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Jim Matheson

Jim Matheson

12/16/2022, 9:56 PM

Jim Matheson Congressional Service

Jim Matheson is a retired United States Congressman for the state of Utah. JIM served as a House Representative for the state of Utah and served a total of 7 terms in congress.

Jim Matheson participated in over 455 voting sessions, sponsored over 107 pieces of legislation, and cosponsored over over 1473 individual bills.

Stance on Important Issues

Economy

Centrist

Jim Matheson has generally supported policies that promote economic stability and growth, such as tax incentives for small businesses and measures to reduce the national debt.


Agriculture

Centrist

He has advocated for supporting local farmers and has supported policies that provide subsidies and insurance programs for agricultural sectors.


Immigration

Centrist

Matheson has supported comprehensive immigration reform, including strengthening border security and creating pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.


Education

Centrist

He has favored policies that increase funding for public education and improve teacher quality, as well as supporting local control over educational standards.


Energy

Centrist

Jim Matheson has supported an all-of-the-above energy strategy, which includes the development of renewable energy sources alongside traditional energy production.


Climate change

Centrist

Matheson has shown support for addressing climate change through bipartisan solutions and investing in clean energy technologies.


Healthcare

Centrist

He has been in favor of improving the existing healthcare system rather than supporting sweeping reforms, and has supported bipartisan solutions to healthcare issues.


Housing

Centrist

Jim Matheson has generally supported policies that aim to help homeowners and stabilize the housing market, including foreclosure prevention measures.


Transportation

Centrist

He has backed infrastructure investments to improve transportation networks, supporting both urban and rural development projects.


Veterans affairs

Centrist

Matheson has advocated for improving healthcare and support services for veterans, including increased funding for the Veterans Affairs Department.


Voting rights

Centrist

He has supported measures to ensure fair and accessible voting processes, with a focus on preventing voter suppression.

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Latest Bills

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4784June 24, 2026
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Bill HCONRES 86June 24, 2026
A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide relief for members of the uniformed services who homeschool their dependent children, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4783June 24, 2026
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4862June 24, 2026
A bill to require explicit Congressional approval for troops or armed men at polling places for the only exception in the United States Code, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4845June 24, 2026
A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4848June 24, 2026
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 by limiting nonmilitary foreign assistance to organizations that provide or promote abortion, promote gender ideology, or promote discriminatory equity ideology, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4873June 24, 2026
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand investment in farmers' markets and farmers' market nutrition programs to strengthen communities and improve access to healthy food, and for other purposes.
Bill S 4866June 24, 2026
A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 28, United States Code, with respect to documentation requirements for a meeting of certain conferences and councils.
Bill S 4857June 24, 2026
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for onsite storage in certain remote areas.
Bill S 4856June 24, 2026
Wakefield Act of 2014
Bill HR 4290March 14, 2024
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes".
Bill HR 4027March 14, 2024
Marriage Penalty Relief Act
Bill HR 1190January 17, 2023
ABLE Act of 2014
Bill HR 647March 14, 2024
Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014
Bill HR 594March 14, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
Bill HR 588March 14, 2024
To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Bill HR 5441March 14, 2024
Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014
Bill HR 5078March 14, 2024