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 118-2

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 $264,090 per taxpayer, as of January 9, 2024.

Senate

House

Senate

1. ATF Firearm Brace Rule

Good Vote: Yes

H J Res 44 ATF Firearm Brace Rule (Rejected 49 to 50 on 6/22/2023, Roll Call 171). Formally disapproves of an unconstitutional ATF rule expanding the definition of a “short-barreled rifle.” See U.S. Const., amend. 2.

2. Declaration of War

Good Vote: Yes

Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) amendment to S 2226 Declaration of War (Rejected 16 to 83 on 7/19/2023, Roll Call 191). Recognizes that the North Atlantic Treaty “does not supersede the constitutional requirement that Congress declare war.” See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

3. Continuing Resolution

Good Vote: No

HR 5860 Continuing Resolution (Passed 88 to 9 on 9/30/2023, Roll Call 247). Appropriates federal funding at bloated fiscal 2023 levels. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

4. Consolidated Appropriations Minibus

Good Vote: No

HR 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Minibus (Passed 82 to 15 on 11/1/2023, Roll Call 284). Provides roughly $279 billion in spending for three of the 12 fiscal 2024 appropriations bills. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

5. Student Loan Repayment Rule

Good Vote: Yes

S J Res 43 Student Loan Repayment Rule (Rejected 49 to 50 on 11/15/2023, Roll Call 310). Formally disapproves of an unconstitutional Department of Education rule to repay and forgive student loans. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

6. Spending Reductions

Good Vote: Yes

Sen. Paul's (R-Ky.) amendment to HR 6363 Spending Reductions (Rejected 32 to 65 on 11/15/2023, Roll Call 311). Reduces funding in the bill for most federal agencies by 15 percent, and rescinds $30 billion in IRS enforcement funds. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

Legislator Scores

Legend: [ + ] Constitutional Vote[ - ] Unconstitutional Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	State	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Tammy Baldwin	D	WI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Barrasso	R	WY	80%	+	.	-	+	+	+
Michael Bennet	D	CO	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marsha Blackburn	R	TN	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Richard Blumenthal	D	CT	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cory Booker	D	NJ	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Boozman	R	AR	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Mike Braun	R	IN	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Katie Boyd Britt	R	AL	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ted Budd	R	NC	67%	+	-	-	+	+	+
Laphonza R. Butler		CA	0%	.	.	.	-	-	-
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shelley Capito	R	WV	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Benjamin Cardin	D	MD	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Carper	D	DE	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Casey	D	PA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Cassidy	R	LA	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Susan Collins	R	ME	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Chris Coons	D	DE	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
John Cornyn	R	TX	40%	+	-	-	-	+	.
Catherine Cortez Masto	D	NV	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Cotton	R	AR	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Kevin Cramer	R	ND	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Michael Crapo	R	ID	67%	+	-	-	+	+	+
Ted Cruz	R	TX	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Steve Daines	R	MT	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Tammy Duckworth	D	IL	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Durbin	D	IL	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joni Ernst	R	IA	67%	+	-	-	+	+	+
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	0%	-	-	.	.	.	.
John Fetterman	D	PA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deb Fischer	R	NE	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Kirsten Gillibrand	D	NY	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Charles Grassley	R	IA	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Bill Hagerty	R	TN	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Margaret Hassan	D	NH	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joshua Hawley	R	MO	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Martin Heinrich	D	NM	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John W. Hickenlooper	D	CO	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mazie Hirono	D	HI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Hoeven	R	ND	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Cindy Hyde-Smith	R	MS	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Ron Johnson	R	WI	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Timothy Kaine	D	VA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Kelly	D	AZ	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Kennedy	R	LA	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Angus King	I	ME	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Lankford	R	OK	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Mike Lee	R	UT	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Ben Lujan	D	NM	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cynthia Lummis	R	WY	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Joe Manchin	D	WV	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Edward Markey	D	MA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roger Marshall	R	KS	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mitch McConnell	R	KY	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Robert Menendez	D	NJ	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Moran	R	KS	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Markwayne Mullin	R	OK	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
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	60%	+	-	-	+	+	.
Mitt Romney	R	UT	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Jacky Rosen	D	NV	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Rounds	R	SD	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Marco Rubio	R	FL	67%	+	+	-	-	+	+
Bernard Sanders	I	VT	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Schatz	D	HI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Schmitt	R	MO	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Charles Schumer	D	NY	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Scott	R	SC	50%	+	-	.	.	.	.
Rick Scott	R	FL	67%	+	-	-	+	+	+
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyrsten Sinema	D	AZ	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tina Smith	D	MN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Dan Sullivan	R	AK	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Jon Tester	D	MT	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Thune	R	SD	50%	+	-	-	-	+	+
Thom Tillis	R	NC	40%	+	-	-	.	+	-
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	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Ron Wyden	D	OR	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Todd Young	R	IN	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	0.3%
Republican	59.2%
Independent	0%

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