James Baird
Sourced recordU.S. Representative for Indiana-4
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Profile Snapshot
James R. Baird is a Republican Representative from Indiana, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. Born 1945. Official website: https://baird.house.gov/
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- PartialJames Baird holds the office of U.S. Representative for Indiana-4profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Aye on On Agreeing to the Amendment
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Baird Joins President Trump for Medal of Honor Ceremony for Major Nicholas Dockery
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read more »
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Baird Applauds USDA for Land-Grant University Funding
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read more »
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Baird Supports Legislation to Take Care of Veterans
- VerifiedSponsored: BIO-SCALE Act
- VerifiedSponsored: FORGE Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Tech Diplomacy Training Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Hemp Planting Predictability Act
- VerifiedSponsored: 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.
- VerifiedSponsored: PART Act
- VerifiedSponsored: NSF and USDA Interagency Research Act
Voting Record Feed
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-20: 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.
2026-05-04: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-04-09: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-04-22: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
2026-03-16: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2026-03-26: Became Private Law No: 119-2.
2026-05-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
2026-05-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
2026-02-10: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
2025-06-04: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Statements & Newsroom
All Articles In the News Press Releases June 22, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) recently joined President Donald Trump as he awarded Major Nicholas Dockery with the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Congressman Baird sponsored the Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act to award Major Dockery with the highest military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces. This legislation was… Read more » Congressman Baird Ap
> Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) recently joined President Donald Trump as he awarded Major Nicholas Dockery with the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Congressman Baird sponsored the Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act to award Major Dockery with the highest military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces. This legislation was… Congressman Baird Applauds USDA for Land-Grant University Funding June 17, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases Toda
ghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Congressman Baird sponsored the Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act to award Major Dockery with the highest military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces. This legislation was… Read more » June 17, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcing the opening of funding opportunities for the Research Facilities Act program, which r
| Posted in Press Releases Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcing the opening of funding opportunities for the Research Facilities Act program, which received $125 million in annual funding through the Working Families Tax Cuts: “Our land-grant universities are among the best in the world and provide cutting-edge research… Congressman Baird Supports Legislation to Take Care of Veterans June 15, 2026 |
opportunities for the Research Facilities Act program, which received $125 million in annual funding through the Working Families Tax Cuts: “Our land-grant universities are among the best in the world and provide cutting-edge research… Read more » June 15, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases Today, Congressman Baird released the following statement after serving as an original cosponsor of the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, comprehensive and bipartisan legislation to modernize and refo