Scorecard 114-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 113th Congress (January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Trade Promotion Authority

Renews the on-again-off-again "fast track authority" that Congress has often awarded to the president over the past several decades.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 1314

2. Raising the Spending Cap and Suspending the National Debt Limit

Temporarily suspends the national debt limit and puts a ceiling on how much money the federal government is allowed to borrow.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 1314

3. TSA

Authorize funding for additional Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 3482 to S.Amdt. 3464 to H.R. 636

4. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

Prohibits the use of funds to carry out the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule and notice of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 3897 to S.Amdt. 3896 to H.R. 2577

5. GMO Labeling

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a national mandatory disclosure standard for genetically modified organism (GMO) food.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S. 764 Amdt. No. 4935

6. Continuing Appropriations

Provides funding for federal government operations at the fiscal year 2016 level through 4/28/2017 at an annualized rate of $1.07 trillion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$8,504.00/year
H.R. 2028

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 0%
Kelly Ayotte R NH 0%
Tammy Baldwin D WI 17%
John Barrasso R WY 33%
Michael F. Bennet D CO 0%
Richard Blumenthal D CT 33%
Roy Blunt R MO 17%
Cory A. Booker D NJ 50%
John Boozman R AR 33%
Barbara Boxer D CA 50%
Sherrod Brown D OH 33%
Richard Burr R NC 17%
Maria Cantwell D WA 17%
Shelley Moore Capito R WV 17%
Benjamin Cardin D MD 17%
Thomas Carper D DE 17%
Robert Casey D PA 33%
Bill Cassidy R LA 33%
Daniel Coats R IN 20%
Thad Cochran R MS 0%
Susan M. Collins R ME 33%
Chris Coons D DE 20%
Bob Corker R TN 50%
John Cornyn R TX 20%
Tom Cotton R AR 40%
Mike Crapo R ID 50%
Ted Cruz R TX 50%
Steve Daines R MT 33%
Joe Donnelly D IN 17%
Dick Durbin D IL 60%
Michael Enzi R WY 60%
Joni Ernst R IA 33%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 0%
Deb Fischer R NE 33%
Jeff Flake R AZ 83%
Al Franken D MN 33%
Cory Gardner R CO 33%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D NY 50%
Lindsey Graham R SC 20%
Chuck Grassley R IA 33%
Orrin Hatch R UT 0%
Martin Heinrich D NM 33%
Heidi Heitkamp D ND 17%
Dean Heller R NV 60%
Mazie K. Hirono D HI 33%
John Hoeven R ND 17%
James Inhofe R OK 33%
John Isakson R GA 17%
Ron Johnson R WI 33%
Tim Kaine D VA 0%
Angus S. King I ME 33%
Mark Kirk R IL 0%
Amy Klobuchar D MN 17%
James Lankford R OK 50%
Patrick Leahy D VT 50%
Mike Lee R UT 80%
Joe Manchin D WV 33%
Ed Markey D MA 33%
John McCain R AZ 17%
Claire McCaskill D MO 17%
Mitch McConnell R KY 17%
Bob Menendez D NJ 33%
Jeff Merkley D OR 50%
Barbara Mikulski D MD 17%
Jerry Moran R KS 33%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 17%
Chris Murphy D CT 33%
Patty Murray D WA 17%
Bill Nelson D FL 0%
Rand Paul R KY 100%
David Perdue R GA 50%
Gary Peters D MI 17%
Rob Portman R OH 17%
Jack Reed D RI 33%
Harry Reid D NV 50%
James E. Risch R ID 50%
Pat Roberts R KS 17%
Mike Rounds R SD 17%
Marco Rubio R FL 33%
Bernie Sanders I VT 75%
Benjamin Sasse R NE 67%
Brian Schatz D HI 50%
Chuck Schumer D NY 50%
Tim Scott R SC 50%
Jefferson Sessions R AL 67%
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 0%
Richard Shelby R AL 50%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 17%
Dan Sullivan R AK 50%
Jon Tester D MT 33%
John Thune R SD 17%
Thom Tillis R NC 0%
Pat Toomey R PA 33%
Tom Udall D NM 33%
David Vitter R LA 25%
Mark R. Warner D VA 17%
Elizabeth Warren D MA 50%
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 33%
Roger Wicker R MS 17%
Ron Wyden D OR 33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat28.3%
Independent54%
Republican32.9%
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