Promise Tracker › Gary J. Palmer
U.S. Representative, Alabama 6th district · Republican
Gary J. Palmer
20 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for52377.4%
- Voted against14221.0%
- Did not vote81.2%
Turned up for 98.4% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Palmer voted 98 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Mike Johnson more than anyone else. The two agreed 99 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 54 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 3 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 6, 2015
- Terms served
- 6 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- May 14, 1954
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
An emissions bill leads Palmer's indexed remarks at three. Pairs follow on an exceptional events bill and a bill named for a constituent. Everything else appears once, taking in a power plant bill.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for…3
- Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act2
- Lulu's Law2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
20 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Gary J. Palmer’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-06-08ZEROING OUT MONETARY BENEFITS IMPROPERLY EXPENDED ACT“Mr. Speaker, every year, hardworking Americans dutifully pay their taxes to support Federal public programs and other priorities. Unfortunately, the Federal Government has too often squandered their money through mismanagement.”
- 2026-05-20LULU'S LAW“Mr. Speaker, I would point out that Lulu and her family are in the gallery observing the debate and will be here for the vote. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.”
- 2026-04-21FIRE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORMING EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS ACT“There is nearly unanimous agreement that increasing the use of prescribed fire and other wildfire mitigation practices is necessary to reduce the growing wildfire threats across the country.”
- 2026-04-20HONORING THOMAS ELRED BRADFORD“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Thomas Elred Bradford, a man who truly embodied servant leadership. A Birmingham native and graduate of Ramsay High School, Tom served in the United States Air Force after college before joining his family business.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Gary J. Palmer voted on 466 and was with the Republican majority on 459 of them.
466 party line votes cast
- With their party45998.5%
- Against their party71.5%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 21-Jul-2026H R 8800Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 13-May-2026H R 1346Voted Nay · On Passage
- 24-Feb-2026S 2503Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 4-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 99.2% of 514 shared votes
- Matt Van EppsRepublican · TN · agreed on 98.0% of 358 shared votes
- Michael GuestRepublican · MS · agreed on 98.0% of 654 shared votes
- Roger WilliamsRepublican · TX · agreed on 98.0% of 641 shared votes
- Julia LetlowRepublican · LA · agreed on 97.6% of 625 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 53.7% of 656 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 50.0% of 656 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 49.9% of 651 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 49.2% of 648 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 46.7% of 629 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Gary J. Palmer as speaking in 19 items of business across 17 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- June 9, 2026NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE ON RULES FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE RESOLU
- June 8, 2026ZEROING OUT MONETARY BENEFITS IMPROPERLY EXPENDED ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 96
- May 20, 2026LULU'S LAW; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 86
- April 21, 2026FIRE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORMING EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 70
- April 20, 2026HONORING THOMAS ELRED BRADFORD; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 69
- April 15, 2026REDUCING AND ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 66
- April 15, 2026FOREIGN EMISSIONS AND NONATTAINMENT CLARIFICATION FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, N
- March 27, 2026DEFENDING AMERICAN PROPERTY ABROAD ACT OF 2026; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 58
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Gary J. Palmer. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted for (Yea) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Alabama Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Alabama representatives in this Congress: Dale W. Strong and Terri A. Sewell.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.