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Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Congressional Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how members of Congress are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about the constitutionality of their congressman's votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Congressional Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

Scorecard 117-1

The Congressional Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how members of Congress are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about the constitutionality of their congressman's votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 117th Congress (January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023) and ranks congressmen based on his or her fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

Federal Debt Equals $287,859 per Taxpaying Household, as of December 15, 2021.

Senate
House

Senate

1. Deficit Reduction

Good Vote: Yes

Senator Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) amendment to S.Con.Res.5 Deficit Reduction (Rejected 29 to 71 on 2/4/2021).Would reduce federal spending by $67.4 billion in fiscal 2022 alone, and by a total of $7.2 trillion over 10 years.

2. Trump Impeachment

Good Vote: No

House Resolution 24 Trump Impeachment (Acquitted 43 to 57 on 2/13/2021). The Senate may not constitutionally convict a private citizen, and Trump did not commit any crime. See U.S. Const., Art. II, Sec. 4.

3. Paycheck Protection Program Extension

Good Vote: No

HR 1799 Paycheck Protection Program Extension (Passed 92 to 7 on 3/25/2021). Extends the Treasury Department’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from March 31 to June 30, 2021 despite no constitutional authorization. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

4. Research and Development Package

Good Vote: No

S 1260 Research and Development Package (Passed 68 to 32 on 6/8/2021). Unconstitutionally authorizes $250 billion over five years for federal funding of research and development programs. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

5. Coronavirus Appropriations

Good Vote: No

HR 1319 Coronavirus Appropriations (Passed 50 to 49 on 3/6/2021). Spends $1.9 trillion on unconstitutional programs in the name of coronavirus relief. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

6. Infrastructure

Good Vote: No

HR 3684 Infrastructure (Passed 69 to 30 on 8/10/2021). Spends $1.2 trillion on wasteful projects and socialized programs. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

Legislator Scores

Legend: [ + ] Constitutional Vote[ - ] Unconstitutional Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party State Score 123456
Tammy Baldwin D WI 0% ------
John Barrasso R WY 83% ++-+++
Michael Bennet D CO 0% ------
Marsha Blackburn R TN 83% ++-+++
Richard Blumenthal D CT 0% ------
Roy Blunt R MO 33% -+--+-
Cory Booker D NJ 0% ------
John Boozman R AR 67% -+-+++
Mike Braun R IN 83% ++-+++
Sherrod Brown D OH 0% ------
Ted Budd R NC NA ......
Richard Burr R NC 33% ---++-
Maria Cantwell D WA 0% ------
Shelley Capito R WV 33% -+--+-
Benjamin Cardin D MD 0% ------
Thomas Carper D DE 0% ------
Robert Casey D PA 0% ------
Bill Cassidy R LA 50% +--++-
Susan Collins R ME 17% ----+-
Chris Coons D DE 0% ------
John Cornyn R TX 67% ++--++
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 0% ------
Tom Cotton R AR 67% -+-+++
Kevin Cramer R ND 50% -+-++-
Michael Crapo R ID 67% +++-+-
Ted Cruz R TX 100% ++++++
Steve Daines R MT 67% ++--++
Tammy Duckworth D IL 0% ------
Richard Durbin D IL 0% ------
Joni Ernst R IA 83% ++-+++
Dianne Feinstein D CA 0% ------
Deb Fischer R NE 67% ++-++-
Kirsten Gillibrand D NY 0% ------
Lindsey Graham R SC 33% -+--+-
Charles Grassley R IA 50% ++--+-
Bill Hagerty R TN 83% ++-+++
Margaret Hassan D NH 0% ------
Joshua Hawley R MO 83% -+++++
Martin Heinrich D NM 0% ------
John W. Hickenlooper D CO 0% ------
Mazie Hirono D HI 0% ------
John Hoeven R ND 50% -+-++-
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 83% ++-+++
James Inhofe R OK 67% -+-+++
Ron Johnson R WI 83% ++-+++
Timothy Kaine D VA 0% ------
Mark Kelly D AZ 0% ------
John Kennedy R LA 83% ++-+++
Angus King I ME 0% ------
Amy Klobuchar D MN 0% ------
James Lankford R OK 83% ++-+++
Patrick Leahy D VT 0% ------
Mike Lee R UT 100% ++++++
Ben Lujan D NM 0% ------
Cynthia Lummis R WY 83% ++-+++
Joe Manchin D WV 0% ------
Edward Markey D MA 0% ------
Roger Marshall R KS 83% ++-+++
Mitch McConnell R KY 33% -+--+-
Robert Menendez D NJ 0% ------
Jeff Merkley D OR 0% ------
Jerry Moran R KS 83% ++-+++
Markwayne Mullin R OK NA ......
Lisa Murkowski R AK 17% ----+-
Christopher Murphy D CT 0% ------
Patty Murray D WA 0% ------
Jon Ossoff D GA 0% ------
Alex Padilla D CA 0% ------
Rand Paul R KY 100% ++++++
Gary Peters D MI 0% ------
Robert Portman R OH 33% -+--+-
John Reed D RI 0% ------
James Risch R ID 67% +++-+-
Mitt Romney R UT 17% ----+-
Jacky Rosen D NV 0% ------
Mike Rounds R SD 40% -+--+.
Marco Rubio R FL 67% -+-+++
Bernard Sanders I VT 17% ---+--
Benjamin Sasse R NE 40% --.-++
Brian Schatz D HI 0% ------
Charles Schumer D NY 0% ------
Tim Scott R SC 83% ++-+++
Rick Scott R FL 67% -+-+++
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 0% ------
Richard Shelby R AL 100% ++++++
Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 0% ------
Tina Smith D MN 0% ------
Debbie Stabenow D MI 0% ------
Dan Sullivan R AK 40% ++--.-
Jon Tester D MT 0% ------
John Thune R SD 83% ++-+++
Thom Tillis R NC 50% ++--+-
Patrick Toomey R PA 67% +--+++
Tommy Tuberville R AL 83% ++-+++
Chris Van Hollen D MD 0% ------
Mark Warner D VA 0% ------
Raphael G. Warnock D GA 0% ------
Elizabeth Warren D MA 0% ------
Peter Welch D VT NA ......
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 0% ------
Roger Wicker R MS 33% -+--+-
Ron Wyden D OR 0% ------
Todd Young R IN 50% -+--++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 0%
Republican 60.9%
Independent 8.5%