Scorecard 107-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 107th Congress (January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes

House Votes

1. Anti-Terrorism Authority

Would create the "USA Patriot Act," giving law enforcement and intelligence agencies vast new powers to combat terrorism.

2. Education

Would, as the "No Child Left Behind Act," overhaul education proposals to increase school accountability and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for six years.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$1,248.00/year

H.R. 1 See 10th Amendment

3. Illegal Aliens

Would allow certain illegal immigrants to remain in this country while applying for legal residency.

4. Debt Limit

Would increase the public debt limit by $450 billion for a new ceiling of $6.4 trillion.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$4,117.00/year

S. 2578 See Article I Section 8

5. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Would ban one type of abortion, known as partial-birth abortion.

6. War Authorization Against Iraq

Authorizes the use of U.S. military force against Iraq, including to enforce any related UN Security Council resolutions.

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	State	Score
Neil Abercrombie	D	HI	40%
Gary Ackerman	D	NY	17%
Robert Aderholt	R	AL	33%
W. Akin	R	MO	50%
Thomas Allen	D	ME	33%
Robert Andrews	D	NJ	17%
Richard Armey	R	TX	17%
Joe Baca	D	CA	33%
Spencer Bachus	R	AL	33%
Brian Baird	D	WA	33%
Richard Baker	R	LA	33%
John Baldacci	D	ME	33%
Tammy Baldwin	D	WI	50%
Cass Ballenger	R	NC	33%
James Barcia	D	MI	50%
Bob Barr	R	GA	50%
Thomas Barrett	D	WI	60%
Roscoe Bartlett	R	MD	60%
Joe Barton	R	TX	20%
Charles Bass	R	NH	33%
Xavier Becerra	D	CA	33%
Ken Bentsen	D	TX	20%
Douglas Bereuter	R	NE	33%
Shelley Berkley	D	NV	17%
Howard Berman	D	CA	17%
Robert Berry	D	AR	33%
Judy Biggert	R	IL	17%
Michael Bilirakis	R	FL	40%
Sanford D. Bishop	D	GA	33%
Rod Blagojevich	D	IL	20%
Earl Blumenauer	D	OR	50%
Roy Blunt	R	MO	33%
Sherwood Boehlert	R	NY	0%
John Boehner	R	OH	17%
Henry Bonilla	R	TX	17%
David Bonior	D	MI	60%
Sonny Bono	R	CA	17%
John Boozman	R	AR	40%
Robert Borski	D	PA	33%
Leonard Boswell	D	IA	33%
Frederick Boucher	D	VA	33%
Allen Boyd	D	FL	50%
Kevin Brady	R	TX	40%
Robert Brady	D	PA	33%
Corrine Brown	D	FL	33%
Henry Brown	R	SC	33%
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	60%
Ed Bryant	R	TN	33%
Richard Burr	R	NC	33%
Dan Burton	R	IN	50%
Stephen Buyer	R	IN	17%
H. Callahan	R	AL	33%
Ken Calvert	R	CA	17%
Dave Camp	R	MI	33%
Christopher Cannon	R	UT	17%
Eric Cantor	R	VA	33%
Shelley Moore Capito	R	WV	33%
Lois Capps	D	CA	33%
Michael Capuano	D	MA	67%
Benjamin Cardin	D	MD	33%
Brad Carson	D	OK	33%
Julia Carson	D	IN	40%
Michael Castle	R	DE	17%
Steve Chabot	R	OH	17%
Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	33%
Lacy Clay	D	MO	40%
Eva Clayton	D	NC	50%
Robert Clement	D	TN	50%
James E. Clyburn	D	SC	33%
Howard Coble	R	NC	33%
Michael Collins	R	GA	33%
Larry Combest	R	TX	33%
Gary Condit	D	CA	40%
John Conyers	D	MI	50%
John Cooksey	R	LA	33%
Jerry Costello	D	IL	50%
C. Cox	R	CA	17%
William Coyne	D	PA	50%
Robert Cramer	D	AL	33%
Philip Crane	R	IL	50%
Ander Crenshaw	R	FL	33%
Joseph Crowley	D	NY	33%
Barbara Cubin	R	WY	50%
John Culberson	R	TX	50%
Elijah Cummings	D	MD	50%
Randall Cunningham	R	CA	0%
Danny K. Davis	D	IL	60%
James Davis	D	FL	33%
Jo Ann Davis	R	VA	33%
Susan Davis	D	CA	33%
Thomas Davis	R	VA	17%
Nathan Deal	R	GA	33%
Peter DeFazio	D	OR	50%
Diana DeGette	D	CO	50%
William Delahunt	D	MA	33%
Rosa L. DeLauro	D	CT	33%
Thomas DeLay	R	TX	33%
Jim DeMint	R	SC	33%
Peter Deutsch	D	FL	17%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart	R	FL	17%
Norman Dicks	D	WA	17%
John Dingell	D	MI	67%
Lloyd Doggett	D	TX	33%
Calvin Dooley	D	CA	17%
John Doolittle	R	CA	20%
Michael Doyle	D	PA	50%
David Dreier	R	CA	17%
John Duncan	R	TN	83%
Jennifer Dunn	R	WA	17%
Thomas Edwards	D	TX	17%
Vernon Ehlers	R	MI	17%
Robert Ehrlich	R	MD	17%
Jo Ann Emerson	R	MO	33%
Eliot Engel	D	NY	0%
Philip English	R	PA	17%
Anna Eshoo	D	CA	40%
Bob Etheridge	D	NC	33%
Lane Evans	D	IL	33%
Terry Everett	R	AL	33%
Sam Farr	D	CA	50%
Chaka Fattah	D	PA	33%
Michael Ferguson	R	NJ	33%
Bob Filner	D	CA	67%
Jeff Flake	R	AZ	50%
Ernest Fletcher	R	KY	17%
Mark Foley	R	FL	17%
J. Forbes	R	VA	33%
Vito Fossella	R	NY	17%
Barney Frank	D	MA	67%
Rodney Frelinghuysen	R	NJ	33%
Jonas Frost	D	TX	17%
Elton Gallegly	R	CA	33%
Greg Ganske	R	IA	33%
George Gekas	R	PA	33%
Richard Gephardt	D	MO	33%
James Gibbons	R	NV	17%
Wayne Gilchrest	R	MD	33%
Paul Gillmor	R	OH	17%
Benjamin Gilman	R	NY	0%
Charles Gonzalez	D	TX	40%
Virgil Goode	R	VA	67%
Bob Goodlatte	R	VA	33%
Barton Gordon	D	TN	50%
Porter Goss	R	FL	17%
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	33%
Kay Granger	R	TX	33%
Sam Graves	R	MO	33%
Gene Green	D	TX	17%
Mark Green	R	WI	17%
James Greenwood	R	PA	17%
Felix Grucci	R	NY	17%
Luis Gutierrez	D	IL	33%
Gilbert Gutknecht	R	MN	50%
Ralph Hall	R	TX	33%
Tony Hall	D	OH	40%
James Hansen	R	UT	40%
Jane Harman	D	CA	17%
Melissa Hart	R	PA	17%
J. Hastert	R	IL	0%
Alcee Hastings	D	FL	50%
Doc Hastings	R	WA	17%
Robin Hayes	R	NC	40%
John Hayworth	R	AZ	33%
Joel Hefley	R	CO	50%
Walter Herger	R	CA	33%
Baron Hill	D	IN	40%
Van Hilleary	R	TN	20%
Earl Hilliard	D	AL	67%
Maurice Hinchey	D	NY	33%
Ruben Hinojosa	D	TX	60%
David Hobson	R	OH	17%
Joseph Hoeffel	D	PA	17%
Peter Hoekstra	R	MI	50%
Tim Holden	D	PA	33%
Rush Holt	D	NJ	33%
Michael Honda	D	CA	50%
Darlene Hooley	D	OR	33%
Stephen Horn	R	CA	17%
John Hostettler	R	IN	60%
Amory Houghton	R	NY	33%
Steny H. Hoyer	D	MD	17%
Kenny Hulshof	R	MO	33%
Duncan Hunter	R	CA	33%
Henry Hyde	R	IL	17%
Jay Inslee	D	WA	33%
John Isakson	R	GA	33%
Steve Israel	D	NY	17%
Darrell E. Issa	R	CA	17%
Ernest Istook	R	OK	33%
Jesse Jackson	D	IL	50%
Sheila Jackson-Lee	D	TX	60%
William Jefferson	D	LA	33%
William Jenkins	R	TN	33%
Christopher John	D	LA	33%
Eddie Johnson	D	TX	50%
Nancy Johnson	R	CT	0%
Sam Johnson	R	TX	20%
Timothy Johnson	R	IL	17%
Stephanie Jones	D	OH	50%
Harold Ford Jr.	D	TN	33%
Walter Jones Jr.	R	NC	67%
Paul Kanjorski	D	PA	33%
Marcy Kaptur	D	OH	67%
Ric Keller	R	FL	33%
Sue Kelly	R	NY	17%
Mark Kennedy	R	MN	33%
Patrick Kennedy	D	RI	33%
Brian Kerns	R	IN	50%
Dale Kildee	D	MI	50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick	D	MI	40%
Ron Kind	D	WI	17%
Peter King	R	NY	17%
Jack Kingston	R	GA	33%
Mark Kirk	R	IL	0%
Gerald Kleczka	D	WI	50%
Joseph Knollenberg	R	MI	0%
James Kolbe	R	AZ	0%
Dennis Kucinich	D	OH	40%
John LaFalce	D	NY	50%
Ray LaHood	R	IL	33%
Nicholas Lampson	D	TX	33%
James Langevin	D	RI	50%
Tom Lantos	D	CA	17%
Steve Largent	R	OK	N/A
Rick Larsen	D	WA	33%
John B. Larson	D	CT	40%
Tom Latham	R	IA	17%
Steven LaTourette	R	OH	17%
James Leach	R	IA	33%
Barbara Lee	D	CA	50%
Sander Levin	D	MI	33%
Jerry Lewis	R	CA	17%
John Lewis	D	GA	50%
Ron Lewis	R	KY	50%
John Linder	R	GA	33%
William Lipinski	D	IL	60%
Frank LoBiondo	R	NJ	33%
Zoe Lofgren	D	CA	33%
Nita Lowey	D	NY	20%
Frank D. Lucas	R	OK	33%
Kenneth Lucas	D	KY	33%
William Luther	D	MN	20%
Stephen F. Lynch	D	MA	33%
Carolyn Maloney	D	NY	17%
James Maloney	D	CT	50%
Donald Manzullo	R	IL	50%
Ed Markey	D	MA	17%
Frank Mascara	D	PA	33%
Jim Matheson	D	UT	17%
Robert Matsui	D	CA	33%
Carolyn McCarthy	D	NY	17%
Karen McCarthy	D	MO	33%
Betty McCollum	D	MN	50%
James McCrery	R	LA	33%
Jim McDermott	D	WA	50%
James P. McGovern	D	MA	50%
John McHugh	R	NY	17%
Scott McInnis	R	CO	33%
Mike McIntyre	D	NC	33%
Howard McKeon	R	CA	17%
Cynthia McKinney	D	GA	50%
Michael McNulty	D	NY	33%
Martin Meehan	D	MA	17%
Carrie Meek	D	FL	60%
Gregory W. Meeks	D	NY	33%
Bob Menendez	D	NJ	33%
John Mica	R	FL	33%
Juanita Millender-McDonald	D	CA	33%
Dan Miller	R	FL	33%
Gary Miller	R	CA	33%
George Miller	D	CA	50%
Jeff Miller	R	FL	33%
Patsy Mink	D	HI	40%
Alan Mollohan	D	WV	67%
Dennis Moore	D	KS	17%
James Moran	D	VA	50%
Jerry Moran	R	KS	67%
Constance Morella	R	MD	17%
John Murtha	D	PA	33%
Sue Myrick	R	NC	33%
Jerry Nadler	D	NY	50%
Grace Napolitano	D	CA	33%
Richard E. Neal	D	MA	60%
George Nethercutt	R	WA	17%
Robert Ney	R	OH	33%
Anne Northup	R	KY	17%
Charles Norwood	R	GA	33%
James Nussle	R	IA	17%
James Oberstar	D	MN	67%
David Obey	D	WI	50%
John Olver	D	MA	60%
Solomon Ortiz	D	TX	50%
Thomas Osborne	R	NE	17%
Doug Ose	R	CA	17%
C.L. Otter	R	ID	33%
Major Owens	D	NY	50%
Michael Oxley	R	OH	20%
Frank Pallone	D	NJ	33%
Bill Pascrell	D	NJ	33%
Ed Pastor	D	AZ	50%
Ron Paul	R	TX	83%
Donald Payne	D	NJ	50%
Nancy Pelosi	D	CA	33%
Mike Pence	R	IN	50%
Collin Peterson	D	MN	83%
John Peterson	R	PA	33%
Thomas Petri	R	WI	17%
David Phelps	D	IL	20%
Charles Pickering	R	MS	33%
Joseph Pitts	R	PA	50%
Todd Platts	R	PA	33%
Richard Pombo	R	CA	33%
Earl Pomeroy	D	ND	33%
Rob Portman	R	OH	17%
David Price	D	NC	33%
Deborah Pryce	R	OH	17%
Adam Putnam	R	FL	33%
Jack Quinn	R	NY	17%
George Radanovich	R	CA	17%
Nick Rahall	D	WV	67%
James Ramstad	R	MN	50%
Charles Rangel	D	NY	33%
Ralph Regula	R	OH	17%
Dennis Rehberg	R	MT	33%
Silvestre Reyes	D	TX	50%
Thomas Reynolds	R	NY	17%
Bob Riley	R	AL	33%
Lynn Rivers	D	MI	50%
Ciro Rodriguez	D	TX	33%
Timothy Roemer	D	IN	33%
Harold Rogers	R	KY	17%
Mike Rogers	R	MI	33%
Dana Rohrabacher	R	CA	50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	R	FL	20%
Mike Ross	D	AR	33%
Steven Rothman	D	NJ	17%
Marge Roukema	R	NJ	50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard	D	CA	33%
Edward Royce	R	CA	33%
Bobby Rush	D	IL	50%
Paul Ryan	R	WI	17%
Jim Ryun	R	KS	50%
Martin Sabo	D	MN	67%
Loretta Sanchez	D	CA	50%
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	67%
Max Sandlin	D	TX	33%
Thomas Sawyer	D	OH	33%
H. Saxton	R	NJ	33%
Bob Schaffer	R	CO	50%
Janice D. Schakowsky	D	IL	50%
Adam Schiff	D	CA	17%
Edward Schrock	R	VA	33%
Robert C. Scott	D	VA	50%
Jim Sensenbrenner	R	WI	33%
José Serrano	D	NY	50%
Pete Sessions	R	TX	50%
John Shadegg	R	AZ	50%
E. Shaw	R	FL	17%
Christopher Shays	R	CT	17%
Brad Sherman	D	CA	17%
Donald Sherwood	R	PA	33%
John Shimkus	R	IL	33%
Ronnie Shows	D	MS	50%
Bill Shuster	R	PA	33%
Robert Simmons	R	CT	0%
Michael K. Simpson	R	ID	17%
Joseph Skeen	R	NM	17%
Ike Skelton	D	MO	33%
Louise Slaughter	D	NY	33%
Adam Smith	D	WA	0%
Christopher H. Smith	R	NJ	17%
Lamar Smith	R	TX	17%
Nick Smith	R	MI	33%
Victor Snyder	D	AR	33%
Hilda Solis	D	CA	33%
Mark Souder	R	IN	17%
John Spratt	D	SC	33%
Fortney Stark	D	CA	50%
Clifford Stearns	R	FL	40%
Charles Stenholm	D	TX	33%
Ted Strickland	D	OH	50%
Robert Stump	R	AZ	40%
Bart Stupak	D	MI	67%
John Sullivan	R	OK	50%
John Sununu	R	NH	17%
John Sweeney	R	NY	20%
Thomas Tancredo	R	CO	50%
John Tanner	D	TN	33%
Ellen Tauscher	D	CA	17%
William Tauzin	R	LA	17%
Charles Taylor	R	NC	50%
Gene Taylor	D	MS	50%
Lee Terry	R	NE	17%
William Thomas	R	CA	17%
Bennie G. Thompson	D	MS	60%
Mike Thompson	D	CA	33%
Mac Thornberry	R	TX	17%
John Thune	R	SD	33%
Karen Thurman	D	FL	33%
Todd Tiahrt	R	KS	33%
Patrick Tiberi	R	OH	17%
John Tierney	D	MA	50%
Pat Toomey	R	PA	33%
Edolphus Towns	D	NY	33%
James Traficant	D	OH	N/A
James Turner	D	TX	33%
Mark Udall	D	CO	50%
Tom Udall	D	NM	50%
Fred Upton	R	MI	33%
Nydia M. Velazquez	D	NY	50%
Peter Visclosky	D	IN	83%
David Vitter	R	LA	33%
Greg Walden	R	OR	33%
James Walsh	R	NY	17%
Zach Wamp	R	TN	50%
Maxine Waters	D	CA	60%
Wes Watkins	R	OK	17%
Diane Watson	D	CA	50%
Melvin Watt	D	NC	50%
J.C. Watts	R	OK	17%
Henry Waxman	D	CA	17%
Anthony Weiner	D	NY	20%
David Weldon	R	FL	50%
W. Weldon	R	PA	20%
Gerald Weller	R	IL	17%
Robert Wexler	D	FL	20%
Ed Whitfield	R	KY	33%
Roger Wicker	R	MS	33%
Heather Wilson	R	NM	17%
Joe Wilson	R	SC	50%
Frank Wolf	R	VA	33%
Lynn Woolsey	D	CA	50%
David Wu	D	OR	50%
Albert Wynn	D	MD	17%
C. Young	R	FL	33%
Don Young	R	AK	50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	39%
Independent	67%
Republican	29.5%