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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 108-1

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 108th Congress (January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005) and ranks congressmen based on his or her fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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House of Representatives

1. Ban on UN Contributions

Good Vote: Yes

Rep. Ron Paul's (R-TX) amendment to HR 1950 Ban on UN Contributions (Rejected 74 to 350 on 7/15/2003, Roll Call 364). Would prohibit funding for any U.S. contribution to the United Nations or any UN-affiliated agency.

2. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Good Vote: Yes

S 3 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (Passed 281 to 142 on 10/2/2003, Roll Call 530). Would ban partial-birth abortions.

3. Prescription Drug Benefit

Good Vote: No

HR 1 Prescription Drug Benefit (Passed 220 to 215 on 11/22/2003, Roll Call 669). Would create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. See U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8.

4. Fiscal 2005 Budget Resolution

Good Vote: No

HCR 393 Fiscal 2005 Budget Resolution (Passed 215 to 212 on 3/25/2004, Roll Call 92). Would establish broad spending and revenue targets over the next five years, for a total budget of $2.4 trillion. See U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8.

5. Continuity of Congress

Good Vote: Yes

HR 2844 Continuity of Congress (Passed 306 to 97 on 4/22/2004, Roll Call 130). Would require special elections to be held within 45 days to fill vacant House seats in the extraordinary circumstance of more than 100 vacancies. See U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 4.

6. Marriage Protection Act

Good Vote: Yes

HR 3313 Marriage Protection Act (Passed 233 to 194 on 7/22/2004, Roll Call 410). Would protect marriage from judicial activism by restricting the federal courts as opposed to amending the Constitution.

Senate Member Scores

Legend:
Constitutional Vote Unconstitutional Vote Did not Vote
# Name Party State Score 123456
1 Neil Abercrombie D HI 40%
2 Gary Ackerman D NY 50%
3 Robert Aderholt R AL 50%
4 W. Akin R MO 67%
5 Rodney Alexander R LA 50%
6 Thomas Allen D ME 33%
7 Robert Andrews D NJ 33%
8 Joe Baca D CA 50%
9 Spencer Bachus R AL 50%
10 Brian Baird D WA 33%
11 Richard Baker R LA 50%
12 Frank Ballance D NC 60%
13 Cass Ballenger R NC 50%
14 James Barrett R SC 83%
15 Roscoe Bartlett R MD 60%
16 Joe Barton R TX 67%
17 Charles Bass R NH 33%
18 Bob Beauprez R CO 50%
19 Xavier Becerra D CA 50%
20 Chris Bell D TX 33%
21 Douglas Bereuter R NE 33%
22 Shelley Berkley D NV 40%
23 Howard Berman D CA 50%
24 Robert Berry D AR 67%
25 Judy Biggert R IL 33%
26 Michael Bilirakis R FL 67%
27 Rob Bishop R UT 67%
28 Sanford Bishop D GA 67%
29 Timothy Bishop D NY 50%
30 Earl Blumenauer D OR 50%
31 Sherwood Boehlert R NY 40%
32 John Boehner R OH 50%
33 Henry Bonilla R TX 50%
34 Jo Bonner R AL 50%
35 Mary Bono Mack R CA 33%
36 Leonard Boswell D IA 60%
37 Frederick Boucher D VA 50%
38 Allen Boyd D FL 67%
39 Jeb Bradley R NH 50%
40 Kevin Brady R TX 40%
41 Robert Brady D PA 33%
42 Henry Brown R SC 50%
43 Corrine Brown D FL 50%
44 Virginia Brown-Waite R FL 50%
45 Michael Burgess R TX 67%
46 Max Burns R GA 50%
47 Dan Burton R IN 83%
48 Stephen Buyer R IN 50%
49 Ken Calvert R CA 50%
50 Dave Camp R MI 50%
51 Christopher Cannon R UT 67%
52 Eric Cantor R VA 67%
53 Lois Capps D CA 50%
54 Michael Capuano D MA 50%
55 Dennis Cardoza D CA 50%
56 Brad Carson D OK 67%
57 Julia Carson D IN 60%
58 John Carter R TX 60%
59 Ed Case D HI 50%
60 Michael Castle R DE 50%
61 Steve Chabot R OH 80%
62 Ben Chandler D KY 100%
63 Chris Chocola R IN 50%
64 Wm. Clay D MO 33%
65 James Clyburn D SC 60%
66 Howard Coble R NC 67%
67 Tom Cole R OK 50%
68 Michael Collins R GA 50%
69 Larry Combest R TX NA
70 John Conyers D MI 50%
71 Jim Cooper D TN 67%
72 Jerry Costello D IL 83%
73 C. Cox R CA 50%
74 Robert Cramer D AL 50%
75 Philip Crane R IL 67%
76 Ander Crenshaw R FL 50%
77 Joseph Crowley D NY 67%
78 Barbara Cubin R WY 67%
79 John Culberson R TX 83%
80 Elijah Cummings D MD 33%
81 Randall Cunningham R CA 50%
82 James Davis D FL 67%
83 Jo Ann Davis R VA 67%
84 Thomas Davis R VA 50%
85 Artur Davis D AL 50%
86 Lincoln Davis D TN 67%
87 Danny Davis D IL 33%
88 Susan Davis D CA 33%
89 Nathan Deal R GA 67%
90 Peter DeFazio D OR 50%
91 Diana DeGette D CO 33%
92 William Delahunt D MA 40%
93 Rosa DeLauro D CT 33%
94 Thomas DeLay R TX 67%
95 Peter Deutsch D FL 50%
96 Lincoln Diaz-Balart R FL 50%
97 Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 67%
98 Norman Dicks D WA 33%
99 John Dingell D MI 50%
100 Lloyd Doggett D TX 33%
101 Calvin Dooley D CA 17%
102 John Doolittle R CA 67%
103 Michael Doyle D PA 67%
104 David Dreier R CA 40%
105 John Duncan R TN 80%
106 Jennifer Dunn R WA 50%
107 Thomas Edwards D TX 67%
108 Vernon Ehlers R MI 50%
109 Rahm Emanuel D IL 33%
110 Jo Ann Emerson R MO 67%
111 Eliot Engel D NY 50%
112 Philip English R PA 33%
113 Anna Eshoo D CA 40%
114 Bob Etheridge D NC 67%
115 Lane Evans D IL 40%
116 Terry Everett R AL 67%
117 Sam Farr D CA 33%
118 Chaka Fattah D PA 50%
119 Tom Feeney R FL 83%
120 Michael Ferguson R NJ 60%
121 Bob Filner D CA 33%
122 Ernest Fletcher R KY 33%
123 Mark Foley R FL 50%
124 J. Forbes R VA 60%
125 Harold Ford Jr. D TN 60%
126 Vito Fossella R NY 50%
127 Barney Frank D MA 50%
128 Trent Franks R AZ 67%
129 Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ 50%
130 Jonas Frost D TX 33%
131 Elton Gallegly R CA 40%
132 Scott Garrett R NJ 83%
133 Richard Gephardt D MO 67%
134 Jim Gerlach R PA 33%
135 James Gibbons R NV 67%
136 Wayne Gilchrest R MD 33%
137 Paul Gillmor R OH 50%
138 Phil Gingrey R GA 50%
139 Charles Gonzalez D TX 33%
140 Virgil Goode R VA 83%
141 Bob Goodlatte R VA 50%
142 Barton Gordon D TN 67%
143 Porter Goss R FL 50%
144 Kay Granger R TX 50%
145 Sam Graves R MO 50%
146 Mark Green R WI 50%
147 Gene Green D TX 50%
148 James Greenwood R PA 20%
149 Raul Grijalva D AZ 33%
150 Luis Gutierrez D IL 33%
151 Gilbert Gutknecht R MN 67%
152 Ralph Hall R TX 50%
153 Jane Harman D CA 50%
154 Katherine Harris R FL 50%
155 Melissa Hart R PA 50%
156 J. Hastert R IL 50%
157 Alcee Hastings D FL 40%
158 Doc Hastings R WA 50%
159 Robin Hayes R NC 67%
160 John Hayworth R AZ 60%
161 Joel Hefley R CO 50%
162 Jeb Hensarling R TX 50%
163 Walter Herger R CA 50%
164 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 100%
165 Baron Hill D IN 50%
166 Maurice Hinchey D NY 40%
167 Ruben Hinojosa D TX 60%
168 David Hobson R OH 50%
169 Joseph Hoeffel D PA 50%
170 Peter Hoekstra R MI 50%
171 Tim Holden D PA 83%
172 Rush Holt D NJ 33%
173 Michael Honda D CA 33%
174 Darlene Hooley D OR 50%
175 John Hostettler R IN 100%
176 Amory Houghton R NY 20%
177 Steny Hoyer D MD 33%
178 Kenny Hulshof R MO 40%
179 Duncan Hunter R CA 50%
180 Henry Hyde R IL 40%
181 Jay Inslee D WA 33%
182 Steve Israel D NY 50%
183 Darrell Issa R CA 40%
184 Ernest Istook R OK 67%
185 Jesse Jackson D IL 33%
186 Sheila Jackson-Lee D TX 40%
187 William Janklow R SD 50%
188 William Jefferson D LA 80%
189 William Jenkins R TN 50%
190 Christopher John D LA 50%
191 Nancy Johnson R CT 0%
192 Timothy Johnson R IL 50%
193 Eddie Johnson D TX 33%
194 Sam Johnson R TX 67%
195 Stephanie Jones D OH 40%
196 Walter Jones Jr. R NC 100%
197 Paul Kanjorski D PA 67%
198 Marcy Kaptur D OH 50%
199 Ric Keller R FL 67%
200 Sue Kelly R NY 50%
201 Mark Kennedy R MN 50%
202 Patrick Kennedy D RI 50%
203 Dale Kildee D MI 67%
204 Carolyn Kilpatrick D MI 33%
205 Ron Kind D WI 50%
206 Peter King R NY 50%
207 Steve King R IA 50%
208 Jack Kingston R GA 67%
209 Gerald Kleczka D WI 67%
210 John Kline R MN 50%
211 Joseph Knollenberg R MI 50%
212 James Kolbe R AZ 17%
213 Dennis Kucinich D OH 40%
214 Ray LaHood R IL 50%
215 Nicholas Lampson D TX 67%
216 James Langevin D RI 50%
217 Tom Lantos D CA 50%
218 Rick Larsen D WA 33%
219 John Larson D CT 33%
220 Tom Latham R IA 50%
221 Steven LaTourette R OH 33%
222 James Leach R IA 33%
223 Barbara Lee D CA 33%
224 Sander Levin D MI 50%
225 Ron Lewis R KY 50%
226 Jerry Lewis R CA 50%
227 John Lewis D GA 50%
228 John Linder R GA 50%
229 William Lipinski D IL 67%
230 Frank LoBiondo R NJ 50%
231 Zoe Lofgren D CA 50%
232 Nita Lowey D NY 60%
233 Kenneth Lucas D KY 80%
234 Frank Lucas R OK 50%
235 Stephen Lynch D MA 50%
236 Denise Majette D GA 33%
237 Carolyn Maloney D NY 50%
238 Donald Manzullo R IL 67%
239 James Marshall D GA 67%
240 Jim Matheson D UT 67%
241 Robert Matsui D CA 33%
242 Karen McCarthy D MO 50%
243 Carolyn McCarthy D NY 50%
244 Betty McCollum D MN 33%
245 Thaddeus McCotter R MI 50%
246 James McCrery R LA 50%
247 Jim McDermott D WA 33%
248 James McGovern D MA 33%
249 John McHugh R NY 50%
250 Scott McInnis R CO 40%
251 Mike McIntyre D NC 83%
252 Howard McKeon R CA 50%
253 Michael McNulty D NY 67%
254 Martin Meehan D MA 33%
255 Kendrick Meek D FL 50%
256 Gregory Meeks D NY 50%
257 John Mica R FL 50%
258 Michael Michaud D ME 50%
259 Juanita Millender-McDonald D CA 50%
260 R. Miller D NC 50%
261 Candice Miller R MI 50%
262 Gary Miller R CA 50%
263 George Miller D CA 33%
264 Jeff Miller R FL 83%
265 Alan Mollohan D WV 60%
266 Dennis Moore D KS 50%
267 James Moran D VA 50%
268 Tim Murphy R PA 50%
269 John Murtha D PA 67%
270 Marilyn Musgrave R CO 83%
271 Sue Myrick R NC 67%
272 Jerrold Nadler D NY 33%
273 Grace Napolitano D CA 50%
274 Richard Neal D MA 50%
275 George Nethercutt R WA 50%
276 Randy Neugebauer R TX 67%
277 Robert Ney R OH 67%
278 Anne Northup R KY 50%
279 Charles Norwood R GA 83%
280 Devin Nunes R CA 40%
281 James Nussle R IA 50%
282 James Oberstar D MN 50%
283 David Obey D WI 67%
284 John Olver D MA 33%
285 Solomon Ortiz D TX 67%
286 Thomas Osborne R NE 50%
287 Doug Ose R CA 33%
288 C.L. Otter R ID 67%
289 Major Owens D NY 50%
290 Michael Oxley R OH 50%
291 Frank Pallone D NJ 33%
292 Bill Pascrell D NJ 67%
293 Ed Pastor D AZ 50%
294 Ron Paul R TX 100%
295 Donald Payne D NJ 40%
296 Stevan Pearce R NM 50%
297 Nancy Pelosi D CA 33%
298 Mike Pence R IN 83%
299 John Peterson R PA 40%
300 Collin Peterson D MN 50%
301 Thomas Petri R WI 50%
302 Charles Pickering R MS 40%
303 Joseph Pitts R PA 50%
304 Todd Platts R PA 67%
305 Richard Pombo R CA 60%
306 Earl Pomeroy D ND 33%
307 Jon Porter R NV 50%
308 David Price D NC 50%
309 Deborah Pryce R OH 50%
310 Adam Putnam R FL 67%
311 Jack Quinn R NY 50%
312 George Radanovich R CA 50%
313 Nick Rahall D WV 83%
314 James Ramstad R MN 50%
315 Charles Rangel D NY 50%
316 Ralph Regula R OH 50%
317 Dennis Rehberg R MT 50%
318 Rick Renzi R AZ 83%
319 Silvestre Reyes D TX 67%
320 Thomas Reynolds R NY 50%
321 Ciro Rodriguez D TX 50%
322 Harold Rogers R KY 50%
323 Mike Rogers R MI 50%
324 Mike Rogers * R AL 67%
325 Dana Rohrabacher R CA 50%
326 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R FL 33%
327 Mike Ross D AR 67%
328 Steven Rothman D NJ 33%
329 Lucille Roybal-Allard D CA 50%
330 Edward Royce R CA 67%
331 C. Ruppersberger D MD 67%
332 Bobby Rush D IL 50%
333 Paul Ryan R WI 50%
334 Tim Ryan D OH 50%
335 Jim Ryun R KS 83%
336 Martin Sabo D MN 40%
337 Loretta Sanchez D CA 50%
338 Linda Sanchez D CA 33%
339 Max Sandlin D TX 83%
340 H. Saxton R NJ 50%
341 Janice Schakowsky D IL 33%
342 Edward Schrock R VA 67%
343 David Scott D GA 33%
344 Robert Scott D VA 50%
345 F. Sensenbrenner R WI 50%
346 José Serrano D NY 33%
347 Pete Sessions R TX 67%
348 John Shadegg R AZ 83%
349 E. Shaw R FL 50%
350 Christopher Shays R CT 50%
351 Brad Sherman D CA 50%
352 Donald Sherwood R PA 50%
353 John Shimkus R IL 50%
354 Bill Shuster R PA 60%
355 Robert Simmons R CT 17%
356 Mike Simpson R ID 50%
357 Ike Skelton D MO 83%
358 Louise Slaughter D NY 33%
359 Nick Smith R MI 80%
360 Adam Smith D WA 50%
361 Christopher Smith R NJ 67%
362 Lamar Smith R TX 50%
363 Victor Snyder D AR 50%
364 Hilda Solis D CA 33%
365 Mark Souder R IN 50%
366 John Spratt D SC 67%
367 Fortney Stark D CA 33%
368 Clifford Stearns R FL 67%
369 Charles Stenholm D TX 67%
370 Ted Strickland D OH 50%
371 Bart Stupak D MI 67%
372 John Sullivan R OK 67%
373 John Sweeney R NY 50%
374 Thomas Tancredo R CO 83%
375 John Tanner D TN 80%
376 Ellen Tauscher D CA 33%
377 William Tauzin R LA 50%
378 Charles Taylor R NC 60%
379 Gene Taylor D MS 83%
380 Lee Terry R NE 50%
381 William Thomas R CA 33%
382 Bennie Thompson D MS 50%
383 Mike Thompson D CA 33%
384 Mac Thornberry R TX 50%
385 Todd Tiahrt R KS 67%
386 Patrick Tiberi R OH 67%
387 John Tierney D MA 33%
388 Edolphus Towns D NY 50%
389 James Turner D TX 83%
390 Michael Turner R OH 50%
391 Fred Upton R MI 50%
392 Nydia Velázquez D NY 50%
393 Peter Visclosky D IN 50%
394 Greg Walden R OR 50%
395 James Walsh R NY 40%
396 Zach Wamp R TN 67%
397 Maxine Waters D CA 33%
398 Diane Watson D CA 33%
399 Melvin Watt D NC 50%
400 Henry Waxman D CA 33%
401 Anthony Weiner D NY 50%
402 W. Weldon R PA 50%
403 David Weldon R FL 67%
404 Gerald Weller R IL 50%
405 Robert Wexler D FL 50%
406 Ed Whitfield R KY 50%
407 Heather Wilson R NM 50%
408 Joe Wilson R SC 67%
409 Frank Wolf R VA 50%
410 Lynn Woolsey D CA 33%
411 David Wu D OR 33%
412 Albert Wynn D MD 50%
413 C. Young R FL 50%
414 Don Young R AK 60%

Senate Member Scores

49.6%
Democrat
54.7%
Republican