Michelle Steel
Former representative for California's 45th district · Republican; served until January 3, 2025
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Seats held: Representative for CA-45, 2023–2025 · Representative for CA-48, 2021–2023.
CA-45 has about 737,000 residents.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: voted with 0 of 4 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 0 of 15 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renew post-9/11 surveillance programs that allow searching electronic data without a warrant (FISA reauthorization) | April 12, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (35.5% support, likely 27.1–44%) | Against the majority |
| Ban TikTok unless China sells it to a U.S. company | March 13, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.3% support, likely 44.7–61.9%) | Too close to call |
| Deny asylum to immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally (Secure the Border Act) | May 11, 2023 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (57.6% support, likely 49.1–66.1%) | Too close to call |
| Clean-energy tax credits, lower ACA premiums and Medicare drug price negotiation (Inflation Reduction Act) | August 12, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (73.3% support, likely 65.2–81.4%) | Against the majority |
| Limit gun magazines to 10 bullets | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (69.7% support, likely 64.8–74.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Ban assault rifles (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (72.8% support, likely 68.2–77.3%) | Against the majority |
| $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research (CHIPS and Science Act) | July 28, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (63.7% support, likely 55.2–72.3%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $2.2 trillion over ten years on prekindergarten, child care, college aid, housing and elder care (Build Back Better Act) | November 19, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (66.8% support, likely 58.4–75.1%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | November 5, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (88.5% support, likely 81.4–95.5%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | November 5, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (87.1% support, likely 79.3–94.9%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | September 24, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (63.7% support, likely 55.2–72.2%) | Against the majority |
| Require Justice Department approval of election-law changes in places with a history of discrimination (John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act) | August 24, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (75% support, likely 66.3–83.7%) | Against the majority |
| Establish a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol | May 19, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (61.6% support, likely 52.4–70.8%) | Against the majority |
| Grant statehood and representation in Congress to Washington DC (Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 2021) | April 22, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (58.3% support, likely 47.1–69.4%) | Too close to call |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | April 15, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (85.5% support, likely 77.1–93.8%) | Against the majority |
| Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought here as children (American Dream and Promise Act, 2021) | March 18, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (83.1% support, likely 79.1–87%) | Against the majority |
| Require background checks for all gun purchases (Bipartisan Background Checks Act, 2021) | March 11, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (95.6% support, likely 93.4–97.8%) | Against the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (62% support, likely 53.5–70.4%) | Against the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (65.5% support, likely 56.5–74.5%) | Against the majority |
| Protect workers who strike and unions' organizing (PRO Act) | March 9, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (76% support, likely 67.4–84.6%) | Against the majority |
| Increase accountability for police misconduct (George Floyd Justice in Policing Act) | March 3, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (84.7% support, likely 76.5–92.9%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation (Equality Act) | February 25, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (76.9% support, likely 68.3–85.5%) | Against the majority |
| Impeach and convict President Trump (January 2021) | January 13, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (63.9% support, likely 53.5–74.4%) | Against the majority |
Attendance
In the 118th Congress, Michelle Steel missed 16 of 1,241 House votes (1.3%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 90.7% of the time.