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Former Republican representative for Michigan’s 3rd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Meijer votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Meijer’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Meijer votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Meijer’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-3.3% | 39.5% | -3.5 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Meijer vote | Agree 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No |  | 38.9% | -38.9 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.5% | -24.5 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 45.8% | -45.8 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 59.7% | +40.3 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.5% | -24.5 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 61.4% | +38.6 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.5% | -27.5 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.4% | +17.6 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 60.8% | +39.2 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 66.7% | -66.7 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 79.0% | +21.0 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 43.2% | -43.2 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 50.2% | +49.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.5% | -23.5 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 56.2% | +43.8 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.3% | -23.3 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.6% | -25.6 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.4% | +15.6 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 39.8% | +60.2 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 45.4% | +54.6 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.9% | -24.9 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.8% | -22.8 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 35.5% | -35.5 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.5% | -19.5 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 71.2% | -71.2 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.1% | -20.1 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.3% | -19.3 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 51.9% | +48.1 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 47.8% | +52.2 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 56.6% | +43.4 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 38.2% | -38.2 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.5% | -19.5 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 65.3% | +34.7 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.3% | -26.3 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.9% | -18.9 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.2% | +23.8 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 61.1% | +38.9 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 43.8% | +56.2 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.7% | -25.7 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 85.3% | +14.7 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.3% | +3.7 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 35.5% | -35.5 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.3% | -17.3 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 43.9% | +56.1 |
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.7% | -30.7 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.0% | -30.0 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.2% | -25.2 |
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 28.0% | -28.0 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 56.4% | +43.6 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.4% | -24.4 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 73.1% | +26.9 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 41.4% | -41.4 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 45.3% | +54.7 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.0% | -30.0 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 61.1% | +38.9 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 58.1% | +41.9 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 30.7% | +69.3 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 83.6% | +16.4 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.0% | +18.0 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.8% | -24.8 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.4% | -19.4 |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 69.9% | +30.1 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.7% | -24.7 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.5% | -20.5 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.3% | -24.3 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.9% | -24.9 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.2% | -18.2 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 39.1% | -39.1 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.2% | -34.2 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 38.8% | -38.8 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 70.8% | +29.2 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.6% | +42.4 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.8% | -22.8 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.9% | -19.9 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.5% | -20.5 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.5% | -20.5 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.5% | -20.5 |
| 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) Peter Meijer'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) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.7% | -30.7 |
| 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) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.0% | +3.0 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 51.5% | +48.5 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.8% | -30.8 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.0% | -25.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 41.1% | +58.9 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 54.6% | -54.6 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.8% | -20.8 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.0% | -25.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 56.6% | -56.6 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 62.0% | +38.0 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 31.8% | -31.8 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 58.5% | +41.5 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.8% | +9.2 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.5% | +17.5 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.5% | -18.5 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.8% | -20.8 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.8% | -20.8 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.4% | -21.4 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 61.2% | +38.8 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.4% | -21.4 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 55.8% | +44.2 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 37.2% | -37.2 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.4% | +42.6 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.7% | -20.7 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.9% | -32.9 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.2% | -18.2 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.8% | -27.8 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.7% | -23.7 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.3% | -24.3 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Peter Meijer's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 34.1% | +65.9 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.3% | -25.3 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Peter Meijer's Vote: No | support | No | | 79.1% | -79.1 |
| Average | 39.5% | 43.0% | -3.5 | |||
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