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Graves, Sam

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current42262893%
118th211271,19197%
117th11102993100%
116th1012192797%
115th141491,11692%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseMissouri6Republican
118thHouseMissouri6Republican
117thHouseMissouri6Republican
116thHouseMissouri6Republican
115thHouseMissouri6Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
92%
1116/1209 cast
Sponsored
14
bills
Cosponsored
149
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HRES 5YeaPassed2017-01-03
HRES 22YeaPassed2017-01-05
HRES 11YeaPassed2017-01-05
ProceduralNayPassed2017-01-10
S 512YeaPassed2018-12-21
HRES 1176YeaPassed2018-12-12
HRES 1176YeaPassed2018-12-12
HRES 230YeaPassed2017-03-28
HRES 233YeaPassed2017-03-29
HRES 240YeaPassed2017-04-04
HRES 240YeaPassed2017-04-04
HRES 241YeaPassed2017-04-04
Sponsored · 115th14
—Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017hr 1783—End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017hr 2024—Fairness for Pilots Acthr 2107—To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.hr 2609—FLIGHT Act of 2017hr 2879—Save Rural Hospitals Acthr 2957—COST Acthr 3589—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Macon Street in Bevier, Missouri, as the "SO2 Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith Post Office".hr 5475—To establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program.hr 5701—To preserve the name of the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.hr 847—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.hres 15—Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.hres 312—Recognizing the increased risk of sleep apnea among soldiers returning from active duty and the benefits of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in soldiers suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).hres 46—Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.hres 880
Cosponsored · 115th149
—Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.hconres 119—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 13—Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States declaration of war against Germany and entry into World War I and recognizing and appreciating the lasting historical significance and heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces in that conflict.hconres 41—Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.hconres 45—Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients".hjres 39—Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.hjres 51—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act".hjres 59—Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017hr 1017—Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017hr 1045—Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017hr 1046—STOP Act of 2017hr 1057—Nuclear Family Priority Acthr 1149—Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017hr 1150—Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Acthr 1154—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017hr 1171—SAFE for America Acthr 1178—Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017hr 1192—Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017hr 1206—BRAVE Act of 2017hr 1212—PHIT Acthr 1267—Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Acthr 1311—Arla Harrell Acthr 1359—Seller Finance Enhancement Acthr 1360—Reserve Component Benefits Parity Acthr 1384—Birthright Citizenship Act of 2017hr 140—Repeal Sequestration for Defense Acthr 1441—Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017hr 147—National Nurse Act of 2017hr 1651—Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017hr 1661—National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Acthr 1683
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H0MO06073 · GRAVES, SAMUEL B. JR. → (House MO) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$2,787,184$1,752,969$2,413,988
2022$2,383,369$1,857,069$1,383,273
2020$1,960,690$1,655,930$856,973
2018$1,715,578$1,619,177$552,213
2016$1,526,911$1,465,582$455,812
2 authorized/associated committees · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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