# Robert Bresnahan

Robert Bresnahan is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania’s 8th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001327
- FEC candidate IDs: H4PA08124

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001327 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Bresnahan voted against the majority of House Republicans 36 times; party unity 92.3%, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 97.1%).

## What Bresnahan says (119th Congress (2025–27))

373 classified statements: 199 posts on X, 74 newsletters, 62 press releases, 38 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bresnahan | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.1% | 183 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.7% | 15.1% | 119 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 72.9% | 67.7% | 75 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.5% | 8.9% | 17 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 49.3% | 37.4% | 32 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 3.0% | 216 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 34% (House Republicans 15%); Transportation and Public Works 30% (House Republicans 7.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 29% (House Republicans 24%); Education 22% (House Republicans 8.5%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.75 (standard error 0.01), from 2,013 donors and 668 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 92.3% (97.1%). 36 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 320. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 111 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1630: Expressing the importance of raising awareness of opportunity youth and the necessity of investing in and supporting reconnection to education and career… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1630
- H.R. 10770: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily limit the use of rebates under the 340B Program. (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10770
- H.R. 10328: Badge-to-Business Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10328
- H.R. 10224: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Pennsylvania Avenue in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, as the "PFC Edward Kuhn Memorial… (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10224
- H.R. 9502: Protect Seniors and Veterans from Health Care Fraud Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9502
- H.R. 9262: Local Control Protection Act (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9262
- H.Res. 1302: Designating May 2026 as "National Electrical Safety Month" in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Electrical Safety Month" to… (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1302
- H.R. 7488: CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7488
- H.R. 6934: National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act (in committee, 2025-12-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6934
- H.R. 6075: Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6075

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.5M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 32% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 49% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2114790249133936881
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2114420700299821129
- 2026-10-21 · Newsletter · The Bresnahan Beat · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2112559658112102705
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2112273506042036649
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2111193196139295017
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2110829873958998282
- 2026-10-15 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-15
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2110425248529072313
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBresnahan/status/2110449401642578042

## Links

- Official site: https://bresnahan.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBresnahan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBresnahan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepBresnahan
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001327

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001327