Former member of Congress · last served 117th Congress
Steven M. Palazzo
Steven Palazzo was a Republican U.S. representative from Mississippi, first elected to Congress in 2011, who voted with most Republicans on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 bills that became law (113th–117th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 3175 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the "Robert S. McKeithen Post Office…Dec 19, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-232.
- H.R. 9502 To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.Dec 13, 2022 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 8371 Border Bonds for America Act of 2022Jul 15, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- H.R. 6258 AQUAA ActDec 23, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- H.R. 6176 SPR ActDec 17, 2021 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2615 (115th) Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange ActBecame law
- H.R. 6586 (112th) Space Exploration Sustainability ActBecame law
- H.R. 4412 (113th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4119 (114th) Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016Passed a chamber
- H.R. 810 (114th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2015Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 627 (113th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to request the Senate to return to the House the bill (H.R. 4412) entitled "An Act to authorize the…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2039 (114th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017Reported from committee
- H.R. 2687 (113th) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Palazzo has won
Rep. Palazzo has won 6 U.S. House elections (2010–2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.1 to 45.6 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Mississippi’s 4th district done while Rep. Palazzo served?
2012 to 2021 in MS-4: typical household income was up 12% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 5.2 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 3.2 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Mississippi’s 4th district during Palazzo’s time representing it (2011 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. MS-4 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2012 to 2021 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2011 to 2023.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
117th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 6 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 6 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 117th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.