committees (21)

Agriculture Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:25ZReferred To
↳ Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Veterans' Affairs Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:01:40ZReferred To
↳ Health Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:03:25ZReferred To
Budget Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:03:20ZReferred To
Ethics Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:03:15ZReferred To
Rules Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:03:10ZReferred To
Ways and Means Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:03:05ZReferred To
Committee on House Administration [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:03:00ZReferred To
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee [House Select]
2026-01-22T14:02:50ZReferred To
Homeland Security Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:45ZReferred To
Science, Space, and Technology Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:40ZReferred To
Small Business Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:35ZReferred To
Natural Resources Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:30ZReferred To
Foreign Affairs Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:20ZReferred To
Oversight and Government Reform Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:15ZReferred To
Education and Workforce Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:10ZReferred To
Financial Services Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:05ZReferred To
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:02:00ZReferred To
Energy and Commerce Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:01:50ZReferred To
Armed Services Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:01:45ZReferred To
Judiciary Committee [House Standing]
2026-01-22T14:01:35ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (25)

2026-05-20Committeevia House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
2026-01-29Committeevia House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
2026-01-22IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
Introduced in House
2026-01-22IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
Introduced in House

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Display Title2026-01-23T10:23:19Z
Resolution Act.
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Resolution Act.
Official Title as IntroducedIH2026-01-23T10:18:29Z
Enabling Congress to advance important policies.

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