Freedom Index 115-1

Our first look at the 115th Congress shows how every member of the House and Senate voted on key issues such as the GOP’s ObamaCare replacement bill (House), federal funding for abortion (House), and NATO (Senate).

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House Votes

1. 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
H.R. 26 See Article I Section 1

2. 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
H.R. 7

3. 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
H.J.Res.38

4. 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
H.J. Res. 69

5. 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
H.J. Res. 43

6. 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
H.R. 1181 See Second Amendment

7. 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
H.R. 1238

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 Cost per household: -$9,190.00/year
H.R. 244 See Article I Section 8

9. ObamaCare Replacement

Would retain much of ObamaCare under the guise of "repeal and replace."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 1628

10. 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
H.R. 1616

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ralph Abraham R LA 70%
Alma S. Adams D NC 10%
Robert Aderholt R AL 60%
Pete Aguilar D CA 10%
Rick W. Allen R GA 60%
Justin Amash L MI 90%
Mark E. Amodei R NV 50%
Jodey Cook Arrington R TX 70%
Brian Babin R TX 70%
Don Bacon R NE 60%
Jim Banks R IN 70%
Lou Barletta R PA 60%
Andy Barr R KY 60%
Nanette Diaz Barragan D CA 20%
Joe Barton R TX 63%
Karen Bass D CA 14%
Joyce Beatty D OH 10%
Ami Bera D CA 10%
Jack Bergman R MI 60%
Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 60%
Don S. Beyer D VA 11%
Andy Biggs R AZ 80%
Gus M. Bilirakis R FL 70%
Mike Bishop R MI 60%
Rob Bishop R UT 70%
Sanford D. Bishop D GA 38%
Diane Black R TN 70%
Marsha Blackburn R TN 70%
Rod Blum R IA 70%
Earl Blumenauer D OR 11%
Suzanne Bonamici D OR 10%
Mike Bost R IL 60%
Brendan F. Boyle D PA 10%
Kevin Brady R TX 60%
Robert Brady D PA 11%
David Brat R VA 70%
Jim Bridenstine R OK 70%
Mo Brooks R AL 78%
Susan Brooks R IN 60%
Anthony Brown D MD 11%
Julia Brownley D CA 10%
Vern Buchanan R FL 60%
Ken Buck R CO 70%
Larry Bucshon R IN 60%
Ted Budd R NC 70%
Michael Burgess R TX 60%
Cheri Bustos D IL 10%
George Butterfield D NC 13%
Bradley Byrne R AL 60%
Ken Calvert R CA 60%
Michael Capuano D MA 10%
Salud O. Carbajal D CA 10%
Tony Cardenas D CA 20%
Andre Carson D IN 11%
Earl L. Carter R GA 60%
John R. Carter R TX 60%
Matthew Cartwright D PA 10%
Kathy Castor D FL 10%
Joaquin Castro D TX 20%
Steve Chabot R OH 70%
Jason Chaffetz R UT 75%
Liz Cheney R WY 70%
Judy Chu D CA 10%
David Cicilline D RI 10%
Katherine M. Clark D MA 11%
Yvette D. Clarke D NY 10%
Lacy Clay D MO 10%
Emanuel Cleaver D MO 10%
James E. Clyburn D SC 11%
Mike Coffman R CO 70%
Steve Cohen D TN 10%
Tom Cole R OK 60%
Chris Collins R NY 50%
Doug Collins R GA 60%
James Comer R KY 60%
Barbara Comstock R VA 70%
K. Conaway R TX 60%
Gerry Connolly D VA 10%
John Conyers D MI 11%
Paul Cook R CA 60%
Jim Cooper D TN 10%
Luis Correa D CA 30%
Jim Costa D CA 22%
Ryan Costello R PA 70%
Joe Courtney D CT 10%
Kevin Cramer R ND 56%
Eric A. Crawford R AR 60%
Charlie Crist D FL 10%
Joseph Crowley D NY 10%
Henry Cuellar D TX 60%
John Culberson R TX 60%
Elijah Cummings D MD 10%
Carlos Curbelo R FL 38%
Warren Davidson R OH 70%
Danny K. Davis D IL 11%
Rodney Davis R IL 60%
Susan Davis D CA 10%
Peter DeFazio D OR 10%
Diana DeGette D CO 10%
John Delaney D MD 10%
Rosa L. DeLauro D CT 10%
Suzan DelBene D WA 10%
Val Demings D FL 10%
Jeff Denham R CA 60%
Charles Dent R PA 60%
Ron DeSantis R FL 70%
Mark DeSaulnier D CA 10%
Scott DesJarlais R TN 70%
Theodore Deutch D FL 11%
Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 60%
Debbie Dingell D MI 10%
Lloyd Doggett D TX 10%
Daniel Donovan R NY 50%
Michael Doyle D PA 10%
Sean Duffy R WI 70%
Jeff Duncan R SC 70%
John Duncan R TN 70%
Neal P. Dunn R FL 60%
Keith Ellison D MN 20%
Tom Emmer R MN 70%
Eliot Engel D NY 10%
Anna Eshoo D CA 10%
Adriano Espaillat D NY 20%
Ron Estes R KS 33%
Elizabeth Esty D CT 10%
Dwight Evans D PA 10%
Blake Farenthold R TX 70%
John Faso R NY 50%
Drew Ferguson R GA 70%
Brian K. Fitzpatrick R PA 50%
Charles J. Fleischmann R TN 60%
Bill Flores R TX 60%
Jeff Fortenberry R NE 70%
Bill Foster D IL 10%
Virginia Foxx R NC 70%
Lois Frankel D FL 10%
Trent Franks R AZ 70%
Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ 60%
Marcia Fudge D OH 10%
Tulsi Gabbard D HI 22%
Matt Gaetz R FL 80%
Mike Gallagher R WI 70%
Ruben Gallego D AZ 22%
John Garamendi D CA 10%
Thomas Garrett R VA 80%
Bob Gibbs R OH 70%
Louie Gohmert R TX 70%
Vicente Gonzalez D TX 30%
Bob Goodlatte R VA 70%
Paul A. Gosar R AZ 70%
Josh Gottheimer D NJ 10%
Trey Gowdy R SC 60%
Kay Granger R TX 60%
Garret Graves R LA 70%
Sam Graves R MO 60%
Tom Graves R GA 60%
Al Green D TX 10%
Gene Green D TX 20%
H. Morgan Griffith R VA 70%
Raul M. Grijalva D AZ 22%
Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 10%
Glenn Grothman R WI 70%
Brett Guthrie R KY 60%
Luis Gutierrez D IL 22%
Colleen Hanabusa D HI 10%
Gregg Harper R MS 60%
Andy Harris R MD 70%
Vicky Hartzler R MO 60%
Alcee Hastings D FL 10%
Denny Heck D WA 10%
Jeb Hensarling R TX 60%
Jody Hice R GA 70%
Brian Higgins D NY 10%
Clay Higgins R LA 67%
French Hill R AR 60%
James A. Himes D CT 10%
George Holding R NC 70%
Trey Hollingsworth R IN 70%
Steny H. Hoyer D MD 10%
Richard Hudson R NC 70%
Jared Huffman D CA 10%
Bill Huizenga R MI 60%
Randy Hultgren R IL 70%
Duncan Hunter R CA 78%
Will Hurd R TX 70%
Darrell E. Issa R CA 60%
Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX 10%
Pramila Jayapal D WA 10%
Hakeem S. Jeffries D NY 10%
Evan Jenkins R WV 60%
Lynn Jenkins R KS 56%
Bill Johnson R OH 60%
Eddie Johnson D TX 11%
Henry C. Johnson D GA 10%
Mike Johnson R LA 70%
Sam Johnson R TX 78%
Jim Jordan R OH 67%
David Joyce R OH 70%
Walter Jones Jr. R NC 100%
Marcy Kaptur D OH 10%
John Katko R NY 70%
William R. Keating D MA 10%
Mike Kelly R PA 56%
Robin Kelly D IL 10%
Trent Kelly R MS 70%
Joseph Kennedy D MA 10%
Ro Khanna D CA 10%
Ruben Kihuen D NV 10%
Daniel Kildee D MI 11%
Derek Kilmer D WA 10%
Ron Kind D WI 30%
Peter King R NY 44%
Steve King R IA 70%
Adam Kinzinger R IL 60%
Steve Knight R CA 60%
Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 10%
Ann Kuster D NH 10%
David Kustoff R TN 70%
Raul Labrador R ID 70%
Darin LaHood R IL 70%
Doug LaMalfa R CA 60%
Doug Lamborn R CO 70%
Leonard Lance R NJ 60%
James Langevin D RI 10%
Rick Larsen D WA 10%
John B. Larson D CT 10%
Robert E. Latta R OH 70%
Brenda Lawrence D MI 11%
Al Lawson D FL 10%
Barbara Lee D CA 10%
Sander Levin D MI 10%
Jason Lewis R MN 70%
John Lewis D GA 10%
Ted Lieu D CA 29%
Daniel Lipinski D IL 30%
Frank LoBiondo R NJ 50%
David Loebsack D IA 11%
Zoe Lofgren D CA 10%
Billy Long R MO 70%
Barry Loudermilk R GA 70%
Mia Love R UT 70%
Alan Lowenthal D CA 10%
Nita Lowey D NY 10%
Frank D. Lucas R OK 60%
Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 60%
Ben Ray Lujan D NM 10%
Stephen F. Lynch D MA 11%
Tom MacArthur R NJ 50%
Carolyn Maloney D NY 10%
Sean Maloney D NY 10%
Kenny Marchant R TX 70%
Tom Marino R PA 63%
Roger Marshall R KS 70%
Thomas Massie R KY 100%
Brian J. Mast R FL 60%
Doris O. Matsui D CA 10%
Kevin McCarthy R CA 60%
Michael T. McCaul R TX 60%
Tom McClintock R CA 70%
Betty McCollum D MN 10%
A. McEachin D VA 10%
James P. McGovern D MA 10%
Patrick McHenry R NC 60%
David McKinley R WV 60%
Jerry McNerney D CA 10%
Martha McSally R AZ 50%
Mark Meadows R NC 70%
Patrick Meehan R PA 70%
Gregory W. Meeks D NY 11%
Grace Meng D NY 10%
Luke Messer R IN 67%
Paul Mitchell R MI 60%
John R. Moolenaar R MI 60%
Alex Mooney R WV 60%
Gwen Moore D WI 11%
Seth Moulton D MA 10%
Markwayne Mullin R OK 70%
Stephanie Murphy D FL 10%
Tim Murphy R PA 60%
Jerry Nadler D NY 10%
Grace Napolitano D CA 11%
Richard E. Neal D MA 10%
Dan Newhouse R WA 86%
Kristi Noem R SD 70%
Richard Nolan D MN 10%
Donald Norcross D NJ 10%
Devin Nunes R CA 60%
Tom O'Halleran D AZ 10%
Beto O'Rourke D TX 10%
Pete Olson R TX 67%
Steven Palazzo R MS 60%
Frank Pallone D NJ 10%
Gary J. Palmer R AL 67%
Jimmy Panetta D CA 10%
Bill Pascrell D NJ 10%
Erik Paulsen R MN 60%
Donald Payne D NJ 13%
Stevan Pearce R NM 70%
Nancy Pelosi D CA 11%
Ed Perlmutter D CO 11%
Scott Perry R PA 70%
Scott H. Peters D CA 10%
Collin Peterson D MN 80%
Chellie Pingree D ME 10%
Robert Pittenger R NC 67%
Mark Pocan D WI 10%
Ted Poe R TX 78%
Bruce Poliquin R ME 56%
Jared Polis D CO 10%
Bill Posey R FL 70%
David Price D NC 10%
Mike Quigley D IL 10%
Jamie Raskin D MD 10%
John Ratcliffe R TX 70%
Tom Reed R NY 60%
David Reichert R WA 50%
James Renacci R OH 70%
Kathleen Rice D NY 10%
Tom Rice R SC 60%
Cedric Richmond D LA 14%
Martha Roby R AL 60%
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 10%
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 60%
David Roe R TN 70%
Harold Rogers R KY 60%
Mike D. Rogers R AL 70%
Dana Rohrabacher R CA 67%
Todd Rokita R IN 60%
Francis Rooney R FL 70%
Thomas Rooney R FL 67%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL 50%
Jacky Rosen D NV 10%
Peter Roskam R IL 70%
Dennis Ross R FL 60%
Keith Rothfus R PA 70%
David Rouzer R NC 70%
Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 11%
Edward Royce R CA 60%
Raul Ruiz D CA 10%
Dutch Ruppersberger D MD 10%
Bobby Rush D IL 67%
Steve Russell R OK 70%
John H. Rutherford R FL 60%
Paul Ryan R WI N/A
Tim Ryan D OH 10%
Linda T. Sanchez D CA 10%
Marshall Sanford R SC 70%
John Sarbanes D MD 10%
Steve Scalise R LA 60%
Janice D. Schakowsky D IL 10%
Adam Schiff D CA 10%
Bradley S. Schneider D IL 10%
Kurt Schrader D OR 22%
David Schweikert R AZ 70%
Austin Scott R GA 60%
David Scott D GA 10%
Robert C. Scott D VA 10%
Jim Sensenbrenner R WI 70%
José Serrano D NY 10%
Pete Sessions R TX 60%
Terri A. Sewell D AL 10%
Carol Shea-Porter D NH 10%
Brad Sherman D CA 10%
John Shimkus R IL 60%
Bill Shuster R PA 60%
Michael K. Simpson R ID 60%
Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 25%
Albio Sires D NJ 10%
Louise Slaughter D NY 14%
Adam Smith D WA 10%
Adrian Smith R NE 60%
Christopher H. Smith R NJ 50%
Jason T. Smith R MO 70%
Lamar Smith R TX 70%
Lloyd Smucker R PA 60%
Darren Soto D FL 10%
Jackie Speier D CA 10%
Elise Stefanik R NY 60%
Chris Stewart R UT 63%
Steve Stivers R OH 60%
Thomas R. Suozzi D NY 10%
Eric Swalwell D CA 10%
Mark Takano D CA 11%
Scott Taylor R VA 56%
Claudia Tenney R NY 60%
Bennie G. Thompson D MS 10%
Glenn Thompson R PA 60%
Mike Thompson D CA 10%
Mac Thornberry R TX 60%
Patrick Tiberi R OH 67%
Scott Tipton R CO 70%
Dina Titus D NV 10%
Paul D. Tonko D NY 10%
Norma J. Torres D CA 20%
Dave Trott R MI 50%
Niki Tsongas D MA 11%
Michael R. Turner R OH 70%
Fred Upton R MI 50%
David G. Valadao R CA 60%
Juan Vargas D CA 20%
Marc A. Veasey D TX 10%
Filemon Vela D TX 40%
Nydia M. Velazquez D NY 10%
Peter Visclosky D IN 10%
Ann Wagner R MO 70%
Tim Walberg R MI 60%
Greg Walden R OR 60%
Bradley Walker R NC 67%
Jackie Walorski R IN 60%
Mimi Walters R CA 60%
Timothy Walz D MN 20%
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 10%
Maxine Waters D CA 10%
Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 10%
Randy K. Weber R TX 70%
Daniel Webster R FL 70%
Peter Welch D VT 11%
Brad Wenstrup R OH 70%
Bruce Westerman R AR 70%
Roger Williams R TX 70%
Frederica S. Wilson D FL 11%
Joe Wilson R SC 60%
Robert J. Wittman R VA 70%
Steve Womack R AR 60%
Rob Woodall R GA 60%
John Yarmuth D KY 10%
Kevin Yoder R KS 60%
Ted Yoho R FL 70%
David Young R IA 60%
Don Young R AK 60%
Lee Zeldin R NY 60%
Ryan Zinke R MT N/A

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat12.9%
Libertarian90%
Republican64.4%
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