James Comer

James Comer

Legislative Focus

Key areas of legislative activity based on sponsored legislation.
Government Operations and Politics55%
Labor and Employment9%
Congress9%
Public Lands and Natural Resources6%

Sponsored Legislation

Bills that James Comer has sponsored from the most recent three Congresses (119th, 118th, and 117th).
BillTitleIntroducedStatusActions
HR 7248
MARINA Act

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In Committee
HR 4366
Save Local Business Act

Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.

Passed
HR 1515
GOOD Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1295
Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.

Active
HR 1276
To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

In Committee
HRES 82
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 473
SHOW UP Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In Committee
HR 9812
Health Care Workforce Investment Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 9597
Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 9598
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HRES 1293
Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1287, H. Res. 1293 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H3971; text: CR H3971)

Passed
HR 8489
Presidential Ethics Reform Act

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

In Committee
HR 7532
Federal A.I. Governance and Transparency Act of 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 740.

Active
HR 6375
MARINA Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In Committee
HR 4984
D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act

Became Public Law No: 118-274.

Passed
HR 2826
Save Local Business Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
Amendment 101
House Amendment 101

On agreeing to the Comer amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
Amendment 86
House Amendment 86

On agreeing to the Comer amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
HR 1209
FOCA Act of 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.

Active
HRES 155
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 890
GOOD Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HJRES 24
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HJRES 17
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

In Committee
HR 140
Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 139
SHOW UP Act of 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 8843
MARINA Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In Committee
HR 8752
Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
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.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 112.

Active
HR 7399
LBL Recreation and Heritage Act

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

In Committee
HR 6016
Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
Amendment 64
House Amendment 64

On agreeing to the Comer amendment (A003) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 220 (Roll no. 194).

Not Agreed to (182-220)
HR 3185
Save Local Business Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In Committee
HR 1605
GOOD Act

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
HR 26
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-28.

Passed
HR 8955
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
HR 8832
SAFE TO WORK Act

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

In Committee
HR 7923
Pandemic Recovery Enforcement Flexibility Act of 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
HR 7922
Pandemic Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 2020

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 3765
Citizens Count Census Act of 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
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.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

In Committee
HR 128
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019

Received in the Senate.

Active
Amendment 982
House Amendment 982

On agreeing to the Comer amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Active
Amendment 973
House Amendment 973

On agreeing to the Comer amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 6838
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the "Ollie M. James Post Office Building".

Received in the Senate.

Active
HR 6316
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

In Committee
HR 5485
Hemp Farming Act of 2018

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 4182
EQUALS Act of 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 3530
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

In Committee

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