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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

+169
Helped 1299 Hurt 1130 Unclear 1372

Healthcare

+194
Helped 597 Hurt 403 Unclear 615

Finance

+89
Helped 657 Hurt 568 Mixed 4 Unclear 331

Government Operations

-17
Helped 67 Hurt 84 Unclear 1176

Education

+34
Helped 388 Hurt 354 Unclear 393

Energy

-38
Helped 332 Hurt 370 Mixed 3 Unclear 331

Immigration

-270
Helped 167 Hurt 437 Mixed 4 Unclear 226

Agriculture

+148
Helped 372 Hurt 224 Unclear 186

Veterans Affairs

+293
Helped 451 Hurt 158 Unclear 87

Transportation

-46
Helped 204 Hurt 250 Unclear 207

Environment

-77
Helped 69 Hurt 146 Unclear 396

Trade

-3
Helped 258 Hurt 261 Mixed 2 Unclear 75

Criminal Justice

-7
Helped 215 Hurt 222 Mixed 4 Unclear 71

Technology

+96
Helped 236 Hurt 140 Unclear 43

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Labor

+68
Helped 155 Hurt 87 Unclear 86

Housing

+119
Helped 193 Hurt 74 Unclear 32

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

-35
Helped 90 Hurt 125 Unclear 50

Foreign Affairs

-51
Helped 79 Hurt 130 Mixed 6 Unclear 34
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18688 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 (1894), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Legislative Branch (13), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Weather Services (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Geological Survey (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Weather Research (1)
Direct (580), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (384), 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 (319), Child Care (3), Research (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (299), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (220), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2325), Defense (102), Veterans Affairs (70), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Weather Services (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State Department (2), 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), Oversight (1), Regulatory Agencies (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1), Water Resources (1), Weather Research (1)
Direct (235), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (209), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (1)
Direct (161), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (153), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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
100.0% 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 (74 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +69 more
+295
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+372
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +53
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+41
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +33
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +145
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+32
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +153
Technology (10 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Cybersecurity (2), AI/Defense (1), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1) +5 more
+50

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr4780-119

Cosponsor In Committee

USTRx Act

2 clauses Jul 29, 2025
Healthcare - Patients Government Pharmaceutical Foreign Government

hr4764-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Biochar Research Network Act of 2025

2 clauses Jul 25, 2025
Agricultural Research Forestry Agricultural Production Agriculture

hr4673-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Save Our Bacon Act

1 clause Jul 23, 2025
Local Government Agriculture Animal Welfare Food Industry

hr4602-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act

3 clauses Jul 22, 2025
Government Legal Services Public Safety Taxpayers

hr4452-119

Cosponsor In Committee

STEM RESTART Act

2 clauses Jul 16, 2025
Labor Government Rural Economy Business

hr4393-119

Cosponsor In Committee

DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025

90 clauses Jul 15, 2025
Employers Government Immigrants Families

hr4148-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation shall have no force or effect.

0 clauses Jun 25, 2025

hr4107-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the missile defense capabilities of the United States, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 24, 2025
Defense Electronics Government Aerospace Defense Aerospace

hr4081-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Foreign Adversary Federal Offense Act of 2025

2 clauses Jun 23, 2025
Infrastructure Criminal Defendants Judiciary Business

hr4083-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter Major Taylor in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, trailblazer, role model, and equal rights advocate.

3 clauses Jun 23, 2025
Financial Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

hres515-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion", and expressing support for the human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of the Tibetan people.

1 clause Jun 13, 2025

hr3921-119

Cosponsor In Committee

STOP CSAM Act of 2025

6 clauses Jun 11, 2025
Child Protection Crime Victims Technology Families

hr3783-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025

2 clauses Jun 5, 2025
Government Agricultural Inputs Agriculture Environmental Advocacy

hr3707-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

NSF and USDA Interagency Research Act

1 clause Jun 4, 2025
Agricultural Technology Education Higher Education Agriculture

hr3694-119

Cosponsor In Committee

VALID Act of 2025

4 clauses Jun 3, 2025
Government Housing Finance Veterans Mortgage Lending

hr3608-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Connor’s Law

1 clause May 23, 2025
Transportation Safety Transportation Trucking Logistics

hr3514-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

1 clause May 20, 2025
Health Insurance Government Health IT Medicare

hr3492-119

Cosponsor Passed House

Protect Children’s Innocence Act

10 clauses May 19, 2025
Healthcare Law Enforcement General Public

hr3452-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Six Assurances to Taiwan Act

2 clauses May 15, 2025
Defense Congress Foreign Affairs Government

hr3208-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 6, 2025

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