Harder is the representative for California’s 10th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Harder is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA10]](/static/legislator-photos/412754-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Harder.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Harder is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Harder has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 14, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Josh Harder sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Harder was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4356 (116th): Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
- H.R. 3399 (116th): To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Harder sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (23%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Health (14%) Taxation (11%) Water Resources Development (9%) Agriculture and Food (9%) Labor and Employment (9%) Families (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Harder’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2781: To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for ...
- H.R. 2692: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority ...
- H.Res. 288: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Assyrian New Year.
- H.R. 1972: Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
- H.R. 1133: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as ...
- H.R. 995: To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary ...
- H.R. 540: Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to May 2021, Harder missed 12 of 1,098 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
