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U.S. Representative — Indiana's 4th District

James Baird

Republican · Indiana

Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Record

Conservative Republican voting record. Generally supports lower taxes, border security, a strong national defense, domestic energy production, and traditional social policy positions consistent with House GOP leadership.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (42 on record)

  • H.R.8648 — FORGE Act (Introduced, May 4, 2026)
  • H.R.8212 — Tech Diplomacy Training Act (Introduced, Apr 9, 2026)
  • H.R.8036 — Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026 (Reported, Mar 24, 2026)
  • H.R.7936 — Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 16, 2026)
  • H.R.7194 — Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
  • H.R.7024 — Hemp Planting Predictability Act (Introduced, Jan 13, 2026)
  • H.R.7010 — To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. (Introduced, Jan 12, 2026)
  • H.R.5221 — PART Act (Introduced, Sep 9, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on S.1003 — Lulu’s Law (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.4544 — American Access to Banking Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Res.1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes (Passed, May 15, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8469 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, May 15, 2026)

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology (Vice Chair)
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Forestry and Horticulture
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Africa
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Oversight and Intelligence
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Energy
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Research and Technology

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