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Clay HigginsR

Republican representative for Louisiana’s 3rd district

Biden margin

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

Biden score

How often Higgins votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Higgins’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 Higgins votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Higgins’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-37.9%
2.0%
-5.1-5.1
-5.1

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for Louisiana’s 3rd district

DateMeasureBiden positionHiggins voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
Dec. 23,
2022		Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
Dec. 15,
2022		Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 15,
2022		Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 14,
2022		Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 10.0%-10.0
Dec. 14,
2022		Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 8,
2022		Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.0%-1.0
Dec. 6,
2022		Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Dec. 1,
2022		Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 38.5%-38.5
Dec. 1,
2022		Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.2%-3.2
Nov. 30,
2022		Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 26.3%-26.3
Nov. 16,
2022		Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 29.7%-29.7
Sept. 30,
2022		Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.3%-0.3
Sept. 29,
2022		Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 12.4%-12.4
Sept. 29,
2022		Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.8%-0.8
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 22,
2022		Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 71.3%-71.3
Sept. 21,
2022		Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 21,
2022		Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 15,
2022		Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 12,
2022		Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29,
2022		Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 9.9%-9.9
July 29,
2022		Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29,
2022		Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 28,
2022		Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.0%-1.0
July 27,
2022		Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 92.3%-92.3
July 27,
2022		Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.3%-0.3
July 27,
2022		Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 5.7%-5.7
July 21,
2022		Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 20,
2022		Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 19,
2022		Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.6%-1.6
July 15,
2022		Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 15,
2022		Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 14,
2022		Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 75.1%-75.1
July 13,
2022		Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.9%-3.9
June 24,
2022		Expanding firearm regulations (234-193)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 23,
2022		Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 22,
2022		Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 39.8%-39.8
June 22,
2022		Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 86.7%-86.7
June 16,
2022		Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
June 15,
2022		Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 14,
2022		Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
June 9,
2022		Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 8,
2022		Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 18,
2022		Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 17,
2022		Expanding employment and training programs (220-196)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 13,
2022		Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 3.5%-3.5
May 12,
2022		Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
May 11,
2022		Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 12.8%+87.2
March 31,
2022		Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 18,
2022		Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 17,
2022		Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9,
2022		The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.1%-2.1
March 3,
2022		Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.6%-2.6
Feb. 9,
2022		Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 8,
2022		Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 39.4%-39.4
Feb. 7,
2022		Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 35.9%-35.9
Feb. 4,
2022		Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 13,
2022		Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
Jan. 12,
2022		Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 17.1%
Dec. 15,
2021		Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
Dec. 14,
2021		Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
Dec. 9,
2021		Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
Dec. 2,
2021		Extending government funding (221-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 19,
2021		Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Nov. 5,
2021		Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.1%-2.1
Nov. 4,
2021		Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Oct. 26,
2021		Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Oct. 22,
2021		Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 4.2%-4.2
Sept. 30,
2021		Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 2.6%+97.4
Sept. 29,
2021		Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 24,
2021		Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Sept. 21,
2021		Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24,
2021		Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Aug. 24,
2021		$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
July 29,
2021		Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 99.1%
July 28,
2021		Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.1%
July 22,
2021		Increasing 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)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 89.8%
July 21,
2021		Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.2%
July 20,
2021		Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 0.0%
July 1,
2021		Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 25,
2021		Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 24,
2021		Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 24,
2021		Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 24,
2021		Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 23,
2021		Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
June 17,
2021		Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 9.8%-9.8
May 20,
2021		Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.3%-0.3
May 19,
2021		Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.2%-1.2
May 18,
2021		Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 54.4%-54.4
May 14,
2021		Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 25.0%-25.0
May 13,
2021		Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 22,
2021		Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21,
2021		Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 21,
2021		Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
April 16,
2021		Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 2.1%-2.1
April 15,
2021		Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 18,
2021		Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
March 18,
2021		Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 17,
2021		Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
March 11,
2021		Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 11,
2021		Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 10,
2021		Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9,
2021		Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 3,
2021		Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 3,
2021		Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 26,
2021		Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Feb. 25,
2021		Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
Jan. 21,
2021		Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Clay Higgins's Vote:
Not Voting
support
Didn't Vote
 61.8%
Average2.0%7.0%-5.1

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