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Democratic representative for Massachusetts’s 9th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Keating votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Keating’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 Keating votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Keating’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+17.6% | 100.0% | +3.5 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Keating vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1 | 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) William Keating's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 95.3% | ||
| Dec. 1 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 94.0% | +6.0 |
| Nov. 30 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 85.9% | +14.1 |
| Nov. 16 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.7% | +5.3 |
| Sept. 30 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.8% | +8.2 |
| Sept. 29 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.0% | +24.0 |
| Sept. 29 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.5% | +4.5 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Sept. 22 | 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) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.0% | +10.0 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.9% | +4.1 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.4% | +2.6 |
| Aug. 12 | 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) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.3% | +4.7 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.2% | +6.8 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.3% | +5.7 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 88.9% | +11.1 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.0% | +3.0 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.3% | +2.7 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.9% | +23.1 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.5% | +6.5 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.4% | +8.6 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.4% | +5.6 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.2% | +8.8 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) William Keating's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 99.9% | ||
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.3% | +4.7 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.0% | +3.0 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.9% | +2.1 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.4% | +4.6 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.3% | +6.7 |
| Feb. 9 | 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) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.8% | +4.2 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.4% | +4.6 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.1% | +7.9 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.4% | +21.6 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.3% | +2.7 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| 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) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.2% | +2.8 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.3% | +15.7 |
| 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) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.7% | +1.3 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.8% | +3.2 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.8% | +10.2 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 81.5% | +18.5 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.7% | +4.3 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.1% | +1.9 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.2% | +2.8 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.4% | +4.6 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.6% | +3.4 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.0% | +3.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) William Keating's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 86.8% | +13.2 |
| Average | 100.0% | 96.5% | +3.5 | |||
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