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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
U.S. Representative, PA-8
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 254 — ARTIST Act | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 | Yea | May 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Yea | May 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Nay | May 21, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act | Yea | May 21, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act | Nay | May 21, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act | Nay | May 20, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1003 — Lulu’s Law | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment. | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… | Yea | May 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… | Not voting | May 15, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act | Yea | May 14, 2026 | 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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