Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder voted to pass a pair of bills ensuring women’s access to health care. The updated version of the Women’s Health Protection Act codifies the right to reproductive health care formerly guaranteed to women under Roe v. Wade, and the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act makes it possible and safe for women needing abortion care to travel to states where it is accessible.

Washington, D.C. – Today,Representative Josh Harder (D-CA) introduced a bill to improve access to affordable child and elder care for Central Valley workers alongside Reps. Elise Stefanik and Ben Cline. Specifically, the bill makes it easier for employers to provide child and elder care assistance to their workers by eliminating a regulatory barrier that discourages employers from offering these benefits.  

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced the Stanislaus County Office of Education will receive a $2,977,201 grant for its Early Head Start program. Early Head Start provides comprehensive child development and family support services to infants and toddlers and their families, as well as to pregnant women and their families.

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder's bill to cut red tape to open full U.S.

WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act 2022 which will provide new and expanded medical benefits to hundreds of thousands of veterans across the country. The bill includes legislation authored by Representative Josh Harder expanding the pool of Vietnam veterans eligible for benefits due to exposure to Agent Orange.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder released the following statement after President Biden endorsed his push for a three- month gas tax suspension:

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced three critical new programs for the more than 10,000 federal wildland firefighters who keep the Central Valley safe:

1. Federal wildland firefighters will receive pay raises of up to $20,000 or 50% of their annual base salaries for up to two years;

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder spoke on the floor of the House before the passage of his bill, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which is laser focused on lowering prices for Valley families at the grocery store and the gas station.