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Marshall Sanford

Marshall Sanford

Representative
South Carolina 1st District
Republican
B
81%
Freedom Score
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115th Congress

U.S. Congress: House
Score: 73

Gray Wolves

Decisions regarding human interaction with various animal species, if handled by government at all, should be handled at the state and local levels. The U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government the authority to declare animals endangered and thus off-limits to hunt or otherwise manage. The growing gray wolf population has been a menace to farmers and ranchers in many states, and farmers are not allowed to protect their own property owing to federal regulations. Working to overturn such regulations is a good thing.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H.R. 6784 Passed 196 to 180 on 11/16/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article III Section 2 Article IV Section 3 10th Amendment Ninth Amendment

Opioid Abuse Prevention and Health Programs

Expands Medicare and Medicaid to cover medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 6 Passed 393 to 8 on 9/28/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

Tax Cuts

Would make permanent the tax cuts for individuals in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that were set to expire at the end of 2025.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 6760 Passed 220 to 191 on 9/28/2018 See Article I Section 8 16th Amendment

FAA Reauthorization and Supplemental Disaster Appropriations

Reauthorizes appropriations for the FAA and TSA, as well as $1.7 billion for Hurricane Florence disaster relief.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$13,168.00/year
H.R. 302 Passed 398 to 23 on 9/26/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 10th Amendment Fourth Amendment

Appropriations for Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, and Continuing Appropriations

Would provide $855.1 billion in discretionary funding for fiscal 2019.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No Cost per household: -$10,403.00/year
H.R. 6157 Passed 361 to 61 on 9/26/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

Flood Insurance

The Constitution does not give the federal government authority to get into the insurance business. Having the federal government as an insurer essentially subsidizes risky behavior, such as building in flood-, fire-, and earthquake-prone areas, and forces the taxpayer to pick up the tab. Insurance policies for natural disasters should be offered by private insurers, with the market setting the rates for such coverage.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
S. 1182 Passed 366 to 52 on 7/25/2018 See Article I Section 8

Medical Device Tax Repeal

This particular excise tax was put in place to help pay for an unconstitutional program - the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. Repealing part of the funding for such an unconstitutional federal healthcare program is a good thing and should be supported.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 184 Passed 283 to 132 on 7/24/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 10th Amendment

Carbon Tax

Declares that a carbon tax would be "detrimental to American families and businesses" and "not in the best interest of the United States."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.Con.Res.119 Passed 229 to 180 on 7/19/2018 See Article I Section 8

Emissions Standards

The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to regulate the environment in general, let alone regulate methane emissions that accompany oil and natural gas production, processing, and distribution.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H.R. 6147 Passed 215 to 194 on 7/18/2018 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

Appropriations Cuts

Would cut nearly $15 billion from previously approved, unspent, and wasteful spending.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Benefit per household: +$118.00/year
H.R. 3 Passed 210 to 206 on 6/7/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 10th Amendment

Law Enforcement Partnership Grants

Authorizes $50 million a year from 2019-2021 for the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 3249 Passed 394 to 13 on 6/6/2018 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

Experimental Drugs

Would allow patients with life-threatening conditions to seek access to experimental drugs directly from a manufacturer without FDA approval.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S. 204 Passed 250 to 169 on 5/22/2018 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment Ninth Amendment Fifth Amendment

Waters of the United States

To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 "Waters of the United States" rule.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 2 Roll Call 203 Passed 238 to 173 on 5/18/2018 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

Raw Milk

The U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government any authority over what foods a person chooses to consume. In other words, it is illegal for the federal government to make raw milk illegal. While the federal government does have authority to "regulate Commerce … among the several States," there is no reason for federal interference in a scenario such as this, where a product is legally sold in each of the states in question.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 2 Roll Call 201 Rejected 79 to 331 on 5/18/2018 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

Agricultural Crop Subsidies

Would have phased out agricultural crop subsidies by fiscal year 2030.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 2 Roll Call 194 Rejected 34 to 380 on 5/17/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

Omnibus Appropriations

Would provide $1.3 trillion in wasteful and unconstitutional government spending.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No Cost per household: -$10,189.00/year
H.R. 1625 Passed 256 to 167 on 3/22/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

School Violence

Would authorize $75 million a year through 2028 for the Justice Department's Secure Our Schools grant program.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 4909 Passed 407 to 10 on 3/14/2018 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

World Bank

Would authorize $3.29 billion in foreign aid to the World Bank International Development Association.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 3326 Passed 237 to 184 on 1/17/2018 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 10th Amendment

Warrantless Surveillance

Would reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through 2023, allowing secret FISA Court-approved surveillance of American citizens.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
S.139 Roll Call 16 Passed 256 to 164 on 1/11/2018 See First Amendment Fourth Amendment

Warrantless Surveillance

To end NSA collection of communications data that is neither to nor from an approved foreign target, but rather communications "about" a foreign target entirely between American citizens.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S.139 Roll Call 14 Rejected 183 to 233 on 1/11/2018 See First Amendment Fourth Amendment

Tax Cuts

Would cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and individual income tax rates through 2025, and effectively eliminate the tax penalty on Americans who do not purchase health insurance.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1 Passed 224 to 201 on 12/20/2017 See Article I Section 8 16th Amendment

Death Panel

The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to interfere in healthcare, let alone ration it by deciding who should and should not receive medical care.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 849 Passed 307 to 111 on 11/2/2017 See Article I Section 1 Article I Section 8

Abortion

Bans abortion when the age of the pre-born baby is 20 weeks or longer.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 36 Passed 237 to 189 on 10/3/2017 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence Ninth Amendment

Home Visitations

Going into homes to check up on the physical, emotional, and economic "wellness" of families not only goes way beyond the few and defined federal powers authorized by the Constitution, but also is part of a dangerous trend of government further interjecting itself into the family.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H R 2824 Passed 214 to 209 on 9/26/2017 See Article I Section 8 Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment

Fracking

Would effectively prohibit fracking in the Pacific outer continental shelf.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 3354 Roll Call 483 Rejected 177 to 230 on 9/8/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article IV Section 3

UN Human Rights Agencies

Prohibits the use of federal funds for making contributions to various UN human rights agencies.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 3354 Roll Call 470 Rejected 199 to 212 on 9/7/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 Article II Section 2

Intelligence Authorization

Authorizes classified amounts of funding through fiscal 2018 for 16 U.S. intelligence agencies and intelligence-related activities, including the Office of the National Intelligence Director, the CIA, and the National Security Agency.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 3180 Passed 380 to 35 on 7/28/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment

Ozone Standards

This bill provides temporary relief from having to immediately implement the new ozone reduction standards. Ideally, the EPA should be abolished and the Clean Air Act repealed, since both are unconstitutional infringements on state responsibilities.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H.R. 806 Passed 229 to 199 on 7/18/2017 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

NATO

"[S]olemnly reaffirms" the U.S. commitment to NATO based on principle of "collective defense."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.Res.397 Passed 423 to 4 on 6/27/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article II Section 1

Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations

Would overhaul financial industry regulations and repeal many provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 10 Passed 233 to 186 on 6/8/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

National Computer Forensics Institute Authorization

Providing federal equipment and training to state and local law-enforcement officers not only is unconstitutional, but also further federalizes the police system.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1616 Passed 408 to 3 on 5/16/2017 See Article I Section 8

ObamaCare Replacement

Would retain much of ObamaCare under the guise of "repeal and replace."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1628 Passed 217 to 213 on 5/4/2017 See Article I Section 8

Omnibus Appropriations

Would provide $1.16 trillion in wasteful and unconstitutional government spending over the span of just under five months.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No Cost per household: -$9,190.00/year
H.R. 244 Passed 309 to 118 on 5/3/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

Homeland Security Defense of Agriculture

This bill expands the "War on Terror" to include the fictitious and non-existent threat of "agro-terrorism" in the American homeland, thereby further interjecting the U.S. government into the agriculture sector, despite the absence of any constitutional power to manage this or any other sector of the American economy.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 1238 Passed 406 to 6 on 3/22/2017 See Article I Section 8

Veteran Gun Purchases

Prohibits the U.S. government from preventing individuals from purchasing a gun simply by claiming the individual is "mentally incompetent."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1181 Passed 240 to 175 on 3/16/2017 See Second Amendment Fifth Amendment

Federal Family Planning

This bill limits the power of an unconstitutional federal government agency. The U.S. Constitution does not authorize the federal government to get involved in healthcare, much less establish a Department of Health and Human Services, so any attempt to limit the power of an unconstitutional federal agency is a step in the right direction.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.J. Res. 43 Passed 230 to 188 on 2/16/2017 See Article I Section 8

Predator Control

This legislation reaffirms Alaska's sovereign power to manage its wildlife. Since the power of wildlife management was not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, it is reserved to Alaska and the other 49 states according to the 10th Amendment.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.J. Res. 69 Passed 225 to 193 on 2/16/2017 See 10th Amendment Article IV Section 3 Article I Section 8

Stream Protection Rule

Would nullify the "Stream Protection Rule" issued in 2016 by the Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H.J.Res.38 Passed 228 to 194 on 2/1/2017 See Article I Section 8

Federal Funding for Abortion

Would prohibit both federal funds and the District of Columbia's funds from being used to pay for abortions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 7 Passed 238 to 183 on 1/24/2017 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9 Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

Major Regulations

Would require congressional approval before any "major rule" issued by an executive branch agency could go into effect.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 26 Passed 237 to 187 on 1/5/2017 See Article I Section 1 Article I Section 7 Article I Section 8 Article II Section 3
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