UPDATED Mar. 9, 2022, at 9:10 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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Michelle SteelR

Republican representative for California’s 48th district

Biden margin

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

Biden score

How often Steel votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Steel’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 Steel votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Steel’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
+1.4%
18.2%
-42.5-42.5
-42.5

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for California’s 48th district

DateMeasureBiden positionSteel voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
March 3Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxins (256-174)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 69.0%-69.0
Feb. 9Imposing 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)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 58.4%-58.4
Feb. 8Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 87.5%-87.5
Feb. 7Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 86.2%+13.8
Feb. 4Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 50.0%-50.0
Jan. 13Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 48.4%-48.4
Jan. 12Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 76.4%+23.6
Dec. 15, 2021Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 51.1%-51.1
Dec. 14, 2021Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.3%-49.3
Dec. 9, 2021Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 50.6%-50.6
Dec. 2, 2021Extending government funding (221-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 51.4%-51.4
Nov. 19, 2021Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 47.9%-47.9
Nov. 5, 2021Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 48.5%-48.5
Nov. 4, 2021Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 58.6%-58.6
Oct. 26, 2021Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 60.0%-60.0
Oct. 22, 2021Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 80.4%+19.6
Sept. 29, 2021Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 48.6%-48.6
Sept. 24, 2021Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 48.1%-48.1
Sept. 21, 2021Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.5%-49.5
Aug. 24, 2021Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.5%-49.5
Aug. 24, 2021$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.5%-49.5
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)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 98.0%+2.0
July 28, 2021Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 43.4%-43.4
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)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 97.5%+2.5
July 21, 2021Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 67.2%-67.2
July 20, 2021Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 52.9%-52.9
July 1, 2021Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 53.4%-53.4
June 25, 2021Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 63.8%-63.8
June 24, 2021Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 72.0%+28.0
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.8%-49.8
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 51.7%-51.7
June 23, 2021Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 74.5%-74.5
June 17, 2021Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 70.0%+30.0
May 20, 2021Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 43.5%-43.5
May 19, 2021Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 70.9%-70.9
May 18, 2021Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 93.2%+6.8
May 14, 2021Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 87.6%+12.4
May 13, 2021Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 46.4%-46.4
April 22, 2021Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.8%-49.8
April 21, 2021Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.8%-49.8
April 21, 2021Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 51.3%-51.3
April 16, 2021Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 72.5%-72.5
April 15, 2021Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 51.3%-51.3
March 18, 2021Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 70.0%-70.0
March 18, 2021Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 61.6%-61.6
March 17, 2021Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 71.4%-71.4
March 11, 2021Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 50.2%-50.2
March 11, 2021Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 58.8%-58.8
March 10, 2021Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 47.9%-47.9
March 9, 2021Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 55.8%-55.8
March 3, 2021Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 46.7%-46.7
March 3, 2021Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 49.6%-49.6
Feb. 26, 2021Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 58.8%-58.8
Feb. 25, 2021Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
No
support
No
 55.1%-55.1
Jan. 21, 2021Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Michelle Steel's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 81.0%+19.0
Average18.2%60.7%-42.5

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