Representative · Missouri's 6th district

Sam Graves

Sam Graves is a Republican representative for Missouri's 6th district, in Congress since 2001. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 47, and cast 450 of 453 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2001
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6757.0%47 of 675 · rank 44 of 43999%450 of 453 · rank 103 of 439160 became law15%16 of 105
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.5%31 of 1,222 · rank 212 of 44294%790 of 839 · rank 313 of 442214 became law9%12 of 127
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.4%4 of 997 · rank 343 of 44397%552 of 570 · rank 292 of 443112 became law37%38 of 102

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.45+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
  3. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 124–303· Against party
  4. H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 134–272· Against party
  5. H.R. 7887: ACCESS ActNay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 178–234· Against party
  6. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–273· Against party
  7. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 218–204· Against party
  8. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 133–286· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

48 sponsored · 6 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced3063%
  2. Reported by committee36.3%
  3. Passed one chamber817%
  4. Sent to the President12.1%
  5. Became law613%

Policy areas

  1. Transportation and Public Works18
  2. Education6
  3. Health5
  4. Government Operations and Politics4
  5. Emergency Management3
  6. Energy3
  7. Congress2
  8. Science, Technology, Communications2

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· Water Resources Development· Sep 17, 2026
  2. H.R. 8870 BUILD America 250 Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· May 22, 2026
  3. H.Res. 1254 Recognizing the roles and contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.
    Introduced· Education· May 4, 2026
  4. H.R. 7613 ALERT Act
    Passed one chamber· Transportation and Public Works· Apr 15, 2026
  5. H.R. 7328 Protecting Small Businesses from Predatory Website Lawsuits Act
    Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Feb 3, 2026
  6. H.R. 6086 Aviation Funding Solvency Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Dec 18, 2025
  7. H.R. 5301 PIPES Act of 2025
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Sep 17, 2025
  8. H.R. 4669 FEMA Act of 2025
    Introduced· Emergency Management· Sep 3, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Missouri's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$409.4M
Per resident
$529
Rank in Missouri
4 of 8
Contract actions
1,339
New awards: 739

By fiscal year

  1. 218.3MFY2017
  2. 257.2MFY2018
  3. 206.2MFY2019
  4. 411.7MFY2020
  5. 412MFY2021
  6. 340.8MFY2022
  7. 396.7MFY2023
  8. 623.2MFY2024
  9. 528MFY2025
  10. 409.4MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$215.5M53%
    Department of Homeland Security
  2. Department of the Army$103.8M25%
    Department of Defense
  3. Transportation Security Administration$27.2M6.6%
    Department of Homeland Security
  4. Federal Aviation Administration$16M3.9%
    Department of Transportation
  5. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$14.8M3.6%
    Department of Labor
  6. Agricultural Marketing Service$11.4M2.8%
    Department of Agriculture
  7. Defense Logistics Agency$3.4M0.8%
    Department of Defense
  8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$3.3M0.8%
    Department of Commerce

Top recipients

  1. EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC$215.5M53%
    2 awards
  2. OLIN WINCHESTER LLC$71.9M18%
    11 awards
  3. VMD SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, LLC$27.2M6.6%
    1 award
  4. EDUCATION & TRAINING RESOURCES LLC$14.8M3.6%
    1 award
  5. MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.$9.4M2.3%
    2 awards
  6. OCCI, INC.$7.9M1.9%
    1 award
  7. PARIS BROTHERS, INC.$7.5M1.8%
    4 awards
  8. SIEVERT ELECTRIC SERVICE AND SALES COMPANY$6.7M1.6%
    1 award
  9. CDW GOVERNMENT LLC$6.6M1.6%
    15 awards
  10. CD & T LOGISTICS INC$4.7M1.2%
    174 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.8M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$3M
From committees
$886.1K
262 committees
From contractor PACs
$233.5K
67 PACs · 26% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$10KUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$9,000HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$9,000RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B
science applications international corporationscience applications international corporation voluntary political action committee$7,500SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.4B
leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee$7,000LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization$1.1B
wsp usa inc.wsp usa inc. pac$6,000WSP USA INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$5.8M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$5,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
general electric companygeneral electric company aerospace employee political action committee (ge aerospace pac)$5,000GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 98% · the same organization$636.3M
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$5,000CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.8M$886.1K$233.5K67 PACs · 26% of committee money
2024$2.8M$1.7M$457.7K84 PACs · 27% of committee money
2022$2.4M$1.4M$386.9K77 PACs · 27% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · Missouri's 6th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
graves.house.gov
Phone
202-225-7041
Office
1135 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.