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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 6422 — American Water Stewardship Act | Yea | Mar 24, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act | Yea | Mar 19, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 139 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government. | Yea | Mar 18, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1958 — Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 | Yea | Mar 18, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act | Yea | Mar 18, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act | Nay | Mar 18, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3971 — Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4294 — MAWS Act of 2026 | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Mar 5, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Mar 5, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 38 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized… | Nay | Mar 5, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1099 — Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism. | Yea | Mar 5, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1100 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations of… | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 723 — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… | Yea | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act | Nay | Feb 25, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act | Yea | Feb 24, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act | Nay | Feb 24, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy… | Yea | Feb 24, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy… | Yea | Feb 24, 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 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $924,871 | — | HMP | Super PAC | Oct 18, 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 |
| $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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