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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 109-1

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 109th Congress (January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007) and ranks congressmen based on his or her fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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House of Representatives

1. Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

Good Vote: No

HR 810 Embryonic Stem-Cell Research (Passed 238 to 194 on 5/24/2005, Roll Call 204). Would allow federal funds to be used for research on embryonic stem-cell lines, which can be created only by destroying human embryos (i.e., innocent human life).

2. WTO Withdrawal

Good Vote: Yes

HJR 27 WTO Withdrawal (Rejected 86 to 338 on 6/9/2005, Roll Call 239). To withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization (WTO).

3. U.S. Treasury Borrowing

Good Vote: Yes

Rep. Ron Paul's (R-TX) amendment to HR 1461 U.S. Treasury Borrowing (Rejected 47 to 371 on 10/26/2005, Roll Call 544). To "eliminate the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to borrow from the Treasury." See U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8.

4. Border Security

Good Vote: Yes

HR 4437 Border Security (Passed 239 to 182 on 12/16/2005, Roll Call 661). Would authorize 700 miles of security fence to be built on the U.S.-Mexican border and make unlawful entry into the United States a criminal offense.

5. Gun Seizure

Good Vote: Yes

HR 5013 Gun Seizure (Passed 322 to 99 on 7/25/2006, Roll Call 401). Would prohibit the confiscation of firearms in the wake of a natural disaster. See U.S. Const., amend. 2.

6. Electronic Surveillance

Good Vote: No

HR 5825 Electronic Surveillance (Passed 232 to 191 on 9/28/2006, Roll Call 502). Would allow electronic surveillance of communications with suspected terrorists without first obtaining approval from the secret FISA Court. See U.S. Const., amend. 4.

Senate Member Scores

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

Senate Member Scores

31.2%
Democrat
52.4%
Republican