Josh Harder
Democrat · Representative for California's 9th district
44 sponsored · 421 cosponsored
In the House since 2019
Age 40
Contact their office: (202) 225-4540 · 209 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 44 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 3 bills they backed became law.They cosponsored them.
- 30 passed the House and wait on the Senate.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 4 of 676 recorded votes (0.6%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on health and armed forces and national security.74 and 42 of the 465 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (3)
This bill amends title 38 of the United States Code. It requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay beneficiaries or their successor fiduciaries an amount equal to benefits misused by a fiduciary.
Became law · 119-HR-1912
- Yes: Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?Directly protects veterans by ensuring reimbursement of misused benefits. +10
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
This bill requires the Attorney General to release all unclassified Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Became law · 119-HR-4405
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
This bill requires online dating service providers to send fraud ban notifications to members who have communicated with someone whose account was banned for fraud.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-HR-2481
- Yes: Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?The bill enhances consumer protection by requiring dating services to notify users of potential fraud risks. +5
- No: Does this leave more decisions to the states?The bill restricts the ability of states and political subdivisions to maintain or enforce their own dating service notification standards. -4
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (30)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill aims to reauthorize the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. The legislation specifically amends the year in Section 3(e) of the 2003 Act from "2025" to "2030".
Passed the House 361–56 · 119-HR-776
- Yes: Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?The bill extends the timeline for nutria eradication and control programs through 2030. +5
This bill allows State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that receive certain Federal grant funds to use that money to investigate elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud.
Passed the House 414–7 · 119-HR-2978
- Yes: Would people over 65 be better off under this?The bill specifically prioritizes the investigation of elder financial fraud to protect seniors. +9
This bill adds xylazine, including its salts and isomers, to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-1266
- Yes: Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?The bill combats the illicit use of xylazine, which is often found in combination with opioids. +5
- No: Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?The bill directs the Sentencing Commission to potentially increase penalties for xylazine offenses. -3
And 27 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 44 bills they wrote: 43 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.