Adam KinzingerRepresentativeIllinoisDistrict 16thRepublicanContact:Website: kinzinger.house.gov
Phone: (202) 225-3635
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Constitutional Votes
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Adam Kinzinger
Representative
IllinoisDistrict 16th
Republican
Status: Active Legislator
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Constitutional Votes
Score | Congress |
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48% | Lifetime |
38% | 117th (2021-2022) 117th (2021-2022) |
39% | 116th (2019-2020) 116th (2019-2020) |
50% | 115th (2017-2018) 115th (2017-2018) |
48% | 114th (2015-2016) 114th (2015-2016) |
48% | 113th (2013-2014) 113th (2013-2014) |
64% | 112th (2011-2012) 112th (2011-2012) |
Voting History
Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
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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 117-4
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 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 $246,867 per taxpayer, as of January 24, 2023.
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 $246,867 per taxpayer, as of January 24, 2023.
This legislator voted constitutionally on 25% of the votes shown below. |
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None HR 1130 Expanding NATO (Passed 394 to 18 on 7/18/2022, Roll Call 364). Expresses support for Sweden and Finland joining NATO and calls on NATO member states to formally support the countries' accession. H.R. 1130 expresses the support of the House of Representatives for the applications Finland and Sweden submitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for joining the military alliance, and “calls on the member states of NATO to formally support the accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO,” increasing the number of NATO members from 30 to 32. NATO is based on the principle of collective security, as opposed to each country acting in its own best interests. The expansion of this entangling military alliance, which had just 12 members at the time of its founding, increases the likelihood of the U.S. being drawn into a military conflict. Read more about this rollcall. Expanding NATOH.R. 1130 expresses the support of the House of Representatives for the applications Finland and Sweden submitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for joining the military alliance, and “calls on the member states of NATO to formally support the accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO,” increasing the number of NATO members from 30 to 32. The House passed H.R. 1130 on July 18, 2022 by a vote of 394 to 18 (Roll Call 364). We have assigned pluses to the nays because NATO is based on the principle of collective security, as opposed to each country acting in its own best interests. Under the North Atlantic Treaty that established NATO in 1949, “The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them … shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them … will assist the Party or Parties so attacked.” The expansion of this entangling military alliance, which was comprised of just 12 members at the time of its founding, increases the likelihood of the United States being drawn into a military conflict. View vote details at congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1130 |
Yes HR 4346 Semiconductor Incentives (Passed 243 to 187 on 7/28/2022, Roll Call 404). Spends $54.2 billion on multiple unconstitutional research, development, and manufacturing programs, and authorizes an additional $168.7 billion in spending. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8. Estimated Cost Per Household: $425 H.R. 4346 would appropriate $54.2 billion over five years, including $52.7 billion for semiconductor research and manufacturing and $1.5 billion for 5G development and implementation, and authorizes a 25-percent tax credit for spending on semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Additionally, H.R. 4346 authorizes, over five years, $168.7 billion for several related agencies. Among other actions, the bill requires the NSF to support research in new fields including climate change and authorizes programs to improve the participation of underrepresented groups in STEM fields. The Constitution does not authorize Congress to fund research and development programs for the private sector. The free market, not government, is the key to technological and economic progress. Read more about this rollcall. Semiconductor IncentivesH.R. 4346 would appropriate $54.2 billion over five years, including $52.7 billion for semiconductor research and manufacturing and $1.5 billion for 5G development and implementation, and authorizes a 25-percent tax credit for spending on semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Additionally, H.R. 4346 authorizes, over five years, $81 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF), $67 billion for the Energy Department, $11 billion for the Commerce Department, and $9.7 billion for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Among other actions, the bill authorizes new and existing NASA programs, requires the NSF to support research in new fields including climate change, and authorizes programs to improve underrepresented groups’ participation in STEM fields. The House passed H.R. 4346 on July 28, 2022 by a vote of 243 to 187 (Roll Call 404). We have assigned pluses to the nays because the Constitution does not authorize Congress to fund research and development programs for the private sector. The free market, not government, is the key to technological and economic progress. View vote details at congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346 |
No HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act (Passed 220 to 207 on 8/12/2022, Roll Call 420). Spends at least $512 billion on multiple unconstitutional and left-wing programs and initiatives. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8. Estimated Cost Per Household: $4,014 H.R. 5376 would spend at least $512 billion on federal programs, subsidies, and tax credits. This includes $369 billion for various climate-change initiatives with the goal of lowering carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030; $64 billion to extend expanded ObamaCare subsidies for three years; and $79.3 billion in expanded IRS funding (including to hire up to 87,000 new agents). Among multiple other programs, the bill imposes a 15-percent minimum tax — based on the OECD’s global minimum tax proposal — on corporations with at least $1 million in annual income. Congress is failing to address its fiscally irresponsible budgeting and appropriating process that yielded a federal deficit of $1.38 trillion in fiscal 2022. Moreover, the bill advances a radical environmentalist agenda, and virtually all of its provisions fall outside the Constitution’s specified powers. Read more about this rollcall. Inflation Reduction ActH.R. 5376 would spend at least $512 billion on federal programs, subsidies, and tax credits. This includes $369 billion for various climate-change initiatives with the goal of lowering carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030, including $270 billion in tax credits, $27 billion in grants to state and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and $9.7 billion to support zero-emission or carbon-capture technology in rural areas; $64 billion to extend expanded ObamaCare subsidies for three years; and $79.3 billion in expanded IRS funding (including to hire up to 87,000 new agents). Among other programs, the bill imposes a 15-percent minimum tax — based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) global minimum tax proposal — on corporations with at least $1 million in annual income, enacts drug-pricing changes for Medicare, and raises fee rates on energy production on public lands. The House passed H.R. 5376 on August 12, 2022 by a vote of 220 to 207 (Roll Call 420). We have assigned pluses to the nays because Congress is failing to address its fiscally irresponsible budgeting and appropriating process that yielded a federal deficit of $1.38 trillion in fiscal 2022. Moreover, the bill advances a radical environmentalist agenda, and virtually all of its provisions fall outside the Constitution’s specified powers. View vote details at congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376 |
Yes HR 6448 Federal Police Grants (Passed 360 to 64 on 9/22/2022, Roll Call 451). Spends a total of $300 million over five years on unconstitutional grants to local police, threatening their independence. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8. Estimated Cost Per Household: $2 H.R. 6448, the “Invest to Protect Act of 2022,” would direct the Department of Justice’s office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to award grants to county, municipal, town, village, and tribal governments that employ “fewer than 125 law enforcement officers.” The bill would appropriate $60,000,000 for each year from 2023 through 2027. This bill undermines the local control and independence of police. The strings that come attached to such grants move the United States closer to nationalizing police — making police subordinate to federal stipulations, guidelines, and control — rather than preserving local police that are independent of the federal government. Furthermore, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution makes no provision for federal grants, training, or guidelines for local law enforcement. Read more about this rollcall. Federal Police GrantsH.R. 6448, the “Invest to Protect Act of 2022,” would direct the Department of Justice’s office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to award grants to county, municipal, town, village, and tribal governments that employ “fewer than 125 law enforcement officers.” The grants are intended to fund “de-escalation training for law enforcement officers” to “minimize the need for the use of force,” overtime costs, and signing and retention bonuses, among other activities. The bill would appropriate $60,000,000 for each year from 2023 through 2027. The House passed H.R. 6448 on September 22, 2022 by a vote of 360 to 64 (Roll Call 451). We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill undermines the local control and independence of police. The strings that come attached to such grants move the United States closer to nationalizing police — making police subordinate to federal stipulations, guidelines, and control — rather than preserving local police that are independent of the federal government. Furthermore, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution makes no provision for federal grants, training, or guidelines for local law enforcement. View vote details at congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6448 |
None HR 8404 Marriage (Passed 258 to 169 on 12/8/2022, Roll Call 513). Repeals the Defense of Marriage Act and codifies the "right" to marry regardless of sexual orientation. H.R. 8404 would codify the right to marry regardless of sexual orientation or race. It prohibits the states from denying marriage between two individuals on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. This bill also repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman.” This Marxist-inspired bill violates state sovereignty. Additionally, it embraces “woke” culture and undermines the traditional nuclear family. Rights come from God, not government. Read more about this rollcall. MarriageH.R. 8404 would codify the right to marry regardless of sexual orientation or race. It prohibits the states from denying marriage between two individuals on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. This bill also repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman.” The House passed H.R. 8404 on December 8, 2022 by a vote of 258 to 169 (Roll Call 513). We have assigned pluses to the nays because this Marxist-inspired bill violates state sovereignty. Additionally, it embraces “woke” culture and undermines the traditional nuclear family. Rights come from God, not government. View vote details at congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404 |
Yes HR 2617 Omnibus 2023 Spending (Passed 225 to 201 on 12/23/2022, Roll Call 549). Spends $1.7 trillion on multiple unconstitutional programs and agencies. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8. Estimated Cost Per Household: $13,328 H.R. 2617 would authorize $1.6 trillion for regular fiscal 2023 discretionary federal spending and another $100 billion for a wide variety of other legislation (nearly $47 billion for aid to Ukraine and roughly $38 billion for U.S. natural disasters). Looking at the big picture, this bill minimizes congressional accountability to the voters by combining the 2023 spending approval for 15 Cabinet departments and eight federal agencies into only one bill. On top of that, the federal budget deficit for 2023 is expected to be one trillion dollars. Passage of this largely unconstitutional bill in the context of a projected $1 trillion 2023 federal budget deficit reveals a high degree of fiscal irresponsibility and unaccountability to the voters by Congress. This Omnibus 2023 spending bill should have been punted by this “lame duck” session of Congress into the next Congress, where it would have been subject to revision by the members selected by the voters on November 8, 2022. Read more about this rollcall. Omnibus 2023 SpendingH.R. 2617 would authorize $1.6 trillion for regular fiscal 2023 discretionary federal spending and another $100 billion for a wide variety of other legislation (nearly $47 billion for aid to Ukraine and roughly $38 billion for U.S. natural disasters) that was tacked onto the bill in last-minute negotiations by congressional leaders. Looking at the big picture, this bill minimizes congressional accountability to the voters by combining the 2023 spending approval for 15 Cabinet departments and eight federal agencies into only one bill. On top of that, the federal budget deficit for 2023 is expected to be one trillion dollars. The House passed H.R. 2617 on December 23, 2022 by a vote of 225 to 201 (Roll Call 549). We have assigned pluses to the nays because passage of this largely unconstitutional bill in the context of a projected $1 trillion 2023 federal budget deficit reveals a high degree of fiscal irresponsibility and unaccountability to the voters by Congress. This Omnibus 2023 spending bill should have been punted by this “lame duck” session of Congress into the next Congress, where it would have been subject to revision by the members selected by the voters on November 8, 2022. View vote details at congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617 |