UPDATED Jan. 14, 2022, at 9:46 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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Chris SmithR

Republican representative for New Jersey’s 4th district

Biden margin

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

Biden score

How often Smith votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Smith’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 Smith votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Smith’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-10.5%
40.0%
+19.7+19.7
+19.7

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for New Jersey’s 4th district

DateMeasureBiden positionSmith 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)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.7%-1.7
Jan. 12Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 58.5%+41.5
Dec. 15, 2021Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.8%-3.8
Dec. 14, 2021Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
Dec. 9, 2021Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.7%-3.7
Dec. 2, 2021Extending government funding (221-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.8%-3.8
Nov. 19, 2021Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.3%-1.3
Nov. 5, 2021Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 26.0%+74.0
Nov. 4, 2021Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 8.6%+91.4
Oct. 26, 2021Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 13.3%-13.3
Oct. 22, 2021Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 52.9%+47.1
Sept. 29, 2021Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.3%-3.3
Sept. 24, 2021Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.9%-1.9
Sept. 21, 2021Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.9%-1.9
Aug. 24, 2021Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.9%-1.9
Aug. 24, 2021$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.9%-1.9
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)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 98.4%+1.6
July 28, 2021Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 15.2%-15.2
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)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 96.0%+4.0
July 21, 2021Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 27.9%+72.1
July 20, 2021Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 8.3%-8.3
July 1, 2021Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 3.3%+96.7
June 25, 2021Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 13.4%-13.4
June 24, 2021Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 27.3%-27.3
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.8%-3.8
June 23, 2021Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 27.7%+72.3
June 17, 2021Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 48.9%-48.9
May 20, 2021Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 17.3%-17.3
May 19, 2021Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 38.1%+61.9
May 18, 2021Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 85.9%+14.1
May 14, 2021Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 72.6%+27.4
May 13, 2021Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.7%-1.7
April 22, 2021Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
April 21, 2021Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
April 21, 2021Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
April 16, 2021Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 42.2%+57.8
April 15, 2021Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.0%-2.0
March 18, 2021Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 33.3%+66.7
March 18, 2021Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 10.0%+90.0
March 17, 2021Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 34.6%-34.6
March 11, 2021Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 1.9%+98.1
March 11, 2021Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 7.2%+92.8
March 10, 2021Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.3%-1.3
March 9, 2021Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 4.3%+95.7
March 3, 2021Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.6%-4.6
March 3, 2021Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.0%-4.0
Feb. 26, 2021Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 8.5%+91.5
Feb. 25, 2021Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Chris Smith's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.0%-3.0
Jan. 21, 2021Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Chris Smith's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 75.9%+24.1
Average40.0%20.3%+19.7

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