[5] In mid-2021, President Biden renominated, and the U.S. Senate reconfirmed Chairman Harper for another term on the NCUA Board expiring on April 10, 2027.

Harper also served as staff director for the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises.

[14] During the Great Recession, Harper coordinated the first congressional hearing to explore the creation of a Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund.

[14] Harper led staff negotiations over several sections of the Dodd-Frank Act, including the Kanjorski amendment to empower regulators to preemptively rein in and break up "too-big-to-fail" institutions and proposals to enhance the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

[17] Harper was the Director of Public and Congressional Affairs and served as Chief Policy Advisor for the former NCUA Chairwoman Debbie Matz (2011 to 2016) and Chairman Rick Metsger (2016 to 2017).

On August 6, 2021, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Harper to a six-year term on the NCUA Board.