James E. Clyburn

U.S. Representative, SC-6

Democratic South Carolina since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Civil Rights & Liberties 1 Government Operations & Budget 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, SC-6 current South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 3, 1997	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, SC-6 South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1995	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.466, social dim. 0.248. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 6359 Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-47	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll47 US-GOV-PD
HR 6359 Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-46	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll46 US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-45	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll45 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-44	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll44 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-43	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll43 US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-42	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll42 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for…	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-41	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll41 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-40	Jan 22, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll40 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-39	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll39 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-38	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll38 US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-37	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll37 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-36	Jan 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll36 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-35	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll35 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-34	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll34 US-GOV-PD
HR 5764 AI for Main Street Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-33	Jan 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll33 US-GOV-PD
HR 5763 Main Street Parity Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-32	Jan 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll32 US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-31	Jan 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll31 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-30	Jan 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll30 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-29	Jan 15, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll29 US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related…	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-28	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll28 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-27	Jan 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll27 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-26	Jan 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll26 US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-25	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll25 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-24	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll24 US-GOV-PD
HR 4593 SHOWER Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-23	Jan 13, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll23 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$2,222,668	$2,678,076	$1,839,127	$0	$606	—	$2,222,061

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 3, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 6:50 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$2,104,404	$0	$2,104,404

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 9, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 23, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 9, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 23, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 2, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 27, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC)	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Aug 9, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	unclassified	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$10 (1 records)	Oct 28, 2024–Oct 28, 2024 · as of Oct 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD