Comer, James
In office since
2016 · 10 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1972, Carthage
Occupation
Businessperson, Politician, Farmer
Education
secondary school · Western Kentucky University
Office history
- chairperson 1993–1995
- delegate 1996–present
- member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 2001–2012
- commissioner 2012–2015
- United States representative 2016–2017
- United States representative 2017–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–present
Contact
Capitol office
2410 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1701
202-225-3115
District office · Paducah
300 S. 3rd St., Paducah, KY, 42003
270-408-1865
District office · Tompkinsville
200 N. Main St., Tompkinsville, KY, 42167
270-487-9509
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 36 all-time
72
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 82 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 2 all-time
114
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 114 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.4%
based on 112 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.6%
based on 112 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.1%
based on 112 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
36 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- HR 1276 To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. Passed
- HR 1515 GOOD Act Passed
- HR 1295 Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 In Committee
- HRES 82 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. In Committee
- HR 473 SHOW UP Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 4366 Save Local Business Act In Committee
- HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Passed
- HR 8463 Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act Passed
- HR 7248 MARINA Act In Committee
- HR 9720 D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act In Committee
Historical 26 bills
- HR 8489 Presidential Ethics Reform Act Died
- HJRES 24 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. Died
- HJRES 17 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. Died
- HR 140 Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act Died
- HR 139 SHOW UP Act of 2023 Died
- HR 3765 Citizens Count Census Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 155 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. Died
- HR 890 GOOD Act Died
- HR 2052 To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 128 Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 Died
- HR 7532 Federal A.I. Governance and Transparency Act of 2024 Died
- HR 8843 MARINA Act Died
- HR 8752 Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act Died
- HRES 1243 Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the Biden family's international business schemes and related information. Died
- HR 5485 Hemp Farming Act of 2018 Died
- HR 7399 LBL Recreation and Heritage Act Died
- HR 6016 Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021 Died
- HR 6375 MARINA Act Died
- HR 4182 EQUALS Act of 2017 Died
- HR 3185 Save Local Business Act Died
- HR 3530 Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 Died
- HR 1605 GOOD Act Died
- HR 4984 D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act Signed
- HR 26 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021 Signed
- HR 2826 Save Local Business Act Died
Co-sponsored
82 billsCurrent session 72 bills
- HR 9298 Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act In Committee
- HR 45 FIND Act In Committee
- HR 163 Finish the Wall Act In Committee
- HJRES 12 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. In Committee
- HR 404 Hearing Protection Act In Committee
- HR 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Passed
- HR 539 Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 516 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit. In Committee
- HR 563 No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act In Committee
- HR 703 Main Street Tax Certainty Act In Committee
- HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Passed
- HR 987 Fair Access to Banking Act In Committee
- HR 1236 Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025 In Committee
- HCONRES 12 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. In Committee
- HR 1301 Death Tax Repeal Act In Committee
- HRES 133 Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the Federal charter to Future Farmers of America. In Committee
- HR 1378 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In Committee
- HR 1492 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program. In Committee
- HR 1628 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act In Committee
- HR 1773 Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 758 Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025 Passed
- HR 2162 Honey Integrity Act In Committee
- HR 2126 FOCA Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 2277 FACT Act In Committee
- HRES 262 Establishing the Select Committee to Defeat the Mexican Drug Cartels. In Committee
Historical 10 bills
- HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Signed
- HR 2996 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017 Died
- HR 7450 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Died
- HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 Died
- HR 20 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 Died
- HR 19 Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 Died
- HR 38 Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Died
- HJRES 11 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. Died
- HJRES 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. Died
- HR 53 FIND Act Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 856
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | March 03, 2025 |
|
HJRES 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 27, 2025 |
|
HJRES 35
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HR 695
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 788
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 818
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 832
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 825
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 35
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | February 12, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HR 736
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 692
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | February 06, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HR 776
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 43
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 471
Fix Our Forests Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 375
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
S 5
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 165
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 187
MAPWaters Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 186
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 33
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 144
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 164
POWER Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 153
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 152
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 192
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 23
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 09, 2025 |
|
HR 29
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 07, 2025 |
|
HRES 5
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | January 03, 2025 |
Career history 5 past roles
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican
- Lower chamber District 1 Republican