Scorecard 115-4

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. NATO

To reaffirm the U.S. commitment to NATO.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 5515 Passed 85 to 2 on Jul 10, 2018 See Article II Section 2 and Article I Section 8

2. Planned Parenthood

To prohibit federal funding of Planned Parenthood.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S.Amdt. 3967 to S.Amdt. 3695 to H.R. 6157 Rejected 45 to 48 on Aug 23, 2018 See Article I Section 8, Article I Section 9, 10th Amendment, and Fifth Amendment

3. 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 Cost per household: -$10,403.00/year
H.R. 6157 Passed 93 to 7 on Sep 18, 2018 See Article I Section 8 and Article I Section 9

4. 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 Cost per household: -$13,168.00/year
H.R. 302 Passed 93 to 6 on Oct 3, 2018 See Article I Section 8, Article I Section 9, 10th Amendment, and Fourth Amendment

5. Short-Term Health Insurance Plans

Would nullify the rule from the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and HHS that would expand the duration of short-term health insurance plans.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.J.Res. 63 50 to 50 on Oct 10, 2018 See 10th Amendment and Article I Section 8

6. Yemen

To advance Senate Joint Res. 54, which would remove U.S. Armed Forces from "hostilities" in Yemen that have "not been authorized by Congress."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S.J.Res. 54 Roll Call 250 Passed 63 to 37 on Nov 28, 2018 See Article I Section 8 and Article II Section 2

How did they vote?

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Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Lamar Alexander R TN 50%
Tammy Baldwin D WI 17%
John Barrasso R WY 50%
Michael F. Bennet D CO 17%
Richard Blumenthal D CT 17%
Roy Blunt R MO 33%
Cory A. Booker D NJ 17%
John Boozman R AR 33%
Sherrod Brown D OH 17%
Richard Burr R NC 33%
Maria Cantwell D WA 17%
Shelley Moore Capito R WV 33%
Benjamin Cardin D MD 17%
Thomas Carper D DE 17%
Robert Casey D PA 17%
Bill Cassidy R LA 50%
Susan M. Collins R ME 17%
Chris Coons D DE 17%
Bob Corker R TN 50%
John Cornyn R TX 33%
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 17%
Tom Cotton R AR 33%
Mike Crapo R ID 33%
Ted Cruz R TX 25%
Steve Daines R MT 50%
Joe Donnelly D IN 20%
Tammy Duckworth D IL 17%
Dick Durbin D IL 17%
Michael Enzi R WY 33%
Joni Ernst R IA 33%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 17%
Deb Fischer R NE 20%
Jeff Flake R AZ 80%
Cory Gardner R CO 40%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D NY 17%
Lindsey Graham R SC 50%
Chuck Grassley R IA 33%
Kamala Harris D CA 20%
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH 17%
Orrin Hatch R UT 33%
Martin Heinrich D NM 17%
Heidi Heitkamp D ND 20%
Dean Heller R NV 40%
Mazie K. Hirono D HI 20%
John Hoeven R ND 33%
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 33%
James Inhofe R OK 33%
John Isakson R GA 40%
Ron Johnson R WI 33%
Doug Jones D AL 20%
Tim Kaine D VA 17%
John Kennedy R LA 33%
Angus S. King I ME 17%
Amy Klobuchar D MN 17%
Jon Kyl R AZ 25%
James Lankford R OK 33%
Patrick Leahy D VT 17%
Mike Lee R UT 100%
Joe Manchin D WV 17%
Ed Markey D MA 33%
Claire McCaskill D MO 20%
Mitch McConnell R KY 33%
Bob Menendez D NJ 17%
Jeff Merkley D OR 33%
Jerry Moran R KS 50%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 33%
Chris Murphy D CT 17%
Patty Murray D WA 20%
Bill Nelson D FL 17%
Rand Paul R KY 100%
David Perdue R GA 60%
Gary Peters D MI 17%
Rob Portman R OH 50%
Jack Reed D RI 17%
James E. Risch R ID 33%
Pat Roberts R KS 33%
Mike Rounds R SD 33%
Marco Rubio R FL 33%
Bernie Sanders I VT 33%
Benjamin Sasse R NE 50%
Brian Schatz D HI 20%
Chuck Schumer D NY 17%
Tim Scott R SC 33%
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 17%
Richard Shelby R AL 33%
Tina Smith D MN 17%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 17%
Dan Sullivan R AK 33%
Jon Tester D MT 17%
John Thune R SD 33%
Thom Tillis R NC 33%
Pat Toomey R PA 67%
Tom Udall D NM 20%
Chris Van Hollen D MD 17%
Mark R. Warner D VA 17%
Elizabeth Warren D MA 17%
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 17%
Roger Wicker R MS 33%
Ron Wyden D OR 33%
Todd Young R IN 50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat18.6%
Independent25%
Republican40.6%
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