Steven M. Palazzo
Former representative for Mississippi's 4th district · Republican; served until January 3, 2023
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Seats held: Representative for MS-4, 2011–2023.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 18 of 35 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: voted with 0 of 6 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean-energy tax credits, lower ACA premiums and Medicare drug price negotiation (Inflation Reduction Act) | August 12, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (54.6% support, likely 46.2–63%) | Too close to call |
| Limit gun magazines to 10 bullets | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (54.4% support, likely 49.6–59.3%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Ban assault rifles (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (53.9% support, likely 49.3–58.5%) | Too close to call |
| $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research (CHIPS and Science Act) | July 28, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (54.6% support, likely 46.2–63%) | Too close to call |
| 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) | Too close to call (53.7% support, likely 45.3–62.1%) | Too close to call |
| 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 (85.8% support, likely 79.1–92.5%) | 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 (77.5% support, likely 69–86.1%) | 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) | Too close to call (56.1% support, likely 47.8–64.5%) | Too close to call |
| 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 (67.9% support, likely 58.9–76.9%) | 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) | Too close to call (53.9% support, likely 44.5–63.3%) | Too close to call |
| 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 (51.8% support, likely 37.8–65.8%) | 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 (89.7% support, likely 82.7–96.7%) | 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 (76% support, likely 71.9–80.2%) | 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 (88.6% support, likely 85.6–91.6%) | Against the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.3% support, likely 41.8–58.7%) | Too close to call |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (48.8% support, likely 39.4–58.2%) | Too close to call |
| Protect workers who strike and unions' organizing (PRO Act) | March 9, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (58% support, likely 48.7–67.4%) | Too close to call |
| Increase accountability for police misconduct (George Floyd Justice in Policing Act) | March 3, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78.5% support, likely 70–87%) | 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 (66% support, likely 56.9–75.1%) | Against the majority |
| Impeach and convict President Trump (January 2021) | January 13, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (43.6% support, likely 30.2–57%) | Too close to call |
| Legalize marijuana (MORE Act) | December 4, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (71.2% support, likely 64.6–77.9%) | Against the majority |
| Ban people from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States | July 22, 2020 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most oppose (38.7% support, likely 31.6–45.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Grant statehood and representation in Congress to Washington DC (Washington, D.C. Admission Act) | June 26, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (51.8% support, likely 37.8–65.8%) | Too close to call |
| Ban police officers from using chokeholds | June 25, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (68.8% support, likely 57.9–79.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| HEROES Act ($3 trillion more in coronavirus relief, May 2020) | May 15, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (69.5% support, likely 62.1–76.8%) | Against the majority |
| Allow people to work in unionized workplaces without paying union dues | February 6, 2020 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most support (62.1% support, likely 54.9–69.2%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Impeach President Trump (December 2019) | December 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (46.1% support, likely 36.6–55.5%) | Too close to call |
| Remove President Trump from office for obstruction of Congress | December 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (33.4% support, likely 25.7–41%) | With the majority |
| Remove President Trump from office for abuse of power | December 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (32.2% support, likely 24.6–39.8%) | With the majority |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.4% support, likely 57.8–71%) | Against the majority |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (58.4% support, likely 50.7–66.1%) | Against the majority |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.6% support, likely 38.5–62.6%) | Too close to call |
| Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought here as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (76% support, likely 71.9–80.2%) | Against the majority |
| Give permanent resident status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.5% support, likely 57–72.1%) | Against the majority |
| Give permanent resident status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (59.2% support, likely 48–70.4%) | Too close to call |
| Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Equality Act) | May 17, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (61.2% support, likely 53.6–68.9%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Equality Act) | May 17, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (55% support, likely 43.6–66.4%) | Too close to call |
| Cap carbon emissions to combat climate change | May 2, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (72% support, likely 67.2–76.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Allow transgender people to serve in the military | March 28, 2019 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (57.5% support, likely 50.4–64.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | March 27, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (82.2% support, likely 75.6–88.7%) | Against the majority |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | March 27, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78.5% support, likely 67.8–89.2%) | Against the majority |
| Require background checks for all gun purchases (Bipartisan Background Checks Act) | February 27, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (88.6% support, likely 85.6–91.6%) | Against the majority |
| Build a wall on the southern border | February 26, 2019 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most support (55.3% support, likely 50.6–59.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (51.4% support, likely 42.1–60.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (72.2% support, likely 63.4–81.1%) | With the majority |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (72.9% support, likely 64–81.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.5% support, likely 55.4–73.6%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.6% support, likely 59.7–81.4%) | With the majority |
| No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (66.6% support, likely 55.4–77.8%) | With the majority |
| Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (83.6% support, likely 73.6–93.5%) | With the majority |
| Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) | June 8, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (47.1% support, likely 36.1–58.1%) | Too close to call |
| Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (52.3% support, likely 43–61.6%) | Too close to call |
| American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (57.9% support, likely 46.9–68.9%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 3, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (62.6% support, likely 51.6–73.6%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | January 6, 2016 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (63.3% support, likely 54.1–72.6%) | With the majority |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (83.9% support, likely 76–91.8%) | With the majority |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 2, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (79% support, likely 70.6–87.5%) | Against the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (52.2% support, likely 42.9–61.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (60.5% support, likely 49.2–71.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (73.5% support, likely 61.5–85.4%) | With the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (67.1% support, likely 55–79.3%) | With the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | March 26, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (69.2% support, likely 60.4–78.1%) | With the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | February 11, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.4% support, likely 53.2–75.7%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | February 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.1% support, likely 53–75.3%) | With the majority |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution) | April 10, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (25.7% support, likely 17.6–33.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Raise the debt ceiling | February 11, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (39.5% support, likely 30.9–48.1%) | With the majority |
| Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) | January 29, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (61.3% support, likely 52.7–69.9%) | With the majority |
| Student Success Act (return control of K-12 school standards to states) | July 19, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.3% support, likely 42–64.5%) | Too close to call |
| Ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) | June 18, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (68.2% support, likely 57.3–79.2%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | May 16, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (60.5% support, likely 49.3–71.7%) | Too close to call |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (89.1% support, likely 79.8–98.5%) | Against the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (88.6% support, likely 78.8–98.4%) | Against the majority |
| Tax Hike Prevention Act (extend the Bush-era income tax cuts for all incomes) | August 1, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (27.5% support, likely 18.4–36.6%) | Against the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | July 11, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (49.8% support, likely 40.4–59.3%) | Too close to call |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution for 2013) | March 29, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (16.1% support, likely 8.2–24.1%) | Against the majority |
| Simpson-Bowles budget plan | March 28, 2012 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (46.2% support, likely 36.8–55.6%) | Too close to call |
| U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement | October 12, 2011 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (50.4% support, likely 40.9–59.9%) | Too close to call |
Attendance
In the 117th Congress, Steven M. Palazzo missed 33 of 998 House votes (3.3%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 94.7% of the time.