Scorecard 116-1

In this Scorecard, we chose the most crucial votes of the 116th Congress (January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021). This includes legislation that violates the Constitution and infringes on individual rights, bills that expand the size and scope of government, and measures that surrender U.S. sovereignty and self-government.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. USMCA

Contains the most dangerous provisions of NAFTA and the TPP. It will lead to a North American regional government similar to the European Union.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.R. 5430

2. On Agreeing to the Amendment 33 to H R 2500

Would prohibit indefinite military detention of any person (including Americans). Indefinite detention without trial violates habeas corpus.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H R 2500

3. Equality Act

Expands definition of protected classes in federal law to include "gender identity." Males who identify as females would be able to use public restrooms of the opposite sex - and vice versa.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H R 5

4. Paris Agreement

Would prohibit the use of federal funds for withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Fulfilling the agreement would stifle U.S. economy without impacting on alleged man-made global warming.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H R 9

5. Firearms Background Checks

Extends federal background checks to private sales, severely and unconstitutionally infringing on the right to keep and bear arms.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H R 8

6. Consolidated Appropriations (H.J.R. 31)

Provides $333 billion in "discretionary" spending for the seven remaining fiscal 2019 appropriations bills. Most of the bill's spending programs are unconstitutional.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$2,590.00/year
H.J.R. 31

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ralph Abraham R LA 60%
Alma S. Adams D NC 20%
Robert Aderholt R AL 67%
Pete Aguilar D CA 17%
Rick W. Allen R GA 67%
Colin Allred D TX 0%
Justin Amash L MI 100%
Mark E. Amodei R NV 50%
Kelly Armstrong R ND 50%
Jodey Cook Arrington R TX 67%
Cynthia Axne D IA 0%
Brian Babin R TX 67%
Don Bacon R NE 50%
James R. Baird R IN 67%
Troy Balderson R OH 50%
Jim Banks R IN 67%
Andy Barr R KY 50%
Nanette Diaz Barragan D CA 33%
Karen Bass D CA 17%
Joyce Beatty D OH 17%
Ami Bera D CA 17%
Jack Bergman R MI 50%
Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 50%
Don S. Beyer D VA 17%
Andy Biggs R AZ 67%
Gus M. Bilirakis R FL 67%
Dan Bishop R NC N/A
Rob Bishop R UT 50%
Sanford D. Bishop D GA 17%
Earl Blumenauer D OR 17%
Suzanne Bonamici D OR 17%
Mike Bost R IL 50%
Brendan F. Boyle D PA 17%
Kevin Brady R TX 75%
Anthony Brindisi D NY 0%
Mo Brooks R AL 67%
Susan Brooks R IN 33%
Anthony Brown D MD 33%
Julia Brownley D CA 17%
Vern Buchanan R FL 17%
Ken Buck R CO 67%
Larry Bucshon R IN 60%
Ted Budd R NC 67%
Tim Burchett R TN 60%
Michael Burgess R TX 67%
Cheri Bustos D IL 0%
George Butterfield D NC 17%
Bradley Byrne R AL 67%
Ken Calvert R CA 50%
Salud O. Carbajal D CA 17%
Tony Cardenas D CA 33%
Andre Carson D IN 0%
Earl L. Carter R GA 67%
John R. Carter R TX 50%
Matthew Cartwright D PA 17%
Ed Case D HI 0%
Sean Casten D IL 17%
Kathy Castor D FL 17%
Joaquin Castro D TX 33%
Steve Chabot R OH 67%
Liz Cheney R WY 50%
Judy Chu D CA 17%
David Cicilline D RI 17%
Gil Cisneros D CA 17%
Katherine M. Clark D MA 17%
Yvette D. Clarke D NY 50%
Lacy Clay D MO 33%
Emanuel Cleaver D MO 17%
Ben L. Cline R VA 67%
Michael Cloud R TX 67%
James E. Clyburn D SC 20%
Steve Cohen D TN 17%
Tom Cole R OK 50%
Chris Collins R NY 60%
Doug Collins R GA 67%
James Comer R KY 67%
K. Conaway R TX 50%
Gerry Connolly D VA 17%
Paul Cook R CA 50%
Jim Cooper D TN 17%
Luis Correa D CA 33%
Jim Costa D CA 0%
Joe Courtney D CT 17%
TJ Cox D CA 0%
Angela Dawn Craig D MN 0%
Eric A. Crawford R AR 60%
Dan Crenshaw R TX 67%
Charlie Crist D FL 0%
Jason Crow D CO 17%
Henry Cuellar D TX 0%
Elijah Cummings D MD 20%
Joe Cunningham D SC 0%
John Curtis R UT 67%
Sharice Davids D KS 0%
Warren Davidson R OH 67%
Danny K. Davis D IL 17%
Rodney Davis R IL 50%
Susan Davis D CA 17%
Madeleine Dean D PA 17%
Peter DeFazio D OR 33%
Diana DeGette D CO 17%
Rosa L. DeLauro D CT 17%
Suzan DelBene D WA 17%
Antonio Delgado D NY 0%
Val Demings D FL 17%
Mark DeSaulnier D CA 33%
Scott DesJarlais R TN 67%
Theodore Deutch D FL 20%
Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 17%
Debbie Dingell D MI 20%
Lloyd Doggett D TX 33%
Michael Doyle D PA 17%
Sean Duffy R WI 100%
Jeff Duncan R SC 67%
Neal P. Dunn R FL 67%
Tom Emmer R MN 50%
Eliot Engel D NY 33%
Veronica Escobar D TX 33%
Anna Eshoo D CA 17%
Adriano Espaillat D NY 50%
Ron Estes R KS 67%
Dwight Evans D PA 17%
Drew Ferguson R GA 50%
Abby Finkenauer D IA 0%
Brian K. Fitzpatrick R PA 0%
Charles J. Fleischmann R TN 50%
Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher D TX 0%
Bill Flores R TX 50%
Jeff Fortenberry R NE 50%
Bill Foster D IL 17%
Virginia Foxx R NC 50%
Lois Frankel D FL 20%
Marcia Fudge D OH 25%
Russ Fulcher R ID 50%
Tulsi Gabbard D HI 0%
Matt Gaetz R FL 50%
Mike Gallagher R WI 67%
Ruben Gallego D AZ 17%
John Garamendi D CA 17%
Jesus Garcia D IL 50%
Sylvia Garcia D TX 33%
Greg Gianforte R MT 50%
Bob Gibbs R OH 50%
Louie Gohmert R TX 67%
Jared Golden D ME 33%
Jimmy Gomez D CA 33%
Anthony Gonzalez R OH 50%
Vicente Gonzalez D TX 33%
Lance Gooden R TX 67%
Paul A. Gosar R AZ 67%
Josh Gottheimer D NJ 0%
Kay Granger R TX 50%
Garret Graves R LA 67%
Sam Graves R MO 80%
Tom Graves R GA 67%
Al Green D TX 17%
Mark Green R TN 67%
H. Morgan Griffith R VA 83%
Raul M. Grijalva D AZ 33%
Glenn Grothman R WI 80%
Michael Guest R MS 50%
Brett Guthrie R KY 50%
Debra Haaland D NM 17%
Jim Hagedorn R MN 50%
Josh Harder D CA 0%
Andy Harris R MD 67%
Vicky Hartzler R MO 67%
Alcee Hastings D FL 20%
Jahana Hayes D CT 17%
Denny Heck D WA 17%
Kevin Hern R OK 67%
Jody Hice R GA 67%
Brian Higgins D NY 17%
Clay Higgins R LA 80%
French Hill R AR 50%
Katie Hill D CA 0%
James A. Himes D CT 17%
George Holding R NC 67%
Trey Hollingsworth R IN 67%
Kendra Horn D OK 0%
Steven A. Horsford D NV 17%
Chrissy Houlahan D PA 0%
Steny H. Hoyer D MD 17%
Richard Hudson R NC 67%
Jared Huffman D CA 33%
Bill Huizenga R MI 67%
Duncan Hunter R CA 83%
Will Hurd R TX 17%
Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX 17%
Pramila Jayapal D WA 50%
Hakeem S. Jeffries D NY 17%
Bill Johnson R OH 40%
Dusty Johnson R SD 50%
Eddie Johnson D TX 17%
Henry C. Johnson D GA 17%
Mike Johnson R LA 60%
Jim Jordan R OH 67%
David Joyce R OH 50%
John Joyce R PA 67%
Marcy Kaptur D OH 33%
John Katko R NY 20%
William R. Keating D MA 17%
Fred Keller R PA N/A
Mike Kelly R PA 67%
Robin Kelly D IL 17%
Trent Kelly R MS 67%
Joseph Kennedy D MA 33%
Ro Khanna D CA 17%
Daniel Kildee D MI 17%
Derek Kilmer D WA 17%
Andy Kim D NJ 0%
Ron Kind D WI 17%
Peter King R NY 33%
Steve King R IA 67%
Adam Kinzinger R IL 60%
Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 0%
Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 17%
Ann Kuster D NH 17%
David Kustoff R TN 50%
Darin LaHood R IL 60%
Doug LaMalfa R CA 50%
Conor Lamb D PA 0%
Doug Lamborn R CO 67%
James Langevin D RI 17%
Rick Larsen D WA 17%
John B. Larson D CT 17%
Robert E. Latta R OH 67%
Brenda Lawrence D MI 0%
Al Lawson D FL 0%
Barbara Lee D CA 33%
Suzanne Kelley Lee D NV 0%
Debbie Lesko R AZ 67%
Andy Levin D MI 33%
Mike Levin D CA 17%
John Lewis D GA 17%
Ted Lieu D CA 33%
Daniel Lipinski D IL 0%
David Loebsack D IA 17%
Zoe Lofgren D CA 17%
Billy Long R MO 67%
Barry Loudermilk R GA 60%
Alan Lowenthal D CA 33%
Nita Lowey D NY 17%
Frank D. Lucas R OK 50%
Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 50%
Ben Ray Lujan D NM 17%
Elaine Luria D VA 0%
Stephen F. Lynch D MA 17%
Tom Malinowski D NJ 17%
Carolyn Maloney D NY 33%
Sean Maloney D NY 0%
Kenny Marchant R TX 67%
Roger Marshall R KS 67%
Thomas Massie R KY 100%
Brian J. Mast R FL 50%
Doris O. Matsui D CA 17%
Ben McAdams D UT 0%
Lucy McBath D GA 0%
Kevin McCarthy R CA 50%
Michael T. McCaul R TX 50%
Tom McClintock R CA 67%
Betty McCollum D MN 0%
A. McEachin D VA 33%
James P. McGovern D MA 33%
Patrick McHenry R NC 50%
David McKinley R WV 50%
Jerry McNerney D CA 17%
Mark Meadows R NC 83%
Gregory W. Meeks D NY 17%
Grace Meng D NY 33%
Dan Meuser R PA 67%
Carol D. Miller R WV 50%
Paul Mitchell R MI 67%
John R. Moolenaar R MI 50%
Alex Mooney R WV 67%
Gwen Moore D WI 17%
Joseph D. Morelle D NY 17%
Seth Moulton D MA 20%
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 0%
Markwayne Mullin R OK 67%
Gregory Francis Murphy R NC N/A
Stephanie Murphy D FL 0%
Jerry Nadler D NY 33%
Grace Napolitano D CA 17%
Richard E. Neal D MA 17%
Joseph Neguse D CO 17%
Dan Newhouse R WA 50%
Donald Norcross D NJ 33%
Ralph W. Norman R SC 67%
Devin Nunes R CA 50%
Tom O'Halleran D AZ 0%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 50%
Pete Olson R TX 50%
Ilhan Omar D MN 50%
Steven Palazzo R MS 50%
Frank Pallone D NJ 33%
Gary J. Palmer R AL 67%
Jimmy Panetta D CA 17%
Christopher C. Pappas D NH 17%
Bill Pascrell D NJ 33%
Donald Payne D NJ 17%
Nancy Pelosi D CA 0%
Greg Pence R IN 50%
Ed Perlmutter D CO 0%
Scott Perry R PA 67%
Scott H. Peters D CA 0%
Collin Peterson D MN 20%
Dean Phillips D MN 17%
Chellie Pingree D ME 33%
Mark Pocan D WI 33%
Katie Porter D CA 0%
Bill Posey R FL 67%
Ayanna S. Pressley D MA 50%
David Price D NC 17%
Mike Quigley D IL 20%
Jamie Raskin D MD 33%
John Ratcliffe R TX 60%
Tom Reed R NY 33%
Guy Reschenthaler R PA 67%
Kathleen Rice D NY 0%
Tom Rice R SC 80%
Cedric Richmond D LA 17%
Denver Riggleman R VA 50%
Martha Roby R AL 50%
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 17%
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 50%
David Roe R TN 50%
Harold Rogers R KY 50%
Mike D. Rogers R AL 67%
Francis Rooney R FL 60%
John W. Rose R TN 67%
Max Rose D NY 20%
Harley Rouda D CA 20%
David Rouzer R NC 67%
Chip Roy R TX 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 17%
Raul Ruiz D CA 17%
Dutch Ruppersberger D MD 17%
Bobby Rush D IL 17%
John H. Rutherford R FL 50%
Tim Ryan D OH 20%
Linda T. Sanchez D CA 17%
John Sarbanes D MD 17%
Steve Scalise R LA 50%
Mary Scanlon D PA 17%
Janice D. Schakowsky D IL 17%
Adam Schiff D CA 17%
Bradley S. Schneider D IL 17%
Kurt Schrader D OR 17%
Kim Schrier D WA 0%
David Schweikert R AZ 67%
Austin Scott R GA 67%
David Scott D GA 17%
Robert C. Scott D VA 17%
Jim Sensenbrenner R WI 67%
José Serrano D NY 33%
Terri A. Sewell D AL 17%
Donna Shalala D FL 17%
Brad Sherman D CA 17%
Rebecca Michelle Sherrill D NJ 17%
John Shimkus R IL 67%
Michael K. Simpson R ID 50%
Albio Sires D NJ 17%
Elissa Slotkin D MI 17%
Xochitl Torres Small D NM 0%
Adam Smith D WA 17%
Adrian Smith R NE 67%
Christopher H. Smith R NJ 33%
Jason T. Smith R MO 67%
Lloyd Smucker R PA 60%
Darren Soto D FL 17%
Abigail Spanberger D VA 0%
Ross Spano R FL 67%
Jackie Speier D CA 17%
Greg Stanton D AZ 17%
Pete Stauber R MN 50%
Elise Stefanik R NY 17%
Bryan Steil R WI 50%
Greg Steube R FL 60%
Haley Stevens D MI 17%
Chris Stewart R UT 50%
Steve Stivers R OH 50%
Thomas R. Suozzi D NY 17%
Eric Swalwell D CA 20%
Mark Takano D CA 17%
Van Taylor R TX 67%
Bennie G. Thompson D MS 0%
Glenn Thompson R PA 50%
Mike Thompson D CA 17%
Mac Thornberry R TX 50%
William R. Timmons R SC 67%
Scott Tipton R CO 83%
Dina Titus D NV 20%
Rashida Tlaib D MI 50%
Paul D. Tonko D NY 33%
Norma J. Torres D CA 17%
Lori Trahan D MA 17%
David Trone D MD 17%
Michael R. Turner R OH 40%
Lauren A. Underwood D IL 0%
Fred Upton R MI 33%
Jeff Van Drew R NJ 0%
Juan Vargas D CA 40%
Marc A. Veasey D TX 0%
Filemon Vela D TX 33%
Nydia M. Velazquez D NY 50%
Peter Visclosky D IN 33%
Ann Wagner R MO 50%
Tim Walberg R MI 67%
Greg Walden R OR 33%
Bradley Walker R NC 60%
Jackie Walorski R IN 50%
Mike Waltz R FL 50%
Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 0%
Maxine Waters D CA 17%
Steven Watkins R KS 67%
Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 33%
Randy K. Weber R TX 60%
Daniel Webster R FL 67%
Peter Welch D VT 17%
Brad Wenstrup R OH 50%
Bruce Westerman R AR 60%
Jennifer Wexton D VA 17%
Susan Wild D PA 0%
Roger Williams R TX 67%
Frederica S. Wilson D FL 17%
Joe Wilson R SC 60%
Robert J. Wittman R VA 50%
Steve Womack R AR 50%
Rob Woodall R GA 50%
Ron Wright R TX 80%
John Yarmuth D KY 17%
Ted Yoho R FL 100%
Don Young R AK 40%
Lee Zeldin R NY 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat17.6%
Libertarian100%
Republican58.1%
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