Freedom Index 119-1

The New American Magazine
The Freedom Index is published twice yearly by The New American Magazine.

Our first look at the 119th Congress shows how every member of the House and Senate voted on key issues such as federal spending, men in women’s sports, USAID funding (Senate only), and sanctuary cities (House only).

The scores are derived by dividing a congressman’s constitutional votes (pluses) by the total number he cast (pluses and minuses) and multiplying by 100. The average House score for this index is 36 percent (69 percent for the Republicans and two percent for the Democrats), and the average Senate score is 42 percent (79 percent for the Republicans and one percent for the Democrats). Fourteen representatives and three senators earned 100 percent. We encourage readers to examine how their own legislators voted on each of the 10 key measures. We also encourage readers to commend legislators for their constitutional votes, and to urge improvement where needed.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Medical Care for Abortion Survivors

The U.S. Constitution does not grant a right to abortion. Abortion is not healthcare, it is the ending of innocent human life, and the Declaration of Independence affirms the right to life as a fundamental, God-given, and inherent right.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S. 6 Roll Call 11

2. Deficit Reduction

Reduces the deficit by approximately $1.4 trillion through fiscal 2034.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Benefit per household: +$10,589.00/year
S. Con. Res. 7 Roll Call 77 See Article I Section 8

3. Federal Funding for Law Enforcement

Increases federal funding for local law enforcement by funding the COPS Hiring Program.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S. Con. Res. 7 Roll Call 81 See Article I Section 8

4. In Vitro Fertilization

Protects access to "reproductive healthcare," including "fertility treatment services" such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S. Con. Res. 7 Roll Call 82 See Article I Section 8

5. EPA Emissions Rule

Overturns an EPA rule that imposed annual fees on oil and gas facilities that emit methane above certain thresholds.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Benefit per household: +$0.05/year
H. J. Res. 35 Roll Call 97 See Article I Section 8

6. Protecting Women’s Sports

Would ensure that only real (i.e., biological) women and girls compete in women's sports that are operated, sponsored, or facilitated by federal funding. "Transgender" women and girls — i.e., biological males who "identify," or pose, as females — would be prohibited from competing.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S. 9 Roll Call 100

7. USAID Funding Cuts

Reduces funding levels for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Benefit per household: +$121.00/year
H.R. 1968 Roll Call 132 See Article I Section 8

8. Debt Ceiling

Reduces the bill's increase in the debt limit from $4 trillion to $500 billion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Benefit per household: +$26,472.00/year
H. Con. Res. 14 Roll Call 179

9. Minimum-wage Increase

During consideration of a budget resolution for fiscal 2025 (House Concurrent Resolution 14), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) offered an amendment to increase the federal minimum wage to at least $17 an hour over five years.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H. Con. Res. 14 Roll Call 184

10. Water-heater Rule

Would overturn a 2024 Department of Energy rule, titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters," that imposed new requirements on gas-fired instantaneous water heaters and effectively banned the sale of non-condensing models.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
H. J. Res. 20 Roll Call 207

How did they vote?

Grid View
Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Angela D. Alsobrooks D MD 0%
Tammy Baldwin D WI 0%
Jim Banks R IN 80%
John Barrasso R WY 80%
Michael F. Bennet D CO 0%
Marsha Blackburn R TN 80%
Richard Blumenthal D CT 0%
Cory A. Booker D NJ 0%
John Boozman R AR 70%
Katie Boyd Britt R AL 90%
Ted Budd R NC 80%
Maria Cantwell D WA 0%
Shelley Moore Capito R WV 67%
Bill Cassidy R LA 80%
Susan M. Collins R ME 60%
Chris Coons D DE 0%
John Cornyn R TX 80%
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 0%
Tom Cotton R AR 80%
Kevin Cramer R ND 67%
Mike Crapo R ID 70%
Ted Cruz R TX 90%
John Curtis R UT 100%
Steve Daines R MT 90%
Tammy Duckworth D IL 0%
Dick Durbin D IL 0%
Joni Ernst R IA 90%
John K. Fetterman D PA 0%
Deb Fischer R NE 70%
Ruben Gallego D AZ 0%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D NY 0%
Lindsey Graham R SC 70%
Chuck Grassley R IA 70%
William F. Hagerty R TN 89%
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH 0%
Josh Hawley R MO 70%
Martin Heinrich D NM 0%
John W. Hickenlooper D CO 0%
Mazie K. Hirono D HI 0%
John Hoeven R ND 70%
Jon Husted R OH 90%
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 70%
Ron Johnson R WI 90%
James C. Justice R WV 90%
Tim Kaine D VA 0%
Mark Kelly D AZ 0%
John Kennedy R LA 90%
Andy Kim D NJ 0%
Angus S. King I ME 0%
Amy Klobuchar D MN 0%
James Lankford R OK 70%
Mike Lee R UT 100%
Ben Ray Lujan D NM 0%
Cynthia Lummis R WY 89%
Ed Markey D MA 0%
Roger Marshall R KS 80%
Mitch McConnell R KY 70%
David McCormick R PA 80%
Jeff Merkley D OR 0%
Ashley Moody R FL 90%
Jerry Moran R KS 70%
Bernie Moreno R OH 90%
Markwayne Mullin R OK 67%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 60%
Chris Murphy D CT 0%
Patty Murray D WA 0%
Jon Ossoff D GA 10%
Alex Padilla D CA 0%
Rand Paul R KY 100%
Gary Peters D MI 0%
Jack Reed D RI 0%
Pete Ricketts R NE 70%
James E. Risch R ID 89%
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0%
Jacky Rosen D NV 0%
Mike Rounds R SD 70%
Bernie Sanders I VT 11%
Brian Schatz D HI 0%
Adam Schiff D CA 0%
Eric Schmitt R MO 90%
Chuck Schumer D NY 0%
Rick Scott R FL 90%
Tim Scott R SC 70%
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 0%
Tim Sheehy R MT 90%
Elissa Slotkin D MI 0%
Tina Smith D MN 0%
Dan Sullivan R AK 60%
John Thune R SD 70%
Thom Tillis R NC 70%
Tommy Tuberville R AL 90%
Chris Van Hollen D MD 10%
Mark R. Warner D VA 0%
Raphael G. Warnock D GA 10%
Elizabeth Warren D MA 0%
Peter Welch D VT 0%
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 0%
Roger Wicker R MS 70%
Ron Wyden D OR 0%
Todd Young R IN 80%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat0.7%
Independent5.5%
Republican79.2%
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