Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Clyburn said he would vote to remove Rep. Haley Stevens from the House Democratic Caucus after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed. His support was conditional on a resolution being brought forward for a vote.
Context: This is a position on caucus membership, not a proposal to expel Stevens from the House.
Clyburn said Democrats should not make a third impeachment of President Donald Trump their central undertaking as they return to power in Congress. He argued that pursuing it with two years left in Trump’s term would take time, energy and public attention away from other priorities.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Clyburn supports H.R. 40, which would create a commission to study the economic, educational, and health effects of slavery and later legally recognized discrimination, including Jim Crow laws. The commission would recommend remedies for the harms of disenfranchisement and discrimination.
Context: The passage describes a bill to study these effects and recommend remedies; it does not specify what remedies the commission would recommend.
Clyburn and House Democrats support documenting voter discrimination to determine which jurisdictions should again be covered by a Section 5 formula. Under the passage’s description, covered jurisdictions would have to obtain preclearance before changing election laws. Clyburn’s position is that this safeguard should be reinstated to address threats to voting rights.
Context: The passage does not provide the proposed updated coverage formula or identify which jurisdictions would be covered.
Clyburn and House Democrats support the For the People Act of 2019, which the House passed. Its provisions include expanding voter registration and voting access, making Election Day a federal holiday, restoring voting rights to people who have completed felony sentences, and requiring paper ballots and ballot audits. It also addresses partisan gerrymandering, election-system security, campaign spending, and ethics laws.
Context: The passage identifies this as a House-passed bill and lists its provisions; it does not state that the bill became law.
Clyburn is working to expand the Rural Energy Savings Program, which lets rural electric cooperatives lend to members for home energy-efficiency improvements. Members repay the loans through their monthly utility bills. He is also working to develop a similar program to make broadband more available in rural communities.
Context: The passage does not specify the proposed expansion or the design of the broadband program.
Clyburn is working to make the 10-20-30 formula permanent law and apply it more broadly. The formula directs at least 10 percent of appropriated funds to communities where at least 20 percent of residents have lived below the poverty level for 30 years. He says it is intended to direct assistance to persistently poor communities and reduce partisan decision-making in funding.
Context: The passage describes a proposal to make the formula permanent; it does not specify which funding accounts would be covered.
James E. Clyburn says he is reintroducing his Charleston Loophole Bill. This is a stated plan to bring the bill forward again, but the available material does not identify the bill’s provisions or explain who it would affect.
Context: The available material gives no details about the bill’s proposed changes.