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Bresnahan Signs Discharge Petitions to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits
December 17, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) signed Discharge Petition No. 10, offered by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08). The petition would force legislation to the House Floor to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. He was one of four Republicans to do so, signing with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07).
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Bresnahan Signs Discharge Petition to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
December 16, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he signed Discharge Petition No. 11 to provide for the consideration of H.R. 1908, the End Congressional Stock Trading Act. Rep. Bresnahan signed the petition on December 10, 2025, and was the 37th Member to do so. The petition currently has 67 signatures.
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ICYMI: Bresnahan Votes to Authorize $68 Million for Tobyhanna Army Depot, Military Pay Raises
December 12, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: This week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA), which passed the House by a vote of 312-112.
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Bresnahan Breaks Party Line to Defend Union Rights
December 11, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 2550, the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which will nullify a March executive order and restore collective bargaining rights for federal employees. H.R. 2550 passed the House by a vote of 231-195, after Rep. Bresnahan helped secure floor consideration through a successful discharge petition, which he signed on September 2, 2025.
Issues: Congress Workforce Development
Discharge Petitions Are Surging. Republican Defectors Say It’s Not Mike Johnson’s Fault.
December 4, 2025
In The News
NOTUS

Republican House members have attempted five times under Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership to bypass one of his biggest powers: choosing which bills should go for a vote.

Still, many of the Republicans who supported discharge petitions that force a vote say they’re not a rebuke of Johnson’s leadership.

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Bresnahan Reaffirms Commitment to Improving Healthcare for NEPA
December 3, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced his support 50 healthcare bills directly in response to the specific needs and challenges brought forward by families across Northeastern Pennsylvania. To better understand these needs, Rep. Bresnahan has sat down to meet with hundreds of local stakeholders, from patients fighting cancer, to parents of children with rare diseases, to the doctors, nurses, and hospital workers who care for them on the front lines every day.
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Bresnahan Announces 2026 Spring Internship Program in Washington, D.C. and the District
December 1, 2025
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that his office is accepting applications for the 2026 Spring Internship Program. Candidates have the option to apply for an internship based in either Washington, D.C., or in one of Rep. Bresnahan’s district offices. 

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Bresnahan Secures Vote on Restoring Union Rights for Federal Workers
November 17, 2025
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that Discharge Petition 6 reached the necessary signatures need to advance to a floor vote on H.R.

Issues: Congress Workforce Development
“Gonna vote for it”: Republicans break ranks to vote on Epstein files bill
November 13, 2025
In The News
Salon

House Republicans are coming out in favor of voting for a bipartisan measure to release the Justice Department‘s files on Jeffrey Epstein.

The resolution has been gaining traction since its proposal by representatives Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., last summer. 

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Bresnahan Votes to Reopen Government; Funds Essential Support Programs
November 12, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Tonight, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, to reopen the government. The legislation, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 222-209, will fund the government through January 30, 2026.
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