Starting with the 118th Congress, our data on how often members of Congress vote for or against President Biden's position is no longer being updated.

UPDATED Jan. 3, 2023, at 3:18 PM

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.

Fred UptonR

Former Republican representative for Michigan’s 6th district

Biden margin

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

Biden score

How often Upton votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Upton’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 Upton votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Upton’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-4.5%
54.4%
+15.5+15.5
+15.5

117th Congress (2021-22)

Former Republican representative for Michigan’s 6th district

DateMeasureBiden positionUpton 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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
35.3%+64.7
Dec. 15,
2022
Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
18.5%-18.5
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
41.3%+58.7
Dec. 14,
2022
Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
57.6%+42.4
Dec. 14,
2022
Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
18.6%-18.6
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
57.9%+42.1
Dec. 6,
2022
Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
21.9%-21.9
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
81.3%+18.7
Dec. 1,
2022
Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
57.9%+42.1
Nov. 30,
2022
Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
65.3%+34.7
Nov. 16,
2022
Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
77.7%+22.3
Sept. 30,
2022
Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
39.7%+60.3
Sept. 29,
2022
Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
48.6%+51.4
Sept. 29,
2022
Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
18.0%-18.0
Sept. 22,
2022
Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
52.7%+47.3
Sept. 22,
2022
Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
17.8%-17.8
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.9%-19.9
Sept. 22,
2022
Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
84.0%+16.0
Sept. 21,
2022
Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
35.4%+64.6
Sept. 21,
2022
Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
40.4%+59.6
Sept. 15,
2022
Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.4%-19.4
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
17.5%-17.5
Sept. 15,
2022
Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
30.7%-30.7
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
14.4%-14.4
July 29,
2022
Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
69.0%+31.0
July 29,
2022
Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.1%-15.1
July 29,
2022
Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
14.6%-14.6
July 28,
2022
Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
48.6%+51.4
July 27,
2022
Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
97.7%+2.3
July 27,
2022
Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
44.1%-44.1
July 27,
2022
Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
54.2%+45.8
July 21,
2022
Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
33.5%+66.5
July 20,
2022
Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
14.4%-14.4
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
62.0%+38.0
July 15,
2022
Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
20.8%+79.2
July 15,
2022
Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
14.0%-14.0
July 14,
2022
Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
76.2%+23.8
July 13,
2022
Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
58.4%+41.6
June 24,
2022
Expanding firearm regulations (234-193)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
39.3%+60.7
June 23,
2022
Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
20.2%-20.2
June 22,
2022
Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
84.2%+15.8
June 22,
2022
Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
96.2%+3.8
June 16,
2022
Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
31.8%-31.8
June 15,
2022
Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
12.7%-12.7
June 14,
2022
Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
40.0%+60.0
June 9,
2022
Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
25.4%+74.6
June 8,
2022
Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
24.9%+75.1
May 18,
2022
Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.8%-19.8
May 17,
2022
Expanding employment and training programs (220-196)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
22.1%+77.9
May 13,
2022
Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
53.7%+46.3
May 12,
2022
Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
18.2%+81.8
May 11,
2022
Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
71.1%+28.9
March 31,
2022
Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
36.3%+63.7
March 18,
2022
Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
40.8%-40.8
March 17,
2022
Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
25.1%-25.1
March 9,
2022
The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
58.0%+42.0
March 3,
2022
Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
55.2%+44.8
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
24.6%-24.6
Feb. 8,
2022
Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
82.5%+17.5
Feb. 7,
2022
Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
80.8%+19.2
Feb. 4,
2022
Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.6%-19.6
Jan. 13,
2022
Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
14.1%-14.1
Jan. 12,
2022
Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
68.1%+31.9
Dec. 15,
2021
Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.4%-19.4
Dec. 14,
2021
Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.2%-15.2
Dec. 9,
2021
Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
18.9%-18.9
Dec. 2,
2021
Extending government funding (221-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.5%-19.5
Nov. 19,
2021
Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
13.0%-13.0
Nov. 5,
2021
Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
36.8%+63.2
Nov. 4,
2021
Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
28.6%-28.6
Oct. 26,
2021
Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
33.6%+66.4
Oct. 22,
2021
Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
68.0%+32.0
Sept. 30,
2021
Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
54.7%+45.3
Sept. 29,
2021
Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
17.7%-17.7
Sept. 24,
2021
Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
14.7%-14.7
Sept. 21,
2021
Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.1%-15.1
Aug. 24,
2021
Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.1%-15.1
Aug. 24,
2021
$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.1%-15.1
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
98.2%+1.8
July 28,
2021
Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
27.7%-27.7
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)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
96.8%+3.2
July 21,
2021
Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
47.3%+52.7
July 20,
2021
Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
25.8%-25.8
July 1,
2021
Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.2%-19.2
June 25,
2021
Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
35.5%+64.5
June 24,
2021
Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
49.8%+50.2
June 24,
2021
Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.4%-15.4
June 24,
2021
Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.6%-19.6
June 23,
2021
Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
51.6%+48.4
June 17,
2021
Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
59.9%+40.1
May 20,
2021
Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
29.1%-29.1
May 19,
2021
Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
55.1%+44.9
May 18,
2021
Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
90.1%+9.9
May 14,
2021
Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
81.1%+18.9
May 13,
2021
Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
13.5%-13.5
April 22,
2021
Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.4%-15.4
April 21,
2021
Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.4%-15.4
April 21,
2021
Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.7%-15.7
April 16,
2021
Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
58.1%+41.9
April 15,
2021
Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.8%-15.8
March 18,
2021
Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
52.0%+48.0
March 18,
2021
Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
31.3%+68.7
March 17,
2021
Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
53.5%+46.5
March 11,
2021
Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
15.2%-15.2
March 11,
2021
Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
27.0%+73.0
March 10,
2021
Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
13.0%-13.0
March 9,
2021
Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
21.8%-21.8
March 3,
2021
Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.0%-19.0
March 3,
2021
Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.1%-19.1
Feb. 26,
2021
Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
28.4%+71.6
Feb. 25,
2021
Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Fred Upton's Vote:
No
support
No
19.3%-19.3
Jan. 21,
2021
Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Fred Upton's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
78.6%+21.4
Average54.4%38.9%+15.5

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