Scorecard 115-3

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 115th Congress (January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. 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
S. 139 See Fourth Amendment

2. Immigration (DACA)

To provide "conditional permanent residence" (i.e., amnesty) to DACA program recipients.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 2579

3. U.S. Military Intervention in Yemen

Would remove U.S. Armed Forces from "hostilities" in Yemen that have "not been authorized by Congress."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.J.Res. 54

4. Omnibus Appropriations

Would provide $1.3 trillion in wasteful and unconstitutional government spending.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$10,189.00/year
H.R. 1625 See Article I Section 8

5. Indefinite Detention

To uphold the right to due process for U.S. citizens and permanent residents on American soil.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 2366 to H.R. 5515

6. Waters of the United States

To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 "Waters of the United States" rule.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 5895

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Lamar Alexander R TN 33%
Tammy Baldwin D WI 50%
John Barrasso R WY 67%
Michael F. Bennet D CO 50%
Richard Blumenthal D CT 50%
Roy Blunt R MO 33%
Cory A. Booker D NJ 67%
John Boozman R AR 17%
Sherrod Brown D OH 50%
Richard Burr R NC 20%
Maria Cantwell D WA 50%
Shelley Moore Capito R WV 33%
Benjamin Cardin D MD 50%
Thomas Carper D DE 33%
Robert Casey D PA 33%
Bill Cassidy R LA 67%
Thad Cochran R MS 25%
Susan M. Collins R ME 50%
Chris Coons D DE 33%
Bob Corker R TN 40%
John Cornyn R TX 17%
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 0%
Tom Cotton R AR 50%
Mike Crapo R ID 67%
Ted Cruz R TX 67%
Steve Daines R MT 100%
Joe Donnelly D IN 17%
Tammy Duckworth D IL 25%
Dick Durbin D IL 50%
Michael Enzi R WY 67%
Joni Ernst R IA 67%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 50%
Deb Fischer R NE 67%
Jeff Flake R AZ 50%
Cory Gardner R CO 67%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D NY 67%
Lindsey Graham R SC 0%
Chuck Grassley R IA 33%
Kamala Harris D CA 67%
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH 33%
Orrin Hatch R UT 33%
Martin Heinrich D NM 50%
Heidi Heitkamp D ND 33%
Dean Heller R NV 67%
Mazie K. Hirono D HI 50%
John Hoeven R ND 33%
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS N/A
James Inhofe R OK 33%
John Isakson R GA 17%
Ron Johnson R WI 50%
Doug Jones D AL 33%
Tim Kaine D VA 33%
John Kennedy R LA 67%
Angus S. King I ME 33%
Amy Klobuchar D MN 33%
James Lankford R OK 67%
Patrick Leahy D VT 50%
Mike Lee R UT 100%
Joe Manchin D WV 33%
Ed Markey D MA 67%
Claire McCaskill D MO 67%
Mitch McConnell R KY 17%
Bob Menendez D NJ 33%
Jeff Merkley D OR 67%
Jerry Moran R KS 50%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 33%
Chris Murphy D CT 50%
Patty Murray D WA 50%
Bill Nelson D FL 17%
Rand Paul R KY 100%
David Perdue R GA 50%
Gary Peters D MI 33%
Rob Portman R OH 17%
Jack Reed D RI 17%
James E. Risch R ID 67%
Pat Roberts R KS 17%
Mike Rounds R SD 17%
Marco Rubio R FL 33%
Bernie Sanders I VT 67%
Benjamin Sasse R NE 50%
Brian Schatz D HI 50%
Chuck Schumer D NY 33%
Tim Scott R SC 33%
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 40%
Richard Shelby R AL 17%
Tina Smith D MN 50%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 33%
Dan Sullivan R AK 67%
Jon Tester D MT 50%
John Thune R SD 17%
Thom Tillis R NC 33%
Pat Toomey R PA 40%
Tom Udall D NM 50%
Chris Van Hollen D MD 50%
Mark R. Warner D VA 33%
Elizabeth Warren D MA 67%
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 17%
Roger Wicker R MS 33%
Ron Wyden D OR 50%
Todd Young R IN 33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat42.9%
Independent50%
Republican44.6%
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