Former Representative for Louisiana’s 6th District, 2015–2025
Garret Graves
Replaced Bill Cassidy in 2015
Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Position · +0.42
- In office
- House 2015–2025
9 years in Congress
Left office. Graves left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. No successor is linked: Louisiana drew new House lines for 2024, so the district isn’t the seat Graves held.
Bottom line
- Moved bills further than peers in the 118th Congress: effectiveness 3.75 against 1.38 expected; 2 of their bills became law (2 national policy).
- Broke with Republicans most on Economics and Public Finance in the 118th Congress: voted against them on 19% of party-line votes (40 of 213), against 9% for most Republicans.
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
No counted statements yet; bills go to Transportation and Public Works and Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- 26 bills sponsored, most on Transportation and Public Works.
- Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.
Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.
- 9 years in Congress.
His cosponsorships on Democratic bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Graves.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview
18% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Stewart and Fong.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
3.75expected 1.05 · average member 1.00
2 of 22 bills passed the House; 2 became law; effectiveness 3.75 against a peer median of 1.05.
- On the move: H.R. 82 (became law), H.R. 3356 (out of committee), H.R. 5840 (out of committee).
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
118th Congress · bills from congress.gov
With his party on the other 14 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Jul 27, 2023 YEA R 219–2
- H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Dec 14, 2023 NAY R 147–73
- H.R. 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 May 31, 2023 YEA R 149–71
- H.R. 3935 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Jul 20, 2023 YEA R 187–31
- H.R. 5860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Sep 30, 2023 YEA R 126–90
- H.R. 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 Nov 14, 2023 NAY R 127–93
- H.R. 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Sep 25, 2024 YEA R 132–82
- H.J.Res. 7 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Feb 1, 2023 YEA R 218–0
- H.J.Res. 26 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Feb 9, 2023 YEA R 219–0
- H.R. 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Apr 12, 2024 YEA R 126–88
Voted with his party on 8 of the 10 he voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.
Voted with Republicans on 92% of party-line votes, broke 72 times (peer median 27), most on Transportation and Public Works.
- Position: +0.42, inside the Republican middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 40 of 213, Transportation and Public Works 15 of 18, International Affairs 7 of 47.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.
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