James Comer

Republican Representative, District 1, Kentucky

10 bills54 cosponsored$1.9M raised643 votes recorded

LegislationVotesFinancePressCommittees

Ask about James Comer

The lookup is locked to this lawmaker and seat.

Answers come only from retrieved records — votes, bills, campaign money, committees and reviewed official-site biographies. Follow-ups can build on your last two answers; every fact is re-checked against the records.

Official biography

Congressional source

Roots

“Comer grew up in Monroe County” source

Education

“attended Western Kentucky University to study agriculture” source

Public service

“Comer was elected to serve as Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture in 2011” source
“He currently serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability” source
“In 2000, Comer was elected to serve the first of six terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives” source
“James Comer was elected to Congress in 2016 to represent the 1st Congressional District” source

Family

Legislation

HR 9720sponsor

D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.

2026-07-16

HR 8464sponsor

To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate.

2026-04-23

HR 8463sponsor

To establish governmentwide requirements for pre-payment fraud prevention actions, to provide the U.S. Treasury appropriate data resources, to facilitate participation in governmentwide anti-fraud data sharing, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate.

2026-04-23

HR 7248sponsor

MARINA Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

2026-01-27

Voting Record

507 yea119 nay16 missed1 present

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

Passed (214-208)

nay2026-07-23

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Passed (232-188)

yea2026-07-23

H R 8800

Agreed to (221-210)

yea2026-07-22

H R 8800

Failed (207-224)

not_voting2026-07-22

The 2026 race

Full race

FEC Form 2 filers for this seat. Filing is not ballot access, and this list does not establish who remains in the race.

James ComerRepublican· this member
$1.9M raised
John Andrew WilliamsDemocratic
$119K raised

Source: Federal Election Commission. FEC filing fallback. Synced daily.

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle$1.9M

Small donors $693KLarge individual $758KPACs $427K

Spent $2.1MCash $3.0M

2024 cycle$7.7M

Small donors $3.6MLarge individual $3.1MPACs $806K

Spent $5.5MCash $3.2M

2022 cycle$1.6M

Small donors $15K

Top Contributors

NYCBS$52K

NEW YORK CANCER AND BLOOD SPECIALISTS$24K

SWIFT & STALEY$20K

CASSIDY & COMPANY$20K

ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$13K

NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT$13K

REYES HOLDINGS LLC$11K

ORACLE CORPORATION$10K

KIRKLAND & ELLIS$9K

SITE DEVELOPMENT$8K

Committees

House Committee on Education and Workforce

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Workforce Protections

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

chair

Activity Timeline

LegislationVotes

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

nay

2026-07-23

vote

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

yea

2026-07-23

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-22

vote

H R 8800

not_voting

2026-07-22

vote

H R 8800

yea

Service History

House, Dist. 12025-01-03, 2027-01-03Republican

House, Dist. 12023-01-03, 2025-01-03Republican

House, Dist. 12021-01-03, 2023-01-03Republican

House, Dist. 12019-01-03, 2021-01-03Republican

House, Dist. 12017-01-03, 2019-01-03Republican

House, Dist. 12016-11-14, 2017-01-03Republican

Data coverage for this member

Every data source on the site, mapped to this member. A grey dot means the source may not apply or its coverage is still being developed; read the source note before treating an empty record as a finding.

BillsTracked · 64
Sponsored or cosponsored bills tracked from Congress.gov.
VotesTracked · 643
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
CommitteesTracked · 4
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 6
Top-line FEC numbers per election cycle.
Press releasesNot applicable
Office does not publish a discoverable RSS feed. Many members of Congress communicate primarily through social media and email lists rather than RSS.

Show 12 more bills

HR 6332cosponsor

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the "Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building".

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

2025-12-01

HR 5874cosponsor

Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

2025-10-31

HR 5750cosponsor

EQUALS Act of 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.

2025-10-14

HR 5578cosponsor

Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.

2025-09-26

HRES 719cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2025-09-16

HR 5183cosponsor

District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.

2025-09-08

HR 5031cosponsor

Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

2025-08-22

HR 5010cosponsor

Farm Credit Adjustment Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

2025-08-19

HR 4863cosponsor

Fairness for Khobar Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-08-01

HR 4620cosponsor

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity.

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-07-22

HR 4519cosponsor

District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-07-17

HR 4448cosponsor

Restoring Equal Opportunity Act

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

2025-07-16

Show 7 more votes

Stop Insider Trading Act

Failed (211-218)

nay2026-07-22

Stop Insider Trading Act

Passed (232-198)

yea2026-07-22

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 (216-214)

yea2026-07-22

Value Over Cost Act

Passed (421-1)

yea2026-07-21

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

Passed (213-209)

yea2026-07-21

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

Passed (214-211)

yea2026-07-21

H R 8800

Failed (65-361)

yea2026-07-21

Show 22 more entries

Stop Insider Trading Act

nay

2026-07-22

vote

Stop Insider Trading Act

yea

2026-07-22

vote

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

yea

2026-07-22

vote

Value Over Cost Act

yea

2026-07-21

vote

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

yea

2026-07-21

vote

Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

H R 8800

yea

2026-07-21

vote

Main Street Act

nay

2026-07-21

vote