James R. Baird

U.S. Representative · Indiana's 4th district

RepublicanTerm 2025

Official site: baird.house.gov/
Washington office phone: (202) 225-5037
Office: 2303 Rayburn House Office Building
Profile source: Congress.gov

What this office does

Representatives serve a single district for two-year terms. They write and vote on federal legislation, originate revenue and spending bills, and oversee federal agencies through committees.

Recent recorded votes

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HCONRES 40
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-04-16
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Recorded Vote
Position recorded: Aye · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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HRES 965
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 1011
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 7613
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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HCONRES 38
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HRES 1099
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HRES 1100
Position recorded: Not Voting · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 723
Position recorded: Not Voting · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HRES 1095
Position recorded: Not Voting · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-25
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-25
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 2503
Position recorded: Not Voting · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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Yea-and-Nay
HR 4626
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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Recorded Vote
HRES 1075
Position recorded: Aye · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 6329
Position recorded: Not Voting · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HRES 1075
Position recorded: Not Voting · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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Legislation

Cosponsored · HR 4398
Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
Latest action: Subcommittee Hearings Held
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 5492
PAAF Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9236
HAILEY Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9719
Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1451
Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1449
Expressing support for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, to be held in the District of Columbia in August 2026.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9307
Web of Biological Data Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1442
Supporting the designation of July 20, 2026, as "National Moon Landing Day".
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9663
State Standing Committee Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 8918
BIO-SCALE Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8866
Build to Scale Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 1004
Love Lives On Act of 2025
Latest action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HCONRES 96
Expressing support for law enforcement officers.
Latest action: Received in the Senate.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 8648
FORGE Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 8212
Tech Diplomacy Training Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 8036
Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 7936
Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 7194
Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
Latest action: Became Private Law No: 119-2.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 7024
Hemp Planting Predictability Act
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 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.
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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Service history

House · 2025–present · IN
House · 2023–2025 · IN
House · 2021–2023 · IN
House · 2019–2021 · IN

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