Former member of Congress · last served 117th Congress
James R. Langevin
James Langevin was a Democratic U.S. representative from Rhode Island, first elected to Congress in 2001, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 3 bills that became law (113th–117th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 9342 WHEELChairs on Airplanes ActNov 17, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- H.R. 4271 Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021Nov 1, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- H.R. 9259 Cybersecurity Skills Integration ActOct 31, 2022 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- H.R. 8335 Equality for Families with Disabilities ActJul 14, 2022 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6612)
- H.Res. 923 Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.Feb 9, 2022 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3601 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7715 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "Melvoid J. Benson Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 439 (116th) National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments ActBecame law
- H.R. 8906 (116th) Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020Became law
- H.R. 2035 (116th) Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3722 (116th) Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2019Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5983 (110th) Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5762 (115th) Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018Passed a chamber
- H.R. 723 (113th) Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection ActPassed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Langevin has won
Rep. Langevin has won 11 U.S. House elections (2000–2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 16.7 to 54.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Rhode Island’s 2nd district done while Rep. Langevin served?
2005 to 2022 in RI-2: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.4 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Rhode Island’s 2nd district during Langevin’s time representing it (2001 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. RI-2’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
117th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 24 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 24 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 17 | See the 17 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 117th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.