UPDATED Jan. 20, 2022, at 11:51 AM

Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?

An updating tally of how often every member of the House and the Senate votes with or against the president.

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Ben ClineR

Republican representative for Virginia’s 6th district

Biden margin

Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s

Biden score

How often Cline votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Cline’s actual and predicted Biden support scores

Biden marginBiden scoreBiden plus-minus
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’sHow often Cline votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Cline’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-21.2%
6.3%
-5.0-5.0
-5.0

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for Virginia’s 6th district

DateMeasureBiden positionCline voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
Jan. 13Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203)
Ben Cline's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
Jan. 12Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Ben Cline's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 40.5%
Dec. 15, 2021Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 14, 2021Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 9, 2021Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 2, 2021Extending government funding (221-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 19, 2021Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 5, 2021Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 11.8%-11.8
Nov. 4, 2021Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.3%-0.3
Oct. 26, 2021Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.0%-1.0
Oct. 22, 2021Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 26.3%-26.3
Sept. 29, 2021Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 24, 2021Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 21, 2021Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24, 2021Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24, 2021$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29, 2021Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11)
Ben Cline's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 98.7%+1.3
July 28, 2021Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.6%-3.6
July 22, 2021Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16)
Ben Cline's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 94.1%+5.9
July 21, 2021Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 6.5%-6.5
July 20, 2021Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
July 1, 2021Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 25, 2021Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.8%-0.8
June 24, 2021Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.7%-4.7
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 23, 2021Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.3%-4.3
June 17, 2021Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 30.1%-30.1
May 20, 2021Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 5.0%-5.0
May 19, 2021Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 14.3%-14.3
May 18, 2021Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Ben Cline's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 75.8%+24.2
May 14, 2021Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 54.1%-54.1
May 13, 2021Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 22, 2021Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21, 2021Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21, 2021Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 16, 2021Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 18.1%-18.1
April 15, 2021Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 18, 2021Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 9.9%-9.9
March 18, 2021Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.3%-0.3
March 17, 2021Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 10.3%-10.3
March 11, 2021Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 11, 2021Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
March 10, 2021Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9, 2021Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 3, 2021Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
March 3, 2021Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 26, 2021Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
Feb. 25, 2021Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 21, 2021Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Ben Cline's Vote:
No
support
No
 70.7%-70.7
Average6.3%11.3%-5.0

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