Scorecard 112-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 112th Congress (January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Planned Parenthood Defunding

Prohibits the use of any funding for Planned Parenthood.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H.Con.Res. 36

2. Patriot Act (Firearms Purchase Records)

Amendment that would have banned the use of Patriot Act searches for American citizens' firearms records.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 363

3. Trade Promotion Authority

Amendment to reinstitute trade promotion authority through 2013 for the purpose of expediting approval of trade bills.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 626 to S.Amdt. 633 to H.R. 2832

4. Congressional Term Limits

Amendment to propose an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt.1488 to S.Amdt.1470

5. Oil and Gas Development; Keystone XL Pipeline

Opens up part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural-gas development, expand lease sales for offshore drilling, and approve the Keystone oil pipeline.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S.Amdt.1826 to S.1813

6. Farm Bill

Authorized federal farm and food assistance programs for five years. The programs include crop subsidies, food stamps, and foreign food aid.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$8,003.00/year
S. 3240

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Daniel Akaka D HI 33%
Lamar Alexander R TN 50%
Kelly Ayotte R NH 50%
John Barrasso R WY 67%
Max Baucus D MT 50%
Mark Begich D AK 50%
Michael F. Bennet D CO 33%
Jeff Bingaman D NM 33%
Richard Blumenthal D CT 40%
Roy Blunt R MO 33%
John Boozman R AR 50%
Barbara Boxer D CA 33%
Scott Brown R MA 0%
Sherrod Brown D OH 33%
Richard Burr R NC 67%
Maria Cantwell D WA 33%
Benjamin Cardin D MD 33%
Thomas Carper D DE 33%
Robert Casey D PA 33%
Saxby Chambliss R GA 67%
Daniel Coats R IN 50%
Tom Coburn R OK 50%
Thad Cochran R MS 67%
Susan M. Collins R ME 33%
Kent Conrad D ND 33%
Chris Coons D DE 33%
Bob Corker R TN 33%
John Cornyn R TX 67%
Mike Crapo R ID 67%
Jim DeMint R SC 50%
Dick Durbin D IL 33%
John Ensign R NV N/A
Michael Enzi R WY 67%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 33%
Al Franken D MN 33%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D NY 33%
Lindsey Graham R SC 67%
Chuck Grassley R IA 33%
Kay Hagan D NC 33%
Thomas Harkin D IA 33%
Orrin Hatch R UT 40%
John Hoeven R ND 50%
Kay Hutchison R TX 33%
James Inhofe R OK 67%
Daniel Inouye D HI 33%
John Isakson R GA 67%
Mike Johanns R NE 33%
Ron Johnson R WI 50%
Tim Johnson D SD 33%
John Kerry D MA 33%
Mark Kirk R IL 0%
Amy Klobuchar D MN 33%
Herbert Kohl D WI 33%
Jon Kyl R AZ 67%
Mary Landrieu D LA 50%
Frank Lautenberg D NJ 50%
Patrick Leahy D VT 33%
Mike Lee R UT 50%
Carl Levin D MI 33%
Joseph Lieberman I CT 17%
Richard Lugar R IN 50%
Joe Manchin D WV 33%
John McCain R AZ 67%
Claire McCaskill D MO 50%
Mitch McConnell R KY 67%
Bob Menendez D NJ 40%
Jeff Merkley D OR 33%
Barbara Mikulski D MD 33%
Jerry Moran R KS 50%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 50%
Patty Murray D WA 33%
Ben Nelson D NE 33%
Bill Nelson D FL 33%
Rand Paul R KY 83%
Rob Portman R OH 50%
Mark Pryor D AR 33%
Jack Reed D RI 50%
Harry Reid D NV 33%
James E. Risch R ID 67%
Pat Roberts R KS 60%
John Rockefeller D WV 33%
Marco Rubio R FL 40%
Bernie Sanders I VT 33%
Chuck Schumer D NY 40%
Jefferson Sessions R AL 50%
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 33%
Richard Shelby R AL 83%
Olympia Snowe R ME 33%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 33%
Jon Tester D MT 50%
John Thune R SD 33%
Pat Toomey R PA 50%
Mark Udall D CO 33%
Tom Udall D NM 33%
David Vitter R LA 50%
Mark R. Warner D VA 33%
Jim Webb D VA 33%
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 50%
Roger Wicker R MS 67%
Ron Wyden D OR 33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat36.1%
Independent25%
Republican51.6%
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