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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
U.S. Representative, PA-8
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, PA-8 current
Pennsylvania |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Small Business unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Small Business — Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Small Business — Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Aviation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Highways and Transit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.256, social dim. 0.014. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 426 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… | Yea | May 20, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1286 — Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act | Yea | May 19, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1263 — Strengthening the Quad Act | Yea | May 19, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2240 — Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act | Yea | May 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2255 — Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025 | Yea | May 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 352 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish… | Yea | May 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2243 — LEOSA Reform Act | Yea | May 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 405 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against… | Yea | May 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 405 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against… | Yea | May 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2215 — Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act | Yea | May 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 249 — To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Yea | May 13, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 30 — Expressing support for local law enforcement officers. | Yea | May 13, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 276 — Gulf of America Act | Yea | May 8, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 276 — Gulf of America Act | Nay | May 8, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 881 — DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act | Yea | May 7, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1503 — Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 | Yea | May 7, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration… | Yea | May 6, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration… | Yea | May 6, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 36 — MEGOBARI Act | Yea | May 5, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 530 — ACES Act | Yea | May 5, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 88 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 78 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 89 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… | Yea | Apr 30, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 87 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… | Yea | Apr 30, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 60 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service… | Yea | Apr 29, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,312 recorded contributions totalling $30,033,636. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 777 of 1312 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super PAC | 281 | $18,339,065 | 61% |
| Party | 32 | $7,082,601 | 24% |
| Big donor | 419 | $2,638,984 | 9% |
| Corporate PAC | 45 | $847,320 | 3% |
| Unclassified | 535 | $1,125,665 | 4% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $924,871 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $924,871 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $919,996 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $919,996 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 11, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $919,996 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $824,112 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $824,112 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $632,202 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $632,202 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $615,640 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $615,640 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $615,640 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 19, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $566,453 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $566,453 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $566,453 | — | DCCC | Party | Sep 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (2 as lead sponsor)
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HR 9262
US · Jun 11, 2026
To protect the authority of local governments to make zoning decisions regarding data center development, and to require community benefit agreements as a…
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HRES 1302
US · May 19, 2026
Designating May 2026 as "National Electrical Safety Month" in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Electrical Safety Month" to…
Social media
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