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.
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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 118-4
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 118th Congress (January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025) and ranks congressmen based on his or her fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.
Federal debt equals $323,046 per taxpayer, as of January 28, 2025.
Senate
1. Federal Reserve Activities
Senator Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) amendment to HR 7463 Federal Reserve Activities (Rejected 37 to 53 on 2/29/2024, Roll Call 63). Prohibits the Federal Reserve from purchasing or selling the debt of any state or municipality. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8 and Art. I, Sec. 10.
2. Spending Reductions
Sen. Paul's amendment to HR 2882 Spending Reductions (Rejected 34 to 63 on 3/23/2024, Roll Call 106). Reduces spending by 5 percent, excluding military and border funding. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.
3. Migrant Parole Program
Sen. Bill Hagerty's (R-Tenn.) amendment to HR 2882 Migrant Parole Program (Rejected 47 to 51 on 3/23/2024, Roll Call 112). Prohibits funding in the bill from being used to fly illegal migrants into the United States. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.
4. EPA Tailpipe Emissions Rule
S 4072 EPA Tailpipe Emissions Rule (Rejected 52 to 46 on 4/18/2024, Roll Call 142). Prohibits the use of fiscal 2024 funding to implement or enforce EPA rules on tailpipe emissions for vehicles. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.
5. Canceling Ukrainian Debt
S J Res 117 Canceling Ukrainian Debt (Rejected 37 to 61 on 11/20/2024, Roll Call 295). Disapproves of President Biden's plan to cancel $4.65 billion in Ukrainian debt.
6. Continuing Appropriations
HR 10545 Continuing Appropriations (Passed 85 to 11 on 12/21/2024, Roll Call 339). Extends federal funding through March 14, 2025. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.
Legislator Scores
| Name | Party | State | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela D. Alsobrooks | MD | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | WI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jim Banks | R | IN | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
| Michael Bennet | D | CO | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | TN | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | DE | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Cory Booker | D | NJ | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Boozman | R | AR | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Mike Braun | R | IN | 100% | + | . | . | + | . | + |
| Katie Boyd Britt | R | AL | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
| Ted Budd | R | NC | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Laphonza R. Butler | CA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . | |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shelley Capito | R | WV | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Benjamin Cardin | D | MD | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Carper | D | DE | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Casey | D | PA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Cassidy | R | LA | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | 33% | - | - | + | + | - | - |
| Chris Coons | D | DE | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | 67% | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | D | NV | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Cotton | R | AR | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Kevin Cramer | R | ND | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Michael Crapo | R | ID | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Ted Cruz | R | TX | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| John Curtis | R | UT | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Steve Daines | R | MT | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
| Tammy Duckworth | D | IL | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Durbin | D | IL | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joni Ernst | R | IA | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| John Fetterman | D | PA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deb Fischer | R | NE | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Ruben Gallego | D | AZ | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Charles Grassley | R | IA | 67% | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| Bill Hagerty | R | TN | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
| 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% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Jon Husted | OH | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | MS | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| James C. Justice | WV | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Timothy Kaine | D | VA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Kelly | D | AZ | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Kennedy | R | LA | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Andy Kim | D | NJ | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Angus King | I | ME | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Lankford | R | OK | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Ben Lujan | D | NM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cynthia Lummis | R | WY | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Joe Manchin | D | WV | 25% | . | - | - | + | - | . |
| Edward Markey | D | MA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roger Marshall | R | KS | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Mitch McConnell | R | KY | 50% | + | - | + | + | - | - |
| David McCormick | PA | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Robert Menendez | D | NJ | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ashley Moody | FL | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | 60% | . | - | + | + | + | - |
| Bernie Moreno | OH | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Markwayne Mullin | R | OK | 80% | + | + | + | . | + | - |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | 33% | - | - | + | + | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Reed | D | RI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pete Ricketts | R | NE | 67% | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| James Risch | R | ID | 100% | . | + | + | + | + | + |
| Mitt Romney | R | UT | 60% | . | - | + | + | - | + |
| Jacky Rosen | D | NV | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Rounds | R | SD | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | 100% | + | . | + | + | + | . |
| Bernard Sanders | I | VT | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Brian Schatz | D | HI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Schiff | D | CA | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Eric Schmitt | R | MO | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Charles Schumer | D | NY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Scott | R | SC | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
| Rick Scott | R | FL | 75% | + | . | . | + | + | - |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tim Sheehy | MT | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Kyrsten Sinema | D | AZ | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | MI | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Tina Smith | D | MN | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dan Sullivan | R | AK | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
| John Thune | R | SD | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Thom Tillis | R | NC | 50% | + | - | + | + | - | - |
| Tommy Tuberville | R | AL | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | MD | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. D. Vance | R | OH | 67% | . | - | + | + | . | . |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raphael G. Warnock | D | GA | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
| Elizabeth Warren | D | MA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Welch | D | VT | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 1.4% |
| Republican | 74.3% |
| Independent | 16.5% |