James P. McGovern
Democrat · MA-2 · U.S. House
Bio
James Patrick McGovern is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, he is the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, chaired the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and is the co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. His district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, stretches from Worcester to the Pioneer Valley.
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Al Jazeera English · July 5, 2026
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Raw Story · July 5, 2026- China’s new ethnic unity law extends its legal reach overseas - Al Jazeera
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Slashdot.org · July 2, 2026 
CAIR Letter Urges House to Strike U.S.-Israel Military Merger and Anti-Boycott Amendment from NDAAThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed Amendment #2 to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) , submitted by Representatives Thomas Massie (…
Common Dreams · June 24, 2026
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