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Sam Graves
U.S. Representative, Missouri
1135 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. is an American politician who is currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for Missouri's 6th congressional district, with him being the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation upon the retirement of Senator Roy Blunt in 2023, and having held office since 2001. The aforementioned district stretches across most of the northern third of the state, with it including territory from the Kansas border to the Illinois border. The bulk of its population lives in the northern part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Graves votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Graves stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 272 →HR 431
HR 431 · Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HR 4669
HR 4669 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Emergency Management
Sep 3, 2025: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3.
HR 4275
HR 4275 · Introduced Jul 2, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works
Jul 23, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HR 8870
HR 8870 · Introduced May 19, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works
May 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 62 - 2.
HRES 1254
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Graves's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 437were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.3%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
0.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
7.1%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Graves sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Graves has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
16
Sponsored this Congress
272 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
2,061
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
272
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Graves's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33