Sam Graves
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Graves has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Graves is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Graves votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Graves votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Graves votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Graves votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Graves votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Graves votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 54 of these Yes and No votes.
Graves did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act, Lulu's Law, the Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act and the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025.
Votes on laws that passed
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
3 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 23, 2025
Graves Blasts Schumer for Using Air Traffic Controllers as Political Pawns in Government Shutdown
“Secretary Duffy assured the public that it is still safe to fly and that the Administration’s efforts to modernize the air traffic control system, for which the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee provided a down payment of $12.5 billion in H.R. 1, is still progressing during the shutdown. However, he noted that the shutdown has the potential to negatively impact”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Graves Statement on Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
“WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:”
- FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024March 26, 2025
Graves Named "Most Effective Legislator of 118th Congress"
“Major bills from the 118 th Congress sponsored by Graves and signed into law, whether as stand-alone measures or as part of other bills, included the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, the E-BRIDGE Act, and the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 11 spending items this member requested, $29,100,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital | Public Law 119-37 | Sullivan County Memorial HospitalRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MO | $4,000,000 |
| University of Missouri | Public Law 119-74 | Missouri Water Center: Big Data, Modeling & Next Generation Visualization of the Missouri RiverDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $2,100,000 |
| University of Missouri | Public Law 119-74 | Missouri Water Center: Big Data, Modeling & Next Generation Visualization of the Missouri RiverDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $2,100,000 |
| MO | Public Law 119-75 | Highway 54 Shared 4 Lane ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MO | $4,900,000 |
| MO | Public Law 119-75 | US 136 Bridge ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MO | $1,000,000 |
| MO | Public Law 119-75 | Holt County Bridge Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MO | $1,000,000 |
| MO | Public Law 119-75 | US 36 InterchangeDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MO | $1,000,000 |
| MO | Public Law 119-75 | I-29 to I-35 Ramp BridgeDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MO | $1,000,000 |
| University of Missouri | Public Law 119-75 | North Missouri Weather Monitoring InfrastructureDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MO | $5,000,000 |
| City of Liberty | Public Law 119-75 | Downtown Safety ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MO | $5,000,000 |
Show all 11
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Technical School | Public Law 119-75 | Facilities ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MO | $2,000,000 |
1 row here has the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Graves's campaign reports receiving $1,806,360.65 and reports spending $1,195,985.86, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H0MO06073as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H0MO06073as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,806,360.65 | $2,787,183.53 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,195,985.86 | $1,752,968.85 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $3,024,362.86 | $2,413,988.07 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $56,784.43 | $56,784.43 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H0MO06073as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H0MO06073as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $390,027.05 | $817,221.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $13,114.68 | $48,473.71 |
| Other political committees | $1,085,743.59 | $1,761,739.68 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- GRAVES FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00359034
- SAM GRAVES VICTORY FUND Joint fundraising committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00588822
- SHOW-ME POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00410621
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
