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Josh Harder

[Congressional biography]

Born: August 1, 1986 in Turlock, CA

Education:

  • Stanford University, B.A., 2008
  • Harvard University, M.P.P., 2014

Career:

  • Management consultant



Key House Vote Data for Josh Harder in 2024


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the American Conservative Union (ACU/CPAC) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position
Harder
Voted
2024-01-11 Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers [SJRES38] Passed
(209-198)
Rubio (R-FL) motion to close a special interest loophole for green energy by overriding Biden's special regulatory carve-out for electric vehicles. This veto of a Congressional Review Act resolution gives a waiver specifically to electric vehicle parts. CPAC does not believe one product should be singled out for a waiver while others are forced to adhere to the requirements and supported this motion.

2024-01-12 Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status [HJRES98] Passed
(206-177)
This resolution by James (R-MI) reverses a Biden labor rule that threatens part time workers by using the Congressional Review Act to eliminate the Obama-issued, Biden-backed rule that changed the Joint Employer Rule and virtually eliminated part time work. The rule forced them to live under the heavy regulations of full-time employees. CPAC opposed this change that aimed at eliminating the "gig" economy and supported this resolution. The House passed the resolution, but it was vetoed by the President.

2024-01-18 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act [HR6918] Passed
(214-208)
Fischbach (R-MN) bill which prevents the Administration for Children and Families from implementing part of a new rule that would deny the use of welfare funds for pregnancy centers under the primary welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. CPAC supports the use of funds for pregnancy centers and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up in the Senate.

2024-01-31 Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act [HR6678] Passed
(272-155)
McClintock (R-CA) bill which allows the government to deport people who are in the country illegally if they have been convicted of Social Security fraud or making false statements regarding an identification document. CPAC supports measures to make it easier for law enforcement to do its job, and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up in the Senate.

2024-02-15 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act [HR7176] Passed
(224-200)
Pfluger (R-TX) bill which reduces restrictions on natural gas. It repeals the requirement that imports and exports of natural gas must be approved by the Department of Energy. The bill also gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the exclusive authority to approve siting of liquefied natural gas facilities. CPAC supports reducing the regulatory restrictions on natural gas and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up by the Senate.

2024-02-29 Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act [HR7102] Passed
(402-16)
Davids (D-KS) bill which sets up an Office of Native American Affairs in the Small Business Administration to promote Native American programs. CPAC opposes programs that are restricted by race and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up by the Senate.

2024-03-06 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 [HRES1061] Passed
(339-85)
Granger (R-TX) resolution which lets the leftist minority write the spending bills by combining 6 of the 12 appropriation bills such as Agriculture and Energy, and is brought to the floor by an emergency device that requires a 2/3 vote and does not allow amendment. The bill sets discretionary spending for FY 2025 at a whopping $1.66 trillion. CPAC opposed this resolution.

2024-03-08 Expanding Access to Capital Act [HR2799] Failed
(206-217)
Waters (D-CA) amendment to HR 2799 (a bill that reduces regulation on financial securities) forcing DEI into the private sector by requiring investment advisors or companies to publicly disclose annually their investments into women-owned business, minority-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, etc. CPAC supports the 14th amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law and opposed this amendment.

2024-03-20 Protecting American Energy Production Act [HR1121] Passed
(229-188)
No Vote
Duncan (R-SC) bill which preserves states' rights on hydraulic fracturing by prohibiting the President from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing and gives the states primacy over regulation. CPAC supports states' rights to set their own energy regulation and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up by the Senate.

2024-03-21 Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act [HR7023] Failed
(99-323)
No Vote
Graves (R-LA) amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control bill would add some restraint on spending by limiting authorization if a federal project exceeds its predicted cost. CPAC supports this common sense effort to rein in spending and supported this amendment.

2024-05-01 Alaska's Right to Produce Act [HR6285] Passed
(214-199)
Stauber (R-MN) bill which would allow oil and gas leasing in a small portion (less than 10%) of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and requires the Bureau of Land Management to obtain congressional approval to designate new Special Areas where resources might be outlawed. CPAC has long supported freeing up Alaska's resources and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up in the Senate.

2024-05-08 Equal Representation Act [HR7109] Passed
(206-202)
Edwards (R-NC) bill which requires census questionnaires to include a question to determine if the respondent is a citizen and requires the Department of Commerce to make public the number of citizens and noncitizens in each state and that the report from the President to Congress exclude noncitizens. CPAC opposes counting noncitizens in the census, as it is used to allocate federal dollars and congressional districts and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up in the Senate.

2024-06-12 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act [HR8070] Failed
(173-241)
Greene (R-GA) amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill would help get the government out of the electric car business by prohibiting any Defense Department funding from being used for electric cars or charging stations. CPAC opposes the use of government funds to favor one type of car over others and supported this amendment.

2024-06-14 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act [HR8070] Failed
(188-228)
Perry (R-PA) amendment to require a report from the Secretary of Defense on the use of taxpayer-funded official time.

2024-06-27 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act [HR8771] Failed
(81-331)
Greene (R-GA) amendment to the Foreign Operations appropriation eliminates all funding for A.I.D. CPAC opposes the wasteful operations of A.I.D. which include a $1.5 million effort to promote DEI in Serbia, $2 million for sex change procedures in Guatemala, free meals for Al-Qaeda fighters, and $1 million for climate activists in Tajikistan. CPAC supported Greene's amendment. This vote was double-scored, meaning it counted twice as much as each of the other votes when the House members' scores were calculated.

2024-07-23 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act [HR8998] Failed
(147-269)
Brecheen (R-OK) amendment to the Department of the Interior Appropriation bill wihch would reduce the appropriation for the National Endowment for the Humanities to FY 2019 levels. This would reduce the NEH's budget from $207 million to $155 million. CPAC supports efforts to rein in automatic spending increases to government agencies and supported this amendment.

2024-07-24 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act [HR8998] Failed
(156-236)
Brecheen (R-OK) amendment to defund the Woodrow Wilson Institute International Center for Scholars and move its $12 million in appropriations to the spending reduction account.

2024-07-24 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act [HR8998] Failed
(174-239)
Harshbarger (R-TN) amendment to prohibit funding for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

2024-07-24 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act [HR8998] Failed
(173-243)
Perry (R-PA) amendment to eliminate funding for the Council on Environmental Quality and move the funding to the spending reduction account.

2024-09-20 Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Year 2027 [HJRES136] Passed
(215-191)
Using the Congressional Review Act, this resolution by James (R-MI) repeals the EPA emissions rule which restricts light and heavy-duty trucks. CPAC opposes forcing people to buy a new truck and supported this resolution. The House passed the resolution, but it was not taken up by the Senate.

2024-09-25 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act [HR9747] Passed
(341-82)
The choice: cancel Christmas or vote for the leftist budget. This bill is a Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires just before Christmas. The U.S. national debt is now $36.7 trillion, and the deficit was $2 trillion in Fiscal Year 2024 so urgent action is needed to rein in federal spending. This Continuing Resolution pushes the budget fight into Christmas, purposely making it impossible to have proper consideration. CPAC opposed this resolution.

2024-12-05 Prove It Act [HR7198] Passed
(208-196)
Finstad (R-MN) bill which reigns in the regulatory state by making it more difficult for federal agencies to arbitrarily burden small businesses. CPAC supports efforts to add requirements that prevent agencies from making up arbitrary new rules and supported this bill. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up in the Senate.

2024-12-10 Liberty in Laundry Act [HR7673] Passed
(215-200)
Ogles (R-TN) bill which makes it more difficult for the Department of Energy to prescribe and enforce burdensome new standards for clothes washers. The bill requires, among other things, that the standards are economically justified and not likely to result in additional net costs to consumers. CPAC believes that in a free society people should be able to buy any clothes washers they desire and supported this modest effort at controlling excess regulation. The House passed the bill, but it was not taken up by the Senate.



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