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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 117-3

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 $243,797 per taxpayer, as of August 12, 2022.

Senate
House

Senate

1. Debt Limit Increase

Good Vote: No

S 610 Debt Limit Increase (Passed 59 to 35 on 12/9/2021, Roll Call 491). Allowed the the Senate to pass a $2.5 trillion debt-limit increase, bypassing the filibuster and other normal obstacles to passage.

2. Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes

Senator Mike Lee's (R-Utah) amendment to H.R. 2471 Vaccine Mandates (Rejected 49 to 50 on 3/10/2022, Roll Call 75). Would "prohibit funding for COVID-19 vaccine mandates." See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8; amend. 10.

3. Omnibus Appropriations

Good Vote: No

HR 2471 Omnibus Appropriations (Passed 68 to 31 on 3/10/2022, Roll Call 78). Spends $1.5 trillion on multiple unconstitutional programs and agencies. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

4. Ukraine Aid

Good Vote: No

HR 7691 Ukraine Aid (Passed 86 to 11 on 4/7/2022, Roll Call 191). Unconstitutionally spends $40.1 billion in aid to Ukraine. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

5. Covid Aid

Good Vote: No

S 4004 Covid Aid (Cloture rejected 52 to 43 on 5/19/2022, Roll Call 192). Unconstitutionally spends $48 billion in grants to small businesses harmed by government Covid restrictions. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

6. Gun Control

Good Vote: No

S 2938 Gun Control (Passed 65 to 33 on 6/24/2022, Roll Call 242). Implements new federal gun controls and mental-health programs. See U.S. Const., amend. 2.

Legislator Scores

Legend: [ + ] Constitutional Vote[ - ] Unconstitutional Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party State Score 123456
Tammy Baldwin D WI 0% ------
John Barrasso R WY 50% -+--++
Michael Bennet D CO 0% ------
Marsha Blackburn R TN 100% ++++++
Richard Blumenthal D CT 0% ------
Roy Blunt R MO 17% -+----
Cory Booker D NJ 0% ------
John Boozman R AR 100% ++++++
Mike Braun R IN 100% ++++++
Sherrod Brown D OH 0% ---..-
Ted Budd R NC NA ......
Richard Burr R NC 60% .++-+-
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 40% .+--+-
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 0% ------
Tom Cotton R AR 80% +++-+.
Kevin Cramer R ND 80% +++-+.
Michael Crapo R ID 100% ++++++
Ted Cruz R TX 83% +++-++
Steve Daines R MT 83% +++-++
Tammy Duckworth D IL 0% ------
Richard Durbin D IL 0% ------
Joni Ernst R IA 40% ++--.-
Dianne Feinstein D CA 0% ------
Deb Fischer R NE 83% +++-++
Kirsten Gillibrand D NY 0% ------
Lindsey Graham R SC 50% ++--+-
Charles Grassley R IA 67% ++--++
Bill Hagerty R TN 100% ++++++
Margaret Hassan D NH 0% ------
Joshua Hawley R MO 100% ++++++
Martin Heinrich D NM 0% ------
John W. Hickenlooper D CO 0% ------
Mazie Hirono D HI 0% ------
John Hoeven R ND 83% +++-++
Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 67% ++--++
James Inhofe R OK 75% +..-++
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 100% ++++++
Joe Manchin D WV 0% ------
Edward Markey D MA 0% ------
Roger Marshall R KS 100% ++++.+
Mitch McConnell R KY 33% -+--+-
Robert Menendez D NJ 0% ------
Jeff Merkley D OR 0% ------
Jerry Moran R KS 67% ++--++
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 83% +++-++
Mitt Romney R UT 50% -++-+-
Jacky Rosen D NV 0% ---..-
Mike Rounds R SD 80% .++-++
Marco Rubio R FL 83% +++-++
Bernard Sanders I VT 0% ------
Benjamin Sasse R NE 80% .++-++
Brian Schatz D HI 0% ------
Charles Schumer D NY 0% ------
Tim Scott R SC 83% +++-++
Rick Scott R FL 83% +++-++
Jeanne Shaheen D NH 0% ------
Richard Shelby R AL 67% ++--++
Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 0% ------
Tina Smith D MN 0% ------
Debbie Stabenow D MI 0% ------
Dan Sullivan R AK 83% +++-++
Jon Tester D MT 0% ------
John Thune R SD 50% -+--++
Thom Tillis R NC 50% -++-+-
Patrick Toomey R PA 60% .++-+-
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 50% ++---+
Ron Wyden D OR 0% ------
Todd Young R IN 50% ++--+-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 0%
Republican 67.2%
Independent 0%