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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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Sponsored
116
Cosponsored
347
Votes
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Industry Impact Profile

11147 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1385), Defense (94), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), Legislative (20), VA (19), State (18), Executive (16), USDA (16), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), Congress (9), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Local (3), Army Corps (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (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), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (344), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Parents (1)
Direct (380), Air Force (2), Families (1)
Direct (332), 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 (190), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (167), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (124), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Industries Burdened

Direct (1100), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (50), Coast Guard (27), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), Regulatory Agencies (9), EPA (8), Agriculture (7), Legislative (7), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), SEC (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Securities Regulation (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), HHS (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), China (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (238), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (201), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (139), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (129), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (122), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (80), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2), Reproductive Health (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
91.6% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (68 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (130), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), Legislative (27) +63 more
+503
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +147
General Public (9 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), Foreign (2), Military (2) +4 more
+284
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+122
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
- +24
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
- +111
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- +86
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Public Issuers (4)
+42
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+32
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -105
Taxpayers - - +33
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +119
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +88
Technology (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Cybersecurity (3), Blockchain/DLT (2), AI/Defense (1), Artificial Intelligence (1) +9 more
+42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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

hr6395-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Dec 3, 2025

hr6191-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funds to be used for certain abortion services.

2 clauses Nov 20, 2025

hr6209-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal section 781 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, relating to amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, with respect to hemp.

0 clauses Nov 20, 2025

hr6093-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand eligibility for certain United States Department of Agriculture programs to include agricultural cooperatives with fewer than 2,500 employees, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Nov 18, 2025

hr6089-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Biomanufacturing Excellence Act of 2025

3 clauses Nov 18, 2025

hr5900-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Department of Defense to establish a joint task force to investigate transnational cybercrimes, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 31, 2025

hr5789-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald J. Trump, in recognition of his extraordinary peacemaking efforts throughout the world and in facilitating the Trump peace agreement to end the war in Gaza and bring lasting peace to the Middle East.

3 clauses Oct 17, 2025

hres719-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

0 clauses Sep 19, 2025

hr5483-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in the chemical or surgical mutilation of a child and to provide a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation.

3 clauses Sep 18, 2025

hr5438-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Incentivize Savings Act

2 clauses Sep 17, 2025

hr5363-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural childcare, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 15, 2025

hr5330-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To withhold certain transportation program funds from States that grant drivers licenses to illegal immigrants or fail to share information about criminal aliens with the Federal Government.

2 clauses Sep 11, 2025

hr5341-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 11, 2025

hr5221-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

PART Act

6 clauses Sep 9, 2025

hr5217-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain limitations on the delivery of behavioral health services at rural health clinics under the Medicare program.

0 clauses Sep 8, 2025

hr5199-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner utilization requirements.

1 clause Sep 8, 2025

hr5198-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025

1 clause Sep 8, 2025

hr5038-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 26, 2025
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