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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

U.S. Representative, PA-8

Republican Pennsylvania since Jan 3, 2025

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

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, PA-8 current
Pennsylvania
Republican Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

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)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… Yea Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1318 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act Yea Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… Yea Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… Yea Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 227 — Clergy Act Yea Apr 27, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7959 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act Yea Apr 27, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5587 — HEATS Act Yea Apr 23, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 — FIRE Act Yea Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 — FIRE Act Nay Apr 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act Yea Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act Nay Apr 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1182 — Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy… Yea Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… Yea Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… Yea Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1020 — A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence… Yea Apr 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2493 — Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Apr 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5201 — Kari's Law Reporting Act Yea Apr 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5200 — Emergency Reporting Act Yea Apr 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1681 — Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act Yea Apr 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… Yea Apr 17, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… Yea Apr 17, 2026 Failed 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 typeContributionsTotalShare
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

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$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)

  • 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…
  • 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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