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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 111-1

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 111th Congress (January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011) and ranks congressmen based on his or her fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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House of Representatives

1. ObamaCare

Good Vote: No

HR3590 ObamaCare (Passed 219 to 210 on 3/21/2010, Roll Call 165). Popularly known as "ObamaCare," this bill essentially completed the government takeover of the American healthcare system.

2. Withdrawing U.S. Soldiers From Afghanistan

Good Vote: Yes

HCR248 Withdrawing U.S. Soldiers From Afghanistan (Rejected 65 to 356 on 3/10/2010, Roll Call 98). Would direct the President to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan within 30 days of enactment, or by the end of the year.

3. Omnibus Appropriations

Good Vote: No

HR3288 Omnibus Appropriations (Passed 221 to 202 on 12/10/2009, Roll Call 949). This legislation is comprised of six appropriations bills that Congress failed to complete separately. The price tag in the final version of H.R. 3288 is about $1.1 trillion.

4. Cap and Trade

Good Vote: No

HR2454 Cap and Trade (Passed 219 to 212 on 6/26/2009, Roll Call 477). Would not merely "cap" carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse" gas emissions, ostensibly to fight global warming, but would reduce the amount of allowable emissions over time.

5. Body Image Screening

Good Vote: Yes

HR2200 Body Image Screening (Passed 310 to 118 on 6/4/2009, Roll Call 305). Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) offered an amendment that would prohibit the use of Whole-Body Imaging as the primary method of screening at airports.

6. Budget Resolution

Good Vote: No

SCR13 Budget Resolution (Passed 233 to 193 on 4/29/2009, Roll Call 216). The final version of the Fiscal 2010 Budget Resolution (SCR13) calls for $3.56 trillion in federal spending for the fiscal year.

Senate Member Scores

Legend:
Constitutional Vote Unconstitutional Vote Did not Vote
# Name Party State Score 123456
1 Neil Abercrombie D HI 25%
2 Gary Ackerman D NY 0%
3 Robert Aderholt R AL 67%
4 John Adler D NJ 50%
5 W. Akin R MO 67%
6 Rodney Alexander R LA 83%
7 Jason Altmire D PA 50%
8 Robert Andrews D NJ 0%
9 Michael Arcuri D NY 50%
10 Steve Austria R OH 83%
11 Joe Baca D CA 17%
12 Michele Bachmann R MN 83%
13 Spencer Bachus R AL 83%
14 Brian Baird D WA 33%
15 James Barrett R SC 75%
16 John Barrow D GA 67%
17 Roscoe Bartlett R MD 83%
18 Joe Barton R TX 83%
19 Melissa Bean D IL 0%
20 Xavier Becerra D CA 17%
21 Shelley Berkley D NV 17%
22 Howard Berman D CA 17%
23 Robert Berry D AR 33%
24 Judy Biggert R IL 67%
25 Brian Bilbray R CA 67%
26 Gus Bilirakis R FL 67%
27 Rob Bishop R UT 80%
28 Sanford Bishop D GA 17%
29 Timothy Bishop D NY 0%
30 Earl Blumenauer D OR 0%
31 John Boccieri D OH 17%
32 John Boehner R OH 83%
33 Jo Bonner R AL 67%
34 Mary Bono Mack R CA 50%
35 Dan Boren D OK 67%
36 Leonard Boswell D IA 0%
37 Frederick Boucher D VA 33%
38 Charles Boustany R LA 67%
39 Allen Boyd D FL 17%
40 Kevin Brady R TX 83%
41 Robert Brady D PA 17%
42 Bruce Braley D IA 17%
43 Bobby Bright D AL 67%
44 Paul Broun R GA 83%
45 Henry Brown R SC 83%
46 Corrine Brown D FL 20%
47 Virginia Brown-Waite R FL 83%
48 Vern Buchanan R FL 83%
49 Michael Burgess R TX 80%
50 Dan Burton R IN 67%
51 George Butterfield D NC 0%
52 Stephen Buyer R IN 80%
53 Ken Calvert R CA 83%
54 Dave Camp R MI 100%
55 John Campbell R CA 100%
56 Eric Cantor R VA 67%
57 Anh Cao R LA 83%
58 Lois Capps D CA 17%
59 Michael Capuano D MA 33%
60 Dennis Cardoza D CA 17%
61 Russ Carnahan D MO 0%
62 Christopher Carney D PA 33%
63 André Carson D IN 17%
64 John Carter R TX 83%
65 Michael Castle R DE 50%
66 Kathy Castor D FL 17%
67 Jason Chaffetz R UT 83%
68 Ben Chandler D KY 33%
69 Travis Childers D MS 83%
70 Judy Chu D CA 33%
71 Yvette Clarke D NY 33%
72 Wm. Clay D MO 33%
73 Emanuel Cleaver D MO 33%
74 James Clyburn D SC 0%
75 Howard Coble R NC 83%
76 Mike Coffman R CO 67%
77 Steve Cohen D TN 17%
78 Tom Cole R OK 67%
79 K. Conaway R TX 83%
80 Gerald Connolly D VA 17%
81 John Conyers D MI 20%
82 Jim Cooper D TN 20%
83 Jim Costa D CA 33%
84 Jerry Costello D IL 33%
85 Joe Courtney D CT 0%
86 Ander Crenshaw R FL 83%
87 Mark Critz D PA NA
88 Joseph Crowley D NY 33%
89 Henry Cuellar D TX 17%
90 John Culberson R TX 83%
91 Elijah Cummings D MD 17%
92 Kathleen Dahlkemper D PA 50%
93 Artur Davis D AL 60%
94 Lincoln Davis D TN 33%
95 Geoff Davis R KY 83%
96 Danny Davis D IL 33%
97 Susan Davis D CA 17%
98 Nathan Deal R GA 100%
99 Peter DeFazio D OR 33%
100 Diana DeGette D CO 0%
101 William Delahunt D MA 17%
102 Rosa DeLauro D CT 0%
103 Charles Dent R PA 67%
104 Theodore Deutch D FL NA
105 Lincoln Diaz-Balart R FL 100%
106 Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 83%
107 Norman Dicks D WA 0%
108 John Dingell D MI 17%
109 Charles Djou R HI NA
110 Lloyd Doggett D TX 17%
111 Michael Doyle D PA 33%
112 David Dreier R CA 83%
113 Steve Driehaus D OH 33%
114 John Duncan R TN 100%
115 Thomas Edwards D TX 33%
116 Donna Edwards D MD 33%
117 Vernon Ehlers R MI 67%
118 Keith Ellison D MN 33%
119 Brad Ellsworth D IN 50%
120 Jo Ann Emerson R MO 83%
121 Eliot Engel D NY 17%
122 Anna Eshoo D CA 0%
123 Bob Etheridge D NC 17%
124 Mary Fallin R OK 83%
125 Sam Farr D CA 33%
126 Chaka Fattah D PA 17%
127 Bob Filner D CA 33%
128 John Fleming R LA 67%
129 J. Forbes R VA 83%
130 Jeff Fortenberry R NE 83%
131 Bill Foster D IL 33%
132 Virginia Foxx R NC 67%
133 Barney Frank D MA 20%
134 Trent Franks R AZ 67%
135 Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ 67%
136 Marcia Fudge D OH 17%
137 Elton Gallegly R CA 67%
138 John Garamendi D CA 0%
139 Scott Garrett R NJ 83%
140 Jim Gerlach R PA 67%
141 Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 17%
142 Phil Gingrey R GA 83%
143 Louie Gohmert R TX 83%
144 Charles Gonzalez D TX 17%
145 Bob Goodlatte R VA 83%
146 Barton Gordon D TN 17%
147 Kay Granger R TX 60%
148 Sam Graves R MO 67%
149 Tom Graves R GA NA
150 Alan Grayson D FL 33%
151 Al Green D TX 17%
152 Gene Green D TX 17%
153 Parker Griffith R AL 67%
154 Raul Grijalva D AZ 33%
155 Brett Guthrie R KY 83%
156 Luis Gutierrez D IL 33%
157 John Hall D NY 17%
158 Ralph Hall R TX 83%
159 Deborah Halvorson D IL 0%
160 Phil Hare D IL 17%
161 Jane Harman D CA 0%
162 Gregg Harper R MS 83%
163 Alcee Hastings D FL 40%
164 Doc Hastings R WA 67%
165 Jeb Hensarling R TX 83%
166 Walter Herger R CA 67%
167 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 50%
168 Brian Higgins D NY 17%
169 Baron Hill D IN 17%
170 James Himes D CT 0%
171 Maurice Hinchey D NY 17%
172 Ruben Hinojosa D TX 20%
173 Paul Hodes D NH 17%
174 Peter Hoekstra R MI 80%
175 Tim Holden D PA 33%
176 Rush Holt D NJ 17%
177 Michael Honda D CA 0%
178 Steny Hoyer D MD 17%
179 Duncan Hunter R CA 83%
180 Bob Inglis R SC 83%
181 Jay Inslee D WA 17%
182 Steve Israel D NY 17%
183 Darrell Issa R CA 83%
184 Jesse Jackson D IL 40%
185 Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX 20%
186 Lynn Jenkins R KS 83%
187 Timothy Johnson R IL 100%
188 Eddie Johnson D TX 33%
189 Henry Johnson D GA 17%
190 Sam Johnson R TX 83%
191 Walter Jones Jr. R NC 100%
192 Jim Jordan R OH 83%
193 Steve Kagen D WI 33%
194 Paul Kanjorski D PA 17%
195 Marcy Kaptur D OH 17%
196 Patrick Kennedy D RI 0%
197 Dale Kildee D MI 17%
198 Carolyn Kilpatrick D MI 17%
199 Mary Jo Kilroy D OH 17%
200 Ron Kind D WI 33%
201 Peter King R NY 67%
202 Steve King R IA 83%
203 Jack Kingston R GA 83%
204 Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 33%
205 Larry Kissell D NC 50%
206 Ron Klein D FL 0%
207 John Kline R MN 83%
208 Suzanne Kosmas D FL 17%
209 Frank Kratovil D MD 50%
210 Dennis Kucinich D OH 83%
211 Doug Lamborn R CO 83%
212 Leonard Lance R NJ 50%
213 James Langevin D RI 17%
214 Rick Larsen D WA 17%
215 John Larson D CT 33%
216 Tom Latham R IA 67%
217 Steven LaTourette R OH 67%
218 Robert Latta R OH 83%
219 Christopher Lee R NY 67%
220 Barbara Lee D CA 33%
221 Sander Levin D MI 17%
222 Jerry Lewis R CA 83%
223 John Lewis D GA 40%
224 John Linder R GA 83%
225 Daniel Lipinski D IL 50%
226 Frank LoBiondo R NJ 50%
227 David Loebsack D IA 17%
228 Zoe Lofgren D CA 17%
229 Nita Lowey D NY 0%
230 Frank Lucas R OK 67%
231 Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 83%
232 Daniel Lungren R CA 67%
233 Stephen Lynch D MA 33%
234 Connie Mack R FL 83%
235 Daniel Maffei D NY 33%
236 Carolyn Maloney D NY 33%
237 Donald Manzullo R IL 83%
238 Kenny Marchant R TX 83%
239 Betsy Markey D CO 17%
240 James Marshall D GA 83%
241 Eric Massa D NY 50%
242 Jim Matheson D UT 83%
243 Doris Matsui D CA 0%
244 Carolyn McCarthy D NY 0%
245 Kevin McCarthy R CA 83%
246 Michael McCaul R TX 83%
247 Tom McClintock R CA 83%
248 Betty McCollum D MN 17%
249 Thaddeus McCotter R MI 83%
250 Jim McDermott D WA 33%
251 James McGovern D MA 33%
252 Patrick McHenry R NC 83%
253 John McHugh R NY 67%
254 Mike McIntyre D NC 67%
255 Howard McKeon R CA 83%
256 Michael McMahon D NY 20%
257 Jerry McNerney D CA 17%
258 Kendrick Meek D FL 17%
259 Gregory Meeks D NY 17%
260 Charles Melancon D LA 67%
261 John Mica R FL 60%
262 Michael Michaud D ME 33%
263 R. Miller D NC 17%
264 Candice Miller R MI 67%
265 Gary Miller R CA 83%
266 George Miller D CA 33%
267 Jeff Miller R FL 67%
268 Walter Minnick D ID 67%
269 Harry Mitchell D AZ 67%
270 Alan Mollohan D WV 17%
271 Dennis Moore D KS 17%
272 Gwen Moore D WI 17%
273 James Moran D VA 20%
274 Patrick Murphy D PA 0%
275 Scott Murphy D NY 20%
276 Tim Murphy R PA 83%
277 John Murtha D PA 33%
278 Sue Myrick R NC 83%
279 Jerrold Nadler D NY 33%
280 Grace Napolitano D CA 33%
281 Richard Neal D MA 33%
282 Randy Neugebauer R TX 83%
283 Eleanor Norton D 0%
284 Devin Nunes R CA 83%
285 Glenn Nye D VA 50%
286 James Oberstar D MN 0%
287 David Obey D WI 17%
288 Pete Olson R TX 83%
289 John Olver D MA 17%
290 Solomon Ortiz D TX 33%
291 William Owens D NY 33%
292 Frank Pallone D NJ 17%
293 Bill Pascrell D NJ 17%
294 Ed Pastor D AZ 17%
295 Ron Paul R TX 100%
296 Erik Paulsen R MN 67%
297 Donald Payne D NJ 33%
298 Nancy Pelosi D CA 0%
299 Mike Pence R IN 83%
300 Ed Perlmutter D CO 17%
301 Thomas Perriello D VA 20%
302 Collin Peterson D MN 33%
303 Thomas Petri R WI 83%
304 Chellie Pingree D ME 33%
305 Joseph Pitts R PA 83%
306 Todd Platts R PA 67%
307 Ted Poe R TX 83%
308 Jared Polis D CO 40%
309 Earl Pomeroy D ND 33%
310 Bill Posey R FL 83%
311 David Price D NC 0%
312 Tom Price R GA 83%
313 Adam Putnam R FL 83%
314 Mike Quigley D IL 33%
315 George Radanovich R CA 83%
316 Nick Rahall D WV 17%
317 Charles Rangel D NY 33%
318 Dennis Rehberg R MT 83%
319 David Reichert R WA 67%
320 Silvestre Reyes D TX 17%
321 Laura Richardson D CA 33%
322 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 83%
323 Ciro Rodriguez D TX 33%
324 David Roe R TN 83%
325 Harold Rogers R KY 67%
326 Mike Rogers R MI 67%
327 Mike Rogers * R AL 67%
328 Dana Rohrabacher R CA 67%
329 Thomas Rooney R FL 83%
330 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL 67%
331 Peter Roskam R IL 83%
332 Mike Ross D AR 50%
333 Steven Rothman D NJ 17%
334 Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 17%
335 Edward Royce R CA 67%
336 C. Ruppersberger D MD 0%
337 Bobby Rush D IL 17%
338 Paul Ryan R WI 83%
339 Tim Ryan D OH 0%
340 Gregorio Sablan D NA
341 John Salazar D CO 33%
342 Loretta Sanchez D CA 33%
343 Linda Sanchez D CA 20%
344 John Sarbanes D MD 17%
345 Steve Scalise R LA 83%
346 Janice Schakowsky D IL 17%
347 Mark Schauer D MI 0%
348 Jean Schmidt R OH 83%
349 Aaron Schock R IL 83%
350 Kurt Schrader D OR 0%
351 Allyson Schwartz D PA 0%
352 David Scott D GA 17%
353 Robert Scott D VA 17%
354 F. Sensenbrenner R WI 67%
355 José Serrano D NY 33%
356 Pete Sessions R TX 83%
357 Joe Sestak D PA 0%
358 John Shadegg R AZ 67%
359 Carol Shea-Porter D NH 17%
360 Brad Sherman D CA 17%
361 John Shimkus R IL 83%
362 Heath Shuler D NC 50%
363 Bill Shuster R PA 83%
364 Mike Simpson R ID 67%
365 Albio Sires D NJ 17%
366 Ike Skelton D MO 33%
367 Louise Slaughter D NY 0%
368 Adam Smith D WA 17%
369 Adrian Smith R NE 83%
370 Christopher Smith R NJ 67%
371 Lamar Smith R TX 83%
372 Victor Snyder D AR 0%
373 Hilda Solis D CA NA
374 Mark Souder R IN 67%
375 Zachary Space D OH 33%
376 Jackie Speier D CA 40%
377 John Spratt D SC 0%
378 Fortney Stark D CA 60%
379 Clifford Stearns R FL 83%
380 Bart Stupak D MI 50%
381 John Sullivan R OK 75%
382 Betty Sutton D OH 17%
383 John Tanner D TN 67%
384 Ellen Tauscher D CA 33%
385 Gene Taylor D MS 83%
386 Harry Teague D NM 50%
387 Lee Terry R NE 83%
388 Bennie Thompson D MS 0%
389 Mike Thompson D CA 0%
390 Glenn Thompson R PA 83%
391 Mac Thornberry R TX 83%
392 Todd Tiahrt R KS 83%
393 Patrick Tiberi R OH 83%
394 John Tierney D MA 33%
395 Dina Titus D NV 17%
396 Paul Tonko D NY 17%
397 Edolphus Towns D NY 17%
398 Niki Tsongas D MA 33%
399 Michael Turner R OH 83%
400 Fred Upton R MI 83%
401 Nydia Velázquez D NY 33%
402 Peter Visclosky D IN 17%
403 Greg Walden R OR 67%
404 Timothy Walz D MN 17%
405 Zach Wamp R TN 83%
406 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20%
407 Maxine Waters D CA 17%
408 Diane Watson D CA 33%
409 Melvin Watt D NC 17%
410 Henry Waxman D CA 17%
411 Anthony Weiner D NY 17%
412 Lynn Westmoreland R GA 83%
413 Robert Wexler D FL 25%
414 Ed Whitfield R KY 83%
415 Charles Wilson D OH 20%
416 Joe Wilson R SC 83%
417 Robert Wittman R VA 67%
418 Frank Wolf R VA 83%
419 Lynn Woolsey D CA 33%
420 David Wu D OR 0%
421 John Yarmuth D KY 17%
422 C. Young R FL 80%
423 Don Young R AK 67%

Senate Member Scores

24.6%
Democrat
77.5%
Republican