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Josh Harder

Josh Harder

D CA-9 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 9)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 9)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 10)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 10)
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Defense

+149
Helped 1298 Hurt 1149 Unclear 734

Healthcare

+413
Helped 1064 Hurt 651 Mixed 41 Unclear 623

Finance

+226
Helped 1012 Hurt 786 Mixed 4 Unclear 365

Education

+119
Helped 470 Hurt 351 Unclear 231

Agriculture

+375
Helped 603 Hurt 228 Unclear 149

Energy

-40
Helped 346 Hurt 386 Mixed 3 Unclear 212

Veterans Affairs

+314
Helped 498 Hurt 184 Unclear 126

Labor

-1
Helped 260 Hurt 261 Unclear 202

Criminal Justice

-20
Helped 293 Hurt 313 Mixed 4 Unclear 74

Transportation

-27
Helped 250 Hurt 277 Unclear 96

Immigration

-344
Helped 93 Hurt 437 Mixed 4 Unclear 57

Housing

+34
Helped 229 Hurt 195 Unclear 39

Trade

+62
Helped 225 Hurt 163 Mixed 2 Unclear 47

Environment

-69
Helped 118 Hurt 187 Unclear 122

Technology

+77
Helped 226 Hurt 149 Unclear 36

Government Operations

-9
Helped 42 Hurt 51 Unclear 314

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Affairs

-67
Helped 64 Hurt 131 Unclear 42

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

22662 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 (1928), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (21), Legislative Branch (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (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), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (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), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Public Health (1)
Direct (629), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Youth (2)
Direct (623), Research (15), Patients (5), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (418), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (394), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (369), 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)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3144), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (73), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), HHS (9), Agriculture (8), Education (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), CMS (5), 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), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), DOJ (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Interior (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), USDA (2), DOE (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), SSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (241), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (254), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (249), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (248), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (178), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (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
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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-593
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-40
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-45
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-64
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+9
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
+43
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
-6
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-9
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+60
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-45
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+10
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-119
Law Enforcement -6

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr9703-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.

1 clause Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr7213-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and reauthorize activities and programs relating to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes.

36 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr9623-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and modify the Program with respect to promising practices, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 17, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr9540-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.

1 clause Sep 11, 2024
Transportation

hres1437-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

1 clause Sep 11, 2024
Transportation

hr9349-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that required country-of-origin labeling for any agricultural product packaged in a can shall be on the front label or top of such can, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 13, 2024
Transportation

hr9275-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for non-directed living kidney donations.

2 clauses Aug 2, 2024
Financial Services

hr9258-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require pill press molds to bear a unique serial number, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture certain counterfeit substances, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Aug 2, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr599-118

Cosponsor Reported

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Immigration Services

hr9150-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include wildfire smoke in the definition of major disaster.

0 clauses Jul 25, 2024

hr9068-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 18, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

hr9009-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gasoline tax holiday.

1 clause Jul 11, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

hr8880-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for an assessment of forms that the Secretary sends to claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 28, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr8859-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on deafblind individuals, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 27, 2024
Education

hr8850-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

0 clauses Jun 26, 2024

hres1295-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of Sunday, June 16, 2024, as Father’s Day.

1 clause Jun 12, 2024
Education

hr8656-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the implementation of certain recommendations from the Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

14 clauses Jun 7, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Energy Production Environmental Services

hres1255-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2024, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.

1 clause May 23, 2024

hres1234-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Celebrating the East Bay Regional Park District’s 90th anniversary.

1 clause May 16, 2024

hr8340-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability benefits from income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 10, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

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