Gary J. Palmer

U.S. Representative · AL-6 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

2.67· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 31 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Palmer’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

16 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 14 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 20 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".Overturns Department of Energy rule on gas-fired water heater efficiency standards. AI-readBecame law May 9, 2025 · EnergyOverturns a federal rule

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

Became law inside another bill (1)

H.R. 2076 Lulu’s LawIdentical bill became law as S. 1003 · Jun 26, 2026Via S. 1003

Palmer’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Palmer’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Palmer.

Palmer in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 8 missed of 674

Voted on 666 of 674 roll calls; missed 8. Higher than 69% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 93 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 54% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

12/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 50% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.67

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Palmer’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Palmer’s effectiveness score.

H.J.Res. 20 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".Overturns Department of Energy rule on gas-fired water heater efficiency standards. AI-readEnergy · Became law May 9, 2025Substantive142 words Overturns a federal rule
H.R. 9617 CHARM ActAddresses environmental protection through coastal habitat restoration measures. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Passed a chamber Sep 16, 2026Substantive562 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 8467 ZOMBIE ActUnable to summarize; bill text or summary not yet available. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Jun 11, 2026Substantive3.4k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 6373 Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025Modifies air permitting procedures for facilities related to national security. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Out of committee Apr 28, 2026Substantive429 words Out of committee
H.R. 2076 Lulu’s LawEstablishes requirements or protections related to online safety or technology regulation. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Apr 9, 2026Substantive84 words Out of committee
H.R. 7934 Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026Requires the Department of Justice to establish a database of settlement agreement information. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive1.5k words Out of committee
H.R. 1731 Standard FEES ActModifies fee structures or procedures for federal standards. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Feb 4, 2026Substantive553 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.