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James R. Baird

James R. Baird

R IN-4 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 4)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 4)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 4)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 4)
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Defense

+108
Helped 1377 Hurt 1269 Unclear 702

Finance

+151
Helped 604 Hurt 453 Mixed 2 Unclear 213

Healthcare

+221
Helped 472 Hurt 251 Unclear 137

Energy

-14
Helped 277 Hurt 291 Unclear 60

Agriculture

+161
Helped 335 Hurt 174 Unclear 90

Education

+49
Helped 255 Hurt 206 Unclear 85

Veterans Affairs

+161
Helped 302 Hurt 141 Unclear 78

Military Procurement

+12
Helped 181 Hurt 169 Unclear 141

Transportation

-47
Helped 179 Hurt 226 Unclear 56

Trade

+62
Helped 224 Hurt 162 Mixed 4 Unclear 27

Technology

+79
Helped 196 Hurt 117 Unclear 25

Federal Budget

+166
Helped 210 Hurt 44 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+32
Helped 138 Hurt 106 Unclear 25

Immigration

-119
Helped 58 Hurt 177 Unclear 22

Housing

+99
Helped 159 Hurt 60 Unclear 23

Labor

-5
Helped 63 Hurt 68 Unclear 45

Environment

-59
Helped 54 Hurt 113 Unclear 4

Foreign Policy

-10
Helped 59 Hurt 69 Unclear 37

Government Operations

-10
Helped 69 Hurt 79 Unclear 17

Social Welfare

+75
Helped 106 Hurt 31 Unclear 19
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14094 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1700), Defense (94), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), State (20), Executive (19), VA (19), USDA (16), Legislative (15), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), DHS (10), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Local (3), Weather Services (3), Army Corps (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Independent Agency (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Transportation (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Emergency Management (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Geological Survey (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Waste Management (1), Weather Research (1)
Direct (497), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Parents (1)
Direct (362), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (273), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (215), Research (3), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (181), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1423), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (53), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), Financial Regulation (10), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), Executive (6), HHS (6), Legal (6), Law Enforcement (5), State Department (5), BOP (4), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), Security (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Securities Regulation (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), Science (2), Treasury (2), Weather Services (2), China (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), National Park Service (1), Oversight (1), Regulatory Agencies (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Water Resources (1), Weather Research (1)
Direct (241), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (190), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), D.C. (3), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (205), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (143), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (139), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (114), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2), Reproductive Health (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
98.6% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (82 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (133), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +77 more
+541
General Public (10 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), D.C. (3), Foreign (2) +5 more
+344
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +174
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+139
Healthcare (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2) +1 more
- +168
Cryptocurrency - - +75
Education (7 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): K-12 (3), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1) +2 more
- +75
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +21
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), Public Issuers (4), Marine (3)
+67
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+29
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +119
State & Local Government (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), D.C. (3), Non-Expansion (3), Legal (1), Utilities Regulation (1)
- +50
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +139
Taxpayers - - +34
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -114

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr7675-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Securing Partner Supply Chains Act

0 clauses Feb 25, 2026

hr7653-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act

0 clauses Feb 23, 2026

hr7649-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Humanitarian Theft Enforcement Act

0 clauses Feb 23, 2026

hr7633-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Assistance Visibility Act

0 clauses Feb 20, 2026

hr7632-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SHADOW Act

0 clauses Feb 20, 2026

hr7468-119

Cosponsor In Committee

First-Time Home Buyer Empowerment Act

0 clauses Feb 10, 2026

hr7398-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act

0 clauses Feb 5, 2026

hres1034-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Relating to questions of privilege in the House of Representatives during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

0 clauses Feb 3, 2026

hr7212-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of cannabinoid hemp products, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 22, 2026

hr7199-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Gerald’s Law Act

0 clauses Jan 22, 2026

hr7194-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act

2 clauses Jan 21, 2026

hr7153-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Agriculture and National Security Act of 2026

0 clauses Jan 20, 2026

hr7156-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SCAM Act

0 clauses Jan 20, 2026

hr7080-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

0 clauses Jan 14, 2026

hr7024-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Hemp Planting Predictability Act

0 clauses Jan 13, 2026

hr7010-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.

0 clauses Jan 12, 2026

hres984-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the recognition of January 9, 2026, as "National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day".

1 clause Jan 9, 2026

hr6875-119

Cosponsor In Committee

AI OVERWATCH Act

3 clauses Dec 18, 2025
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing Federal Government Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

hr6538-119

Cosponsor In Committee

More Affordable Care Act

0 clauses Dec 9, 2025

hres932-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Christopher Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan for attempting to sow disallegiance amongst members of the United States military and intelligence community and encouraging them to act against the Commander in Chief and President of the United States and violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025
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