Rep. Josh Harder announces bipartisan legislation to improve healthcare contractor oversight, aiming to protect patients and providers.
Quiver AI Summary
Rep. Harder unveils bipartisan legislation: Representative Josh Harder (CA-09) has introduced the Contractors Accountability and Transparency (CAT) Act with Rep. Young Kim (CA-40). This bipartisan bill aims to improve oversight of health care providers and prevent third-party contractors from hindering patient access to care.
Legislative goals highlighted: The legislation seeks to address issues with Medicare’s auditing contractors by enhancing communication and setting clearer expectations. Harder stated, “The CAT Act makes the audit process clear and predictable,” while emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability in audits.
Support from the healthcare community: Mark Weaver, General Counsel for Pacific Medical, shared support for the bill, highlighting how unpredictable audits have strained their operations and disrupted patient care. The CAT Act is positioned to bring much-needed reforms to the audit process affecting healthcare providers.
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Josh Harder Fundraising
Josh Harder recently disclosed $610.7K of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 117th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. 86.5% came from individual donors.
Harder disclosed $181.1K of spending. This was the 332nd most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Harder disclosed $3.4M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 89th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.
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Josh Harder Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Josh Harder is worth $5.8M, as of December 19th, 2025. This is the 161st highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Harder has approximately $5.7M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Josh Harder Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Josh Harder:
- H.R.6863: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve transparency with respect to the suspension of Medicare payments pending an investigation into a credible allegation of fraud.
- H.R.6862: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to delay, until July 1, 2030, the termination of authority to award certain Federal Direct PLUS loans and the implementation of limits on certain loans for graduate and professional students enrolled at institutions with certain public health designations, and for other purposes.
- H.R.6747: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to establish a standard of identify for individual grades of olive oil and a grade standard for individual olive oil and olive-pomace oil grades, and for other purposes.
- H.R.6572: To direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to carry out a program, to be known as the "X-Labs Initiative", to support breakthrough biomedical research at innovative research institutions, and for other purposes.
- H.R.6523: To direct the United States Postal Service to establish a post office in Mountain House, California.
- H.R.6008: Bring Down Housing Costs Act
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