ACU 2015 Ratings of Congress

114th United States Congress, First Session

RATINGS of CONGRESS

2015RATINGS of CONGRESS

2015

114th United States Congress, First Session

ACUConservative @ACUConservative Conservative.org

Letter from the Chairman

ACU & ACUF Board Members

How We Selected the Votes

2015 Winners & Losers

Senate Vote Descriptions

Senate Scores

House Vote Descriptions

House Scores

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION’S 2015 Ratings of Congress | 114th Congress, First Session AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION’S 2015 Ratings of Congress | 114th Congress, First Session

I'm pleased to present the American Conservative Union Foundation’s (ACU) ratings for the First Session of the 114th Congress. Now in its 45th year, our Congressional Ratings reflect how elected officials view the role of government in an individual's life. The Members of Congress with the strongest scores voted most consistently with the ideals articulated in the U.S. Constitution: limited and transparent government, individual rights, personal responsibility, and a healthy culture. Adhering to this approach every year since 1971, the ACU ratings are the most consistent measure of Congress.

Our comprehensive scoring covers all issues of interest to conservatives, seeking to balance President Ronald Reagan's three-legged stool of economic, national security, and cultural conservatism. His presidential term ended years ago, but his legacy lives on and continues to guide conservatives in our modern era. Circumstances on such critical issues as energy security and religious liberty shift over time, but the conservative principles in defense of these are timeless.

In 2015, the Republicans held majorities in both chambers of Congress for the first time since 2006. By examining these ratings, we can see how this has affected the votes that were taken and which Members of Congress have best applied conservative principles to the issues before them. I know that this guide will provide you with the most comprehensive evaluative tool to learn how your legislators measure up. We hope that our ratings will continue to encourage Members of Congress to govern in a more conservative manner.

Sincerely,

Matt SchlappChairmanAmerican Conservative Union

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION’S 2015 Ratings of Congress | 114th Congress, First Session

Matt Schlapp ChairmanCharlie Gerow First Vice ChairmanCarolyn D. Meadows Second Vice ChairmanBob Beauprez Treasuer Amy Frederick Secretary Thomas Winter Executive Committee Member

Larry BeasleyKimberly BellissimoMorton C. BlackwellJohn BoltonJose CardenasRon ChristieMuriel ColemanKellyanne ConwayTom DeLayBecky Norton DunlopJohn Eddy

Luis FortunoAlan M. GotleibVan D. Hipp, Jr.Dr. M. Zuhdi JasserJames V. LacyMichael R. LongEd McFaddenGrover G. NorquistRon RobinsonMike RoseNed Ryun

Peter SamuelsonSabrina SchaefferFred L. Smith, Jr.Matt SmithEd Yevoli

ACU BOARD MEMBERS

Matt Schlapp ChairmanMillie Hallow Vice Chairman Van D. Hipp, Jr. Treasurer Amy Frederick Secretary

Kimberly BellissimoJose CardenasJonathan GarthwaiteCharlie GerowColin HannaNiger InnesWilles Lee

Carolyn D. MeadowsRandy NeugebauerThomas Winter

ACU FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

HOW WE SELECTED THE VOTES

ACU researched and selected a range of bills before Congress that determine a member’s adherence to conservative principles. We selected bills that focus on Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of the “three-legged stool”: 1) fiscal and economic: taxes, budgets, regulation, spending, healthcare, and property; 2) social and cul-tural: 2nd amendment, religion, life, welfare, and education; and 3) preserving our nation’s security by maintaining a strong national defense.

The wide range of issues covered are designed to give citizens an accurate assessment of how Members of Congress best defend the principles of a free society: Life, Liberty and Property.

The votes selected by the ACU are not always considered the “most important” votes as defined by others; instead the votes we score help reflect the ideological distinction among our elected officials. oots conservatives and the public – in an unbiased, transparent manner – on where individual members of Congress fall on the ideological spectrum.

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2015 WINNERS & LOSERS

SENATE

BOOZMANCASSIDYCOTTONCRAPOCRUZDAINESENZIFISCHERGRASSLEY INHOFE

SENATE

LANKFORDLEE, M.PAULRISCHRUBIOSASSESCOTT, T.SESSIONS SHELBYVITTER

90-100%HOUSE

AMASHBABINBISHOP, M.BLACKBLACKBURNBLUMBRATBRIDENSTINEBROOKS, M.BUCKBURGESSBYRNECARTER, E. L.CHABOT

HOUSE

CHAFFETZCLAWSONCOLLINS, D.CONAWAYDeSANTISDesJARLAISDUNCAN, JEFFDUNCAN, JOHNFARENTHOLDFINCHERFLEMINGFLORESFORBESFRANKS

HOUSE

GARRETTGOHMERTGOODLATTEGOSARGOWDYGRAVES, G.GRAVES, T.HARRISHENSARLINGHICEHOLDINGHUDSONHUELSKAMPHUIZENGA

HOUSE

HUNTERHURTJENKINS, L.JOHNSON, S.JORDANLABRADORLaMALFALAMBORNLATTALONGLOUDERMILKLOVELUMMISMARCHANT

HOUSE

MASSIEMcCLINTOCKMEADOWSMESSERMILLER, J.MULVANEYNEUGEBAUEROLSONPALMERPERRYPOEPOMPEOPOSEYPRICE, T.

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RATCLIFFERIBBLEROEROHRABACHERROKITAROUZERSALMONSANFORDSCHWEIKERTSCOTT, A.SENSENBRENNERSMITH, ADRIANSMITH, J.SMITH, L.

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STUTZMANTIPTONWALBERGWALKERWILLIAMSWITTMANWOODALLYOHO

80-89%SENATE

BLUNTERNSTISAKSONMORAN

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PERDUESULLIVANTOOMEY

HOUSE

ABRAHAMALLENBILIRAKISBRADY, K.COFFMANCRAWFORD

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EMMERFLEISCHMANNFOXXGIBBSGROTHMANHILL

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HULTGRENHURDISSAJONESKING, S.MCCAUL

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McHENRYMICAMOONEYPALAZZOPAULSENPITTENGER

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RICE, T.ROTHFUSROYCESESSIONSSTEWARTTHORNBERRY

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WALORSKIWEBERWEBSTERWENSTRUPWESTERMANYODER

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YOUNG, DAVIDYOUNG, T.

AWARD FOR CONSERVATIVE EXCELLENCE

AWARD FOR CONSERVATIVE ACHIEVEMENT

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SENATE

BaldwinBennetBlumenthalBookerBoxerBrown, S.Cantwell CardinCarper CaseyCoonsDurbin Feinstein FrankenGillibrandHeinrichHironoKaineKing, A.

KlobucharLeahyMarkey

SENATE

McCaskillMenendezMerkleyMikulski MurphyMurrayNelsonPeters, G.ReedReidSanders

SchatzSchumer ShaheenStabenow TesterUdallWarnerWarrenWhitehouseWyden

HOUSE

AdamsAguilarBassBeattyBecerraBeraBeyerBlumenauerBonamiciBoyleBrady, R.Brown, C.BrownleyBustosButterfieldCappsCapuanoCardenasCarneyCarsonCartwrightCastorCastroChuCicillineClark

HOUSE

ClarkeClayCleaverClyburnCohenConnollyConyersCostaCourtneyCrowleyCummingsDavis, D.Davis, S.DeFazioDeGetteDelaneyDeLauroDelBeneDeSaulnierDeutchDingellDoggettDoyleDuckworthEdwardsEllison

HOUSE

EngelEshooEstyFarrFattahFosterFrankelFudgeGabbardGallegoGaramendiGrahamGreen, A.GrijalvaGutierrezHahnHastingsHeck, D.HigginsHimesHondaHoyerHuffmanIsraelJackson LeeJeffries

HOUSE

Johnson, E.Johnson, H.KapturKeatingKelly, R.KennedyKildeeKilmerKindKirkpatrickKusterLangevinLarsenLarsonLawrenceLee, B.LevinLewisLieuLoebsackLofgrenLowenthalLoweyLujan, B.Lujan GrishamLynch

HOUSE

Maloney, C.MatsuiMcCollumMcDermottMcGovernMcNerneyMeeksMengMooreMoultonMurphy, P.NadlerNapolitanoNealNolanNorcrossO'RourkePallonePascrellPaynePelosiPerlmutterPeters, S.PingreePocanPrice, D.

HOUSE

QuigleyRangelRice, K.RichmondRoybal-AllardRuizRuppersbergerRushRyan, T.Sanchez, LindaSanchez, Loretta SarbanesSchakowskySchiffSchraderScott, D.Scott, R.SerranoSewellShermanSiresSlaughterSmith, AdamSpeierSwalwellTakai

HOUSE

TakanoThompson, B.Thompson, M.TitusTonkoTorresTsongasVan HollenVargasVeaseyVelaVelazquezViscloskyWalzWasserman SchultzWatersWatson ColemanWelchWilson, F.Yarmuth

10% COALITION OF THE RADICAL LEFT<

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1. S1 (Roll Call 6) Energy Efficiency Guidelines and Mandates. The Portman amendment to the Keystone Pipeline approval bill creates a new federal program—the “Tenant Star” program—that directs the EPA Administrator and Secretary of Energy to develop energy efficiency guidelines and pressure tenants and commercial building owners to adopt them. The bill also increases the energy efficiency mandate for water heaters. ACU opposes mandating energy efficiency guidelines on buildings and any other unnecessary regulations on products, which not only drive up costs for the average consumer but also are not even the federal government’s responsibility, and opposed this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on January 20, 2015 by a vote of 94-5.

2. S 1 (Roll Call 40) Wind Production Subsidies. The Heitkamp amendment to the Keystone Pipeline approval bill extends eight renewable energy tax credits, including the tax credit for wind production, through 2020. ACU believes all forms of energy should compete within the free market and government should refrain from helping favored energy sources and opposed this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on January 28, 2015 by a vote of 47-51.

3. HR 240 (Roll Call 61) Funding Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration. The Cochran amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill removes the provision that prohibits using funds for President Obama’s executive actions on granting federal benefits to illegal immigrants. ACU believes our current immigration laws should be enforced and strongly opposes Obama’s executive action that violates the current laws and opposed this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on February 27, 2015 by a vote of 66-33.

4. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 93) Minimum Wage. The Sanders amendment to the Budget Resolution allows the Senate to go on record in support of a substantial increase in the minimum wage. ACU opposes these artificial wages that hurt those who have the hardest time finding employment, such as students and less experienced workers, and opposed this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on March 26, 2015 by a vote of 48-52.

5. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 98) Mandated Paid Sick Leave. The Murray amendment to the budget bill calls on Congress to pass federal legislation that mandates paid sick leave for employees. ACU does not believe the federal government has a role in deciding employee compensation and opposed this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on March 26, 2015 by a vote of 61-39.

6. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 106) Selling Federal Land. The Murkowski amendment to the Budget Resolution allows the Senate to go on record as in favor of selling federal land back to state and local governments. The amendment excludes national parks, national reserves, and national monuments. ACU supports reducing the amount of land owned by the federal government and supported this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on March 26, 2015 by a vote of 51-49.

7. S. Con. Res. 11 (Roll Call 108) Funding the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty. The Inhofe amendment to the Budget Resolution prohibits the funding of U.N. organizations responsible for implementing the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate votes on its ratification. ACU opposes any President’s efforts to ignore the Constitutional requirement of submitting treaties for ratification, exhibited specifically in the Obama Administration with Obama’s backdoor funding approval scheme, and supported this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on March 26, 2015 by a vote of 59-41.

8. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 120) Project Labor Agreements. The Flake amendment to the Budget Resolution allows the Senate to go on record against requiring businesses to negotiate and obtain approval from labor unions during the awarding of construction contracts. ACU opposes these agreements that interfere with the free market and drive up the costs for taxpayers and supported this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on March 26, 2015 by a vote 51-49.

9. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 134) Busting the Spending Caps. The Kaine amendment to the Budget Resolution repeals the spending caps passed under sequestration. ACU supports these modest spending caps that have helped reduce the annual deficit from $1 trillion per year and opposed this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on March 27, 2015 by a vote of 50-48.

10. S 178 (Roll Call 159) Religious Freedom. The Leahy amendment to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act prevents the federal government from participating in programs designed to fight human trafficking if the program discriminates, regardless of religious belief, on the basis of sexual orientation or “gender identity.” America has a long tradition of helping people through faith-based charities, which this bill flies in the face of. ACU supports the right to practice the free exercise of religion and believes no one should be excluded from federal programs for practicing religion and opposed this amendment. The Senate voted in favor of the amendment on April 22, 2015 by a vote of 56-43, but it required 60 votes for passage.

SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

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11. Presidential Nomination 4 (Roll Call 164) Loretta Lynch Confirmation. This vote confirms the nomination of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. ACU opposed the confirmation after Lynch defended the Obama Administration’s unconstitutional executive action to give amnesty to some illegal immigrants and refused to give any limits to the President’s “prosecutorial discretion.” In addition, Lynch also refused to answer whether she agreed with former Attorney General Eric Holder’s view that the First Amendment does not provide religious liberty protection to churches and synagogues. A key vote came on the motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on the nomination. ACU opposed the motion that the Senate passed on April 23, 2015 by a vote of 66-34.

12. HR 1191 (Roll Call 167) Iran Nuclear Agreement. The Johnson amendment to the Iran Nuclear Agreement bill requires that any agreement reached between the Obama Administration and Iranian Government over their nuclear program be deemed a treaty that requires Senate ratification. ACU opposes the Obama Administration’s flagrant disdain for the requirements regarding Senate ratification for treaties as detailed in the U.S. Constitution and supported this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on April 28, 2015 by a vote of 39-57.

13. HR 1314 (Roll Call 190) Trade Adjustment Assistance. The Flake amendment to the Trade Promotion Authority legislation eliminates the extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. ACU opposes this program, which duplicates numerous other federal job training programs, and supported this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on May 22, 2015 by a vote of 36-62.

14. HR 1735 (Roll Call 206) Reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank. The Kirk amendment to the Defense authorization bill reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank. This Depression-era bureaucracy primarily helps a select few multi-billion dollar corporations increase their international business. ACU opposes this crony-capitalist policy, which gives foreign airline companies discounted loan rates to purchase American planes, and supported this motion to table (or kill) the amendment. The Senate rejected the motion on June 10, 2015 by a vote of 31-65. A “Yes” vote supports the ACU position.

15. HR 1735 (Roll Call 210) Direct Arming of Iraqi Kurds. The Ernst amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill authorizes the President to provide direct military assistance to the Kurdistan Regional Government. ACU supports helping arm the Iraqi Kurds, who have been a consistent ally of the United States and are helping us fight the terrorist organization ISIS, and supported the amendment. The Senate favored the amendment on June 16, 2015 by a vote of 54-45 but it required 60 votes for passage.

16. S 1177 (Roll Call 225) School Choice. The Alexander amendment to the No Child Left Behind overhaul bill provides $24 billion in grants to low income families. These grants can help a student pay tuition for a private school or help supplement a public school student’s budget. ACU supports school choice and supported this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on July 8, 2015 by a vote of 45-52.

17. HR 36 (Roll Call 268) Late-Term Abortion Restrictions. This motion invokes cloture (ends debate) on the bill, allowing the Senate to vote on the bill. This bill prohibits abortions where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or older, but includes exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother. ACU believes abortion is a human tragedy, supports restricting the practice and educating patients, and supported both this bill and the motion to end debate. The Senate rejected the cloture motion on September 22, 2015 by a vote of 54-42 (60 votes were required to pass).

18. HR 1314 (Roll Call 293) Changing the Rules on Spending. The Senate voted on a Cornyn motion to waive all points of order against increasing the budget caps. This was the critical vote that allowed the Senate to increase spending over the agreed-upon limits. ACU supports sticking to the budget plan approved by Congress and signed by the President and opposed the motion. The Senate approved the motion on October 30, 2015 by a vote of 64-35.

19. HR 1314 (Roll Call 294) Two Year Obama Budget Deal. This bill busts the budget caps Congress had voted for, increasing the caps by $50 billion in Fiscal Year 2016 and by $30 billion in Fiscal Year 2017. The bill also suspends the debt limit until March 15, 2017. ACU supports the budget caps as the only brake on federal spending, which has now reached $19 trillion, and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on October 30, 2015 by a vote of 64-35.

20. SJ Res 22 (Roll Call 297) Waters of the United States Rule. This resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule which changed the definition of “navigable waterways” to cover every small body of water in the country, even down to a drainage ditch. ACU opposes this attempt by EPA to control privately owned property and supported this resolution. The Senate passed the resolution on November 4, 2015 by a vote of 53-44.

21. SJ Res 24 (Roll Call 306) Existing Power Plant Emissions Rule. This resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of the EPA’s Existing Power Plant Emissions Rule. ACU opposes the EPA’s attempt to use federal executive action to impose the cap and trade plan rejected by Congress in 2010, which will drive up electricity costs for everyone, and supported this resolution. The resolution passed the Senate on November 17, 2015 by a vote of 52-46.

SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS Continued

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22. HR 3762 (Roll Call 314) Restoring Planned Parenthood Funding. The Collins Amendment to the Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act removes the provision in the bill that prevents Planned Parenthood from receiving much of its federal funding. ACU believes abortion is a human tragedy, opposes federal funding for organizations such as Planned Parenthood that perform abortions, and opposed this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on December 3, 2015 by a vote of 48-52.

23. HR 3762 (Roll Call 329) Obamacare Repeal. The Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act repeals major portions of Obamacare, including penalties for not complying with the mandate to purchase insurance, Medicaid expansion, and subsidies to buy insurance through government-controlled exchanges. The bill also prevents Planned Parenthood from receiving much of its federal funding. ACU supports the repeal of Obamacare, which has given the federal government effective control over America’s healthcare system and dramatically increased the cost of health insurance for millions of Americans. ACU also believes abortion is a human tragedy and opposes federal funding for organizations such as Planned Parenthood that perform abortions and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on December 3, 2015 by a vote of 52-47.

24. HR 2029 (Roll Call 339) Omnibus Appropriations. This 2,000 plus page bill combines government funding for Fiscal Year 2016 with a House-passed tax bill. Although ACU supported the initial tax bill that created permanent tax breaks for businesses and reigned in the IRS, ACU opposes combining that bill with the omnibus that both busts the budget caps by $50 billion and includes major increases for Obama pet programs while doing nothing to prevent federal funding of Planned Parenthood, and opposed the combined bill. The Senate passed the bill on December 18, 2015 by a vote of 65-33.

SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS Continued

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SENATE VOTE DETAIL, BY STATE

VOTE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2015 2014 YOS Life

ACU Position N N N N N Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N Y N

Alabama

SHELBY - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 88.00 37 77.30

SESSIONS - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + 92 96.00 19 94.21

Alaska

MURKOWSKI - + - + - + + - + - + + - - + - X - - + + - + - 48 41.00 13 59.79

SULLIVAN - + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 88 NA 1 88.00

Arizona

McCAIN - + - + - + + + - + + - + - + + + - - + + + + + 67 91.00 33 81.67

FLAKE - + - + + + + + + + - - + + - + + + + + + + + + 79 92.00 15 93.73

1. S1 (Roll Call 6) Energy Efficiency Guidelines and Mandates2. S 1 (Roll Call 40) Wind Production Subsidies3. HR 240 (Roll Call 61) Funding Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration4. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 93) Minimum Wage5. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 98) Mandated Paid Sick Leave6. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 106) Selling Federal Land

7. S. Con. Res. 11 (Roll Call 108) Funding the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty8. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 120) Project Labor Agreements9. S Con Res 11 (Roll Call 134) Busting the Spending Caps10. S 178 (Roll Call 159) Religious Freedom11. Presidential Nomination 4 (Roll Call 164) Loretta Lynch Confirmation12. HR 1191 (Roll Call 167) Iran Nuclear Agreement

13. HR 1314 (Roll Call 190) Trade Adjustment Assistance14. HR 1735 (Roll Call 206) Reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank15. HR 1735 (Roll Call 210) Direct Arming of Iraqi Kurds16. S 1177 (Roll Call 225) School Choice17. HR 36 (Roll Call 268) Late-Term Abortion Restrictions18. HR 1314 (Roll Call 293) Changing the Rules on Spending

19. HR 1314 (Roll Call 294) Two Year Obama Budget Deal20. SJ Res 22 (Roll Call 297) Waters of the United States Rule 21. SJ Res 24 (Roll Call 306) Existing Power Plant Emissions Rule22. HR 3762 (Roll Call 314) Restoring Planned Parenthood Funding 23. HR 3762 (Roll Call 329) Obamacare Repeal 24. HR 2029 (Roll Call 339) Omnibus Appropriations

SENATE SCORES

44%OVERALL AVERAGE

SENATE STATISTICS

MANCHIN 33% (WV)HIGHEST DEMOCRAT

COLLINS 21% (ME)LOWEST REPUBLICAN

79%REPUBLICAN AVERAGE

3%DEMOCRAT & INDEPENDENT AVERAGE

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VOTE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2015 2014 YOS Life


Arkansas

BOOZMAN - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 79.00 14 90.07

COTTON - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 100.00 3 96.00

California

Feinstein - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 23 7.22

Boxer - - X - - - - - - - - - - - + - X - - - - - - X 5 4.00 33 2.94

Colorado

Bennet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 7 5.29

GARDNER - + - + + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + - 79 76.00 5 83.00

Connecticut

Blumenthal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8.00 27 14.04

Murphy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 9 1.78

Delaware

Carper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 25 10.29

Coons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 6 2.00

Florida

Nelson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 25 28.40

RUBIO - X + + + + + + + + + X + X X X + + + X X + + X 94 96.00 5 97.20

Georgia

ISAKSON - + + + - + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + - 83 68.00 17 84.18

PERDUE - + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + - 83 NA 1 83.00

Hawaii

Schatz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - 4 0.00 4 3.60

Hirono - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 9 0.91





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VOTE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2015 2014 YOS Life


Idaho

CRAPO - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 92.00 23 92.50

RISCH - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 92.00 7 95.29

Illinois

Durbin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 33 5.13

KIRK - - - + - + + - + - - + - - + - - - - + - - - - 29 64.00 14 55.50

Indiana

COATS - + - + + + + + + + + - - - + + + + + + + + + - 75 76.00 23 88.00

Donnelly - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - + + - - - 17 12.00 9 28.00

Iowa

GRASSLEY - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 92.00 41 84.01

ERNST - + + + + + + + + + + - + - + + + + + + + + + + 88 NA 1 88.00

Kansas

ROBERTS - + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + - - + + + + - 75 86.00 35 86.06

MORAN - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - + + + + + + + + 88 75.00 19 88.66

Kentucky

McCONNELL - + - + + + + + + + - + + + + + + - - + + + + - 75 84.00 31 89.47

PAUL + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 96.00 5 97.60

Louisiana

VITTER - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + X X X + + + + 95 86.00 17 92.18

CASSIDY - + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 75.00 7 84.86

Maine

COLLINS, S. - - - - - + + + - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - 21 44.00 19 46.03

King, A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 3 5.67





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VOTE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2015 2014 YOS Life


Maryland

Mikulski - - - - - - - - X - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 39 4.97

Cardin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 29 4.49

Massachusetts

Warren - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8.00 3 4.00

Markey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 4 8.00 39 3.41

Michigan

Stabenow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + X - - - - - - - - 4 0.00 15 6.93

Peters, G. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - 4 8.00 7 4.18

Minnesota

Klobuchar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 9 5.33

Franken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 7 1.14

Mississippi

COCHRAN - + - + + + + + + + - - - - - + + - - + + + + - 58 63.00 43 78.04

WICKER - + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + - - + + + + - 75 68.00 21 85.72

Missouri

McCaskill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 4 9.00 9 12.22

BLUNT - + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + + + - 83 76.00 19 88.60

Montana

Tester - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8 12.00 9 12.67

DAINES - + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 76.00 3 82.67

Nebraska

FISCHER - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + 92 80.00 3 82.67

SASSE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00





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VOTE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2015 2014 YOS Life


Nevada

Reid X X - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - 0 24.00 33 16.39

HELLER - + - + + + + + + - + + - - + - + + + + + + + - 71 71.00 9 82.67

New Hampshire

Shaheen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 7 4.29

AYOTTE - + - + - - + + - - - - - - + - + - - + - + + - 38 63.00 5 68.00

New Jersey

Menendez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 23 7.35

Booker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - 4 4.00 3 2.67

New Mexico

Udall - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 17 3.91

Heinrich - - - - - - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - 8 4.00 7 5.71

New York

Schumer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 35 4.85

Gillibrand - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 9 4.44

North Carolina

BURR - + + + - + + + + + - + - - + + + + + + + + + + 79 88.00 21 90.00

TILLIS - + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + - - + + + + - 79 NA 1 79.00

North Dakota

HOEVEN - + + + - + + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + + + - 79 68.00 5 67.00

Heitkamp - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - 13 16.00 3 13.67

Ohio

Brown, S. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 23 6.43

PORTMAN - + + - - + + + + - - + - - + + + + + + + + + + 71 68.00 17 83.65





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Oklahoma

INHOFE - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 92 92.00 29 96.49

LANKFORD + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 94.00 5 87.60

Oregon

Wyden - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - + 8 4.00 35 8.51

Merkley - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - + 4 8.00 7 4.14

Pennsylvania

Casey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 4 8.00 9 6.67

TOOMEY - + + + - + + + + - + + - X + + + + + + + + + + 83 88.00 11 93.00

Rhode Island

Reed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 25 5.11

Whitehouse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 9 1.78

South Carolina

GRAHAM - + - + + + + + - + - X - - + + + - - X X + + - 57 74.00 21 85.86

SCOTT - + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + 92 96.00 5 96.00

South Dakota

THUNE - + - + - + + + + + - + + + + + + - - + + + + + 75 84.00 17 86.28

ROUNDS - + - + + + + + + + - + + - + + + - - + + + + - 71 NA 1 71.00

Tennessee

ALEXANDER - + - + - - + + - + - - + - - + + - - + + + + - 50 76.00 13 74.00

CORKER - + - + - + + + - + - - - + - + + + + + + + + - 63 76.00 9 80.22

Texas

CORNYN - + - + + + + + + + - + - + + + + - - + + + + - 71 92.00 13 91.46

CRUZ + + + + + + + + + X + X + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100.00 3 100.00





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Utah

HATCH - + - + + + + + + + - - X - + + + - - + + + + - 65 80.00 39 88.56

LEE, M. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100.00 5 100.00

Vermont

Leahy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 41 5.34

Sanders - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - X + 9 4.00 25 6.31

Virginia

Warner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - 0 8.00 7 8.86

Kaine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 3 0.00

Washington

Murray - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - 0 0.00 23 2.46

Cantwell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4.00 15 8.33

West Virginia

Manchin - + - - - - + - - - - - - - + - + - - + + + - + 33 32.00 6 28.17

CAPITO - + + + + + + + + - - - - + + - + - - + + + + - 63 48.00 15 67.20

Wisconsin

JOHNSON, R. - + - + - + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + - 75 96.00 5 93.40

Baldwin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0.00 17 1.71

Wyoming

ENZI - + - + + + + + + + + + X + + + + + + + + + + + 91 80.00 19 91.72

BARRASSO - + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + - 79 84.00 9 91.56





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1. HR 240 (Roll Call 109) Funding Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration. This bill funds the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2016. It removes provisions that prohibit using funds to implement President Obama’s executive actions granting amnesty to some illegal immigrants. It also removes provisions that prohibit granting any federal benefits to any illegal immigrants as a direct result of implementing amnesty. ACU opposed funding Obama’s executive actions, which were unconstitutional, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on March 3, 2015 by a vote of 257-167.

2. H Con Res 27 (Roll Call 138) Conservative Budget. The Stutzman amendment to the Congressional Resolution presents a conservative alternative to the budget bill, capping discretionary spending at $975 billion in Fiscal Year 2016, and freezing spending for two years, then allowing it to grow with inflation. It assumes repeal of Obamacare and transitions Medicare to a premium support system. Further, it reforms entitlement programs by converting into block grants Medicaid, children’s health (CHIP), and the food stamp programs. ACU supports this reasonable attempt to stop increasing our national debt, which has reached $19 trillion, and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on March 25, 2015 by a vote of 132-294.

3. HR 1105 (Roll Call 161) Repealing the Death Tax. This bill repeals the federal estate tax, also known as the death tax, and is the first House vote on the issue in nine years. The bill also repeals the generation-skipping transfer tax and reduces the top marginal rate for the gift tax from 40 percent to 35 percent. ACU has long advocated for the repeal of the death tax and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on April 16, 2015 by a vote of 240-179.

4. HR 2029 (Roll Call 190) Abuse of “Official Time.” The Hice amendment to the Military Construction-Veterans Administration Appropriations bill prohibits the use of federal funds to pay employees while they are conducting union activities, which they call “official time.” ACU opposes the abuse of “official time” at the Veterans Administration, where 250 employees do nothing but perform union activities, and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on April 30, 2015 by a vote of 190- 232.

5. HR 2029 (Roll Call 191) Repealing the Davis-Bacon Wage Mandates. The King amendment to the Military Construction-Veterans Administration Appropriations bill prohibits funds from being used to enforce the prevailing wage provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act. ACU opposes artificial wages that drive up the cost of projects and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on April 30, 2015 by a vote of 186-235.

6. HJ Res 43 (Roll Call 194) Religious Freedom. This resolution disapproves the District of Columbia’s Reproductive Health Non Discrimination law. The new law prohibits employers from discriminating against anyone and provides no religious exemptions despite a finding by the DC Attorney General that the measure “raises serious concerns under the Constitution and under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.” ACU supports the free exercise of religion under the Constitution and supported this resolution. The House passed the resolution on April 30, 2015 by a vote of 228-192

7. HR 2028 (Roll Call 205) Reducing Wasteful Energy Spending. The Hudson amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill returns the Department of Energy budget to levels equal to Fiscal Year 2008, before they were dramatically increased under the stimulus. The amendment makes an across the board cut of 11.2 percent, while exempting defense-related programs. ACU supports returning government spending to pre-stimulus levels to help reduce the deficit and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on April 30, 2015 by a vote of 143-278.

8. HR 36 (Roll Call 223) Late-Term Abortion Restrictions. This bill prohibits abortions when the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or older, but includes exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother. ACU believes abortion is a human tragedy, supports educating patients and restricting the practice, and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 13, 2015 by a vote of 242-184.

9. HR 2578 (Roll Call 278) Spending Reduction. The Blackburn amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill provides for an across the board 1 percent spending reduction. ACU supports this modest effort to reduce spending to help reduce the deficit and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on June 3, 2015 by a vote of 168-257.

10. HR 2577 (Roll Call 298) Rural Air Service Subsidies. The McClintock amendment to the Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill eliminates $155 million in funding for a program that subsidizes air service to rural airports with little passenger traffic. It applies these funds to deficit reduction. ACU opposes this wasteful spending on mostly short distance air service to destinations easily accessible by car or bus and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on June 4, 2015 by a vote of 166-255.

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11. HR 2577 (Roll Call 315) Amtrak Subsidies. The Sessions amendment to the Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill prohibits the use of funds to subsidize any Amtrak route that has a cost exceeding two times its revenue. ACU supports this fiscally responsible approach to taxpayer subsidies and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on June 9, 2015 by a vote of 186-237.

12. HR 2685 (Roll Call 337) Closing Guantanamo. The Nadler amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill removes a provision that bars funds from being used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the U.S. to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. ACU opposes moving terrorists from Guantanamo to the U.S. and opposed this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on June 10, 2015 by a vote of 173-259.

13. HR 2685 (Roll Call 341) Afghanistan Funding. The Walberg amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill eliminates a provision allowing $50 million allocated to the Afghan Security Forces to be redirected to infrastructure programs. ACU opposes increasing funds for a program the Inspector General has found to be filled with waste, such as funds being spent on a $43 million natural gas filling station, and supported this amendment. The House passed the amendment on June 10, 2015 by a vote of 233-199.

14. HR 2822 (Roll Call 407) Spending Reduction. The Blackburn amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill provides for an across the board 1 percent spending reduction. The small decrease will assist in reducing the deficit. ACU supports this modest effort to reduce the bill’s increased spending and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on July 8, 2015 by a vote of 168-258.

15. HR 5 (Roll Call 419) No Child Left Behind Reauthorization. The Walker amendment to the education overhaul bill, also known as the A-Plus amendment, puts the federal funds expended in the bill into block grants. This action allows the states to spend the funds for any educational purpose under state law. ACU supports local control of education and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on July 8, 2015 by a vote of 195-235.

16. HR 6 (Roll Call 431) Mandatory Health Research. This bill creates a new mandatory spending program for health research through the National Institute of Health. A key vote came on the Brat amendment, which makes the program part of discretionary spending, giving Congress more control over its budget. Current mandatory spending programs are responsible for annual increases of our $19 trillion debt. ACU opposes any new mandatory spending programs and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on July 10, 2015 by a vote of 141-281.

17. HR 3009 (Roll Call 466) Funding for Sanctuary Cities. This bill withholds some funds and grants from federal law enforcement, including local government grants that bar officials from enforcing federal immigration laws. ACU opposes the ability of local governments to create their own immigration laws, which the Constitution outlines as a federal responsibility, and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on July 23, 2015 by a vote of 241-179.

18. HR 3134 (Roll Call 505) Defunding Planned Parenthood. This bill bars federal funds from going to organizations that perform abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood, and redirects the funds to community health centers that do not provide abortions. This bill does not include limits on abortion services for cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother. ACU believes abortion to be a human tragedy, supports educating patients and restricting the practice, and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on September 18, 2015 by a vote of 241-187.

19. HR 3457 (Roll Call 533) Iran Sanctions. This bill prohibits the President from waiving any of the sanctions under the Iran Nuclear Agreement until Iran pays the legal terrorism-related judgment it owes and all outstanding judgments. ACU supports forcing Iran to pay these judgements before lifting the sanctions and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on October 1, 2015 by a vote of 251-173.

20. HR 10 (Roll Call 559) School Choice. This bill reauthorizes the District of Columbia’s school voucher program, which allows eligible students to enroll in a participating private school. ACU supports school choice and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on October 21, 2015 by a vote of 240-191.

21. HR 597 (Roll Call 576) Reauthorizing the Export Import Bank. This bill reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank for four years. This Depression-era bureaucracy primarily helps a select few multi-billion dollar corporations increase their international business. ACU opposes this crony-capitalist policy, which gives foreign airline companies discounted loan rates to purchase American planes, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on October 27, 2015 by a vote of 313-118.

22. HR 1314 (Roll Call 579) Busting the Budget Caps. This bill busts the budget caps voted on by Congress, increasing the caps by $50 billion in Fiscal Year 2016 and by $30 billion in Fiscal Year 2017. The bill also suspends the debt limit until March 15, 2017. ACU supports the budget caps as the only brake on increased federal spending, which has resulted in a national debt of $19 trillion, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on October 28, 2015 by a vote of 266-167.

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23. SJ Res 24 (Roll Call 650) Existing Power Plant Emissions Rule. This resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the EPA’s Existing Power Plant Emissions Rule. ACU opposes the EPA’s attempt to use federal executive action to impose the cap and trade plan rejected by Congress in 2010, a plan that will drive up electricity costs for everyone, and supported this resolution. The House passed the resolution on December 1, 2015 by a vote of 242-180.

24. HR 2029 (Roll Call 705) Omnibus Appropriations. This portion of the bill contains a 2,000 plus page Omnibus Appropriation that busts the budget caps by $50 billion and includes major increases for Obama pet programs while doing nothing to prevent the federal funding of Planned Parenthood. The bill also ignores many provisions passed by the House Appropriations Committee, including the restriction of funds for sanctuary cities and placing restrictions on the FCC’s ability to enforce “net neutrality” rules, giving the federal government power to control the Internet. ACU opposes these massive bills that are passed with little discussion and are not allowed any amendments, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on December 18, 2015 by a vote of 316-113.

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HOUSE VOTE DETAIL, BY STATE

VOTE # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2015 2014 YOS Life

ACU Position N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N

Alabama

1 BYRNE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 96 88 2 92.00

2 ROBY + - + + + + - + - + + + - - + + + + + + - + + + 75 56 5 71.00

3 ROGERS, M. + + + - + + + + - + + + - + + - + + + + - - + + 75 84 13 78.50

4 ADERHOLT + + + + + + - + - - + + - - + + + + + + - + + - 71 61 19 84.77

5 BROOKS, M. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 96 84 5 88.80

6 PALMER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00

7 Sewell - X - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - X - 5 8 5 6.70

Alaska

AL YOUNG, DON + - + - - + - + - - + + - - - - + + + + - + + - 50 52 43 73.96

1. HR 240 (Roll Call 109) Funding Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

2. H Con Res 27 (Roll Call 138) Conservative Budget3. HR 1105 (Roll Call 161) Repealing the Death Tax4. HR 2029 (Roll Call 190) Abuse of “Official Time"5. HR 2029 (Roll Call 191) Repealing the Davis-Bacon Wage Mandates6. HJ Res 43 (Roll Call 194) Religious Freedom

7. HR 2028 (Roll Call 205) Reducing Wasteful Energy Spending8. HR 36 (Roll Call 223) Late-Term Abortion Restrictions9. HR 2578 (Roll Call 278) Spending Reduction10. HR 2577 (Roll Call 298) Rural Air Service Subsidies11. HR 2577 (Roll Call 315) Amtrak Subsidies12. HR 2685 (Roll Call 337) Closing Guantanamo13. HR 2685 (Roll Call 341) Afghanistan Funding

14. HR 2822 (Roll Call 407) Spending Reduction15. HR 5 (Roll Call 419) No Child Left Behind Reauthorization16. HR 6 (Roll Call 431) Mandatory Health Research17. HR 3009 (Roll Call 466) Funding for Sanctuary Cities18. HR 3134 (Roll Call 505) Defunding Planned Parenthood19. HR 3457 (Roll Call 533) Iran Sanctions20. HR 10 (Roll Call 559) School Choice

21. HR 597 (Roll Call 576) Reauthorizing the Export Import Bank22. HR 1314 (Roll Call 579) Busting the Budget Caps23. SJ Res 24 (Roll Call 650) Existing Power Plant Emissions Rule24. HR 2029 (Roll Call 705) Omnibus Appropriations

HOUSE SCORESHOUSE STATISTICS

45%OVERALL AVERAGE

PETERSON 33% (MN)HIGHEST DEMOCRAT

DOLD 13% (IL)LOWEST REPUBLICAN

77%REPUBLICAN AVERAGE

4%DEMOCRAT & INDEPENDENT AVERAGE

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Arizona

1 Kirkpatrick - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - X - 4 13 5 22.35

2 McSALLY - - + + + - - + + + + + - - + - + + + + - - + - 58 NA 1 58.00

3 Grijalva - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 4 12 13 4.67

4 GOSAR + + X + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 92 5 92.00

5 SALMON + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + X + + + + - + + + 96 96 9 95.11

6 SCHWEIKERT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 5 99.20

7 Gallego - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 NA 1 8.00

8 FRANKS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 13 99.08

9 Sinema - - + - - - - - - - - + + - - - + - + - - - - - 21 8 3 17.67

Arkansas

1 CRAWFORD + - + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 88 64 5 75.20

2 HILL + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + - 88 NA 1 88.00

3 WOMACK + - + + + + - + - - + + - - + - + + + + - - + - 58 56 5 67.60

4 WESTERMAN + + + + + + + + + - - + - + + + + + + + + + + + 88 NA 1 88.00

California

1 LaMALFA + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 3 94.67

2 Huffman - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 5.33

3 Garamendi X - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 7 5.71

4 McCLINTOCK + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 7 98.86

5 Thompson, M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - 0 4 17 8.13

6 Matsui - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 11 2.18

7 Bera - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - + - - - - - - - 8 0 3 5.33






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8 COOK + - + - - + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - - + - 71 84 3 75.67

9 McNerney - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 12 9 7.67

10 DENHAM - - + - - + - + - + - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 42 58 5 66.40

11 DeSaulnier - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - X - - - - - - - - 4 NA 1 4.00

12 Pelosi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 29 2.70

13 Lee, B. - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 18 4.31

14 Speier X - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - X - - - - - - - 5 9 8 3.95

15 Swalwell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 5.33

16 Costa - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 16 11 18.14

17 Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 15 3.27

18 Eshoo - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 23 4.03

19 Lofgren - - - - - - - - - - - - + X X X - - - - - - - + 10 8 21 5.17

20 Farr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 23 3.01

21 VALADAO - - + - - + - + - - + + - - - - + + + + - - + - 42 44 3 47.33

22 NUNES - - + + + + - + - + + + - - + - + + + + - - + - 58 79 13 86.51

23 McCARTHY - + + + + + + + - + + + + + + - + + + + + - + - 79 76 9 87.56

24 Capps - - - - - - - X - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 18 5.42

25 KNIGHT - - + + + + + + + - + + + + - - + + + + - + + - 71 NA 1 71.00

26 Brownley - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 5.33

27 Chu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 7 4.20

28 Schiff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 15 6.43

29 Cárdenas - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 8.00

30 Sherman - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 19 5.14






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31 Aguilar - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 NA 1 4.00

32 Napolitano - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 17 4.06

33 Lieu - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 NA 1 8.00

34 Becerra - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 8 23 3.70

35 Torres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 NA 1 0.00

36 Ruiz - X X - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 23 3 18.67

37 Bass X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - 0 11 5 4.81

38 Sánchez, Linda - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 13 3.77

39 ROYCE - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - 83 92 23 96.86

40 Roybal-Allard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 23 3.01

41 Takano - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 4 8 3 8.00

42 CALVERT - - + + + + - + - - - + - - + - X + + + - - + - 48 68 23 84.97

43 Waters - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + 8 10 25 4.46

44 Hahn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 4 5.00

45 WALTERS - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + - - + - 75 NA 1 75.00

46 Sánchez Loretta - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - X - - - - - - - - 4 21 18 8.71

47 Lowenthal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 6.83

48 ROHRABACHER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 27 95.08

49 ISSA + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 83 80 15 88.66

50 HUNTER + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - + + + 92 88 7 92.89

51 Vargas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - 4 8 3 8.00

52 Peters, S. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 3 9.33

53 Davis, S. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 15 4.27






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Colorado

1 DeGette - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 19 3.37

2 Polis - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 13 13 7 10.24

3 TIPTON + + X + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 91 77 5 83.20

4 BUCK + + + X X X X + + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00

5 LAMBORN + + + + + + + + + + X + - + + + + + + + + + + + 96 96 9 97.78

6 COFFMAN - - + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 83 76 7 89.00

7 Perlmutter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - 0 4 9 3.56

Connecticut

1 Larson - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 17 5.26

2 Courtney - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 9 3.56

3 DeLauro - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 25 4.41

4 Himes - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 7 6.43

5 Esty - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 3 6.67

Delaware

AL Carney - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 0 5 7.20

Florida

1 MILLER, J. + + + + + + + + + + + + - X + + + + + + + + + + 96 92 14 95.12

2 Graham - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - - - - - 8 NA 1 8.00

3 YOHO + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 80 3 86.67

4 CRENSHAW + - + + X + - + - - + + - - + - + + + + - - + - 57 56 15 80.43

5 Brown, C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 23 7.21






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6 DeSANTIS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 3 100.00

7 MICA + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + - 83 80 23 92.41

8 POSEY + - + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 92 7 92.43

9 Grayson - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - + - - - 13 13 5 8.40

10 WEBSTER + - + + + + + + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + 88 72 5 80.67

11 NUGENT + - + + + + - + - X + + - - + - + + + + + + + - 70 80 5 79.60

12 BILIRAKIS + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - 88 78 9 85.56

13 JOLLY - - - - - - - + - - + + - - + + + + + + - - + - 42 55 2 48.50

14 Castor - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 9 4.17

15 ROSS + + + + + + - + - + - + + - + + + + + + + + + - 79 76 5 87.00

16 BUCHANAN - - + + + + + + + + + + - + - - + + + + - - + - 67 71 9 75.67

17 ROONEY + + + + + + + + - + + + - - + + + + + + - + + - 79 76 7 87.29

18 Murphy, P. - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 9.33

19 CLAWSON + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + X + + + + + + + 96 NA 1 96.00

20 Hastings - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 23 4.75

21 Deutch - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 6 3.33

22 Frankel - - X - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 8.00

23 Wasserman Schultz - - - X X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 11 1.15

24 Wilson, F. - - - - - - - - X X - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 5 4.20

25 DIAZ-BALART - - + - - + - + - - + + - - + - + + + + - - + - 46 44 13 66.08

26 CURBELO - - + - - - - + - - - + + - - - - + + + - - + - 33 NA 1 33.00

27 ROS-LEHTINEN - - + - - + - + - - - + + - - - + + + + - - + - 42 50 27 69.22






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Georgia

1 CARTER, E.L. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 92 NA 1 92.00

2 Bishop, S. - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - 13 8 23 26.92

3 WESTMORELAND + + + + + + - + - + + + - - + + + + + + + + + - 79 87 11 93.24

4 Johnson, H. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - + 4 4 9 3.67

5 Lewis - - - X X X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 11 29 2.58

6 PRICE, T. + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 92 92 11 96.00

7 WOODALL + + + + + + + + + + X + + + + + + + + + - + + - 91 88 5 89.40

8 SCOTT, A. + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 92 92 5 90.40

9 COLLINS, D. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 84 3 89.33

10 HICE + + + + + + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00

11 LOUDERMILK + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 NA 1 96.00

12 ALLEN + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - 88 NA 1 88.00

13 Scott, D. - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 13 13.81

14 GRAVES, T. + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + X - 91 92 6 95.83

Hawaii

1 Takai - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - X - 0 NA 1 0.00

2 Gabbard - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 3 4.95

Idaho

1 LABRADOR + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 84 5 94.37

2 SIMPSON - - + + + + - + - - + + - X - - + + + - - - + - 48 68 17 79.14






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Illinois

1 Rush X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - 0 8 23 4.12

2 Kelly, R. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X X - - - - 0 4 3 6.60

3 Lipinski - - - - - + - + - - - + + - - - - + - + - - - - 25 17 11 19.30

4 Gutierrez - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - X - - X - - - - + 9 9 23 4.45

5 Quigley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 7 2.86

6 ROSKAM + - + + - + - + - + + + - - + - + + + + X + + - 65 72 9 84.56

7 Davis, D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 13 19 3.41

8 Duckworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 3 6.67

9 Schakowsky - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 17 3.12

10 DOLD - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - - - - - 13 NA 3 31.00

11 Foster - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 6 7.00

12 BOST - - + - - + - + - - - + - - - - + + + - - - + - 33 NA 1 33.00

13 DAVIS, R. - - + - - + - + - - - + + - - - + + + + - - + - 42 50 3 49.33

14 HULTGREN + + + + - + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 88 76 5 84.80

15 SHIMKUS - + + + - + + + - - - + - - + - + + + + - + + - 58 60 19 81.76

16 KINZINGER - - + - - + - + - + - + - - + - + + + + - - + - 46 52 5 59.60

17 Bustos - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 5.33

18 LaHOOD* I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I + + + - + + + NA NA 1 NA

Indiana

1 Visclosky - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 31 9.74

2 WALORSKI + + + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + - + + - 83 64 3 71.67

3 STUTZMAN + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + X + 100 96 6 98.67






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4 ROKITA + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - 92 88 5 91.53

5 BROOKS, S. - - + + + + + + - + + + - + + - + + + + - - + - 67 68 3 71.67

6 MESSER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - 92 80 3 86.67

7 Carson - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 8 4.50

8 BUCSHON + - + + + + - + + - + + - + + - + + + + - + + - 71 72 5 79.80

9 YOUNG, T. - - + + - X X + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 82 76 5 83.60

Iowa

1 BLUM + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 NA 1 96.00

2 Loebsack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 9 4.00

3 YOUNG, DAVID + - + + + + - + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + 83 NA 1 83.00

4 KING, S. + + + + + + - + + - + + - + + + + X + + + + + + 87 84 13 93.42

Kansas

1 HUELSKAMP + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 96 5 94.40

2 JENKINS + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 84 7 90.86

3 YODER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + - + + - 88 80 5 86.40

4 POMPEO + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + 96 100 5 96.80

Kentucky

1 WHITFIELD + - X + + + - + - - - + - - - - + + + + X + + + 59 52 21 82.04

2 GUTHRIE + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + - + - 79 64 7 79.14

3 Yarmuth - - - - - X X - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 5 12 9 3.70

4 MASSIE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 80 3 89.33

5 ROGERS, H. - - + + + + - + - - + + - - - - + + + + - - + - 50 60 35 82.16

6 BARR + + + + + + - + - + + + - + + + + + + + + - + - 79 64 3 73.00






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Louisiana

1 SCALISE - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - + - 79 96 8 95.38

2 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 5 6.88

3 BOUSTANY + - + + + + - + - - - + + - + - + + + + - + + - 63 68 11 84.12

4 FLEMING + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 96 96 7 96.57

5 ABRAHAM + - + + + + - + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + 83 NA 1 83.00

6 GRAVES + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 96 NA 1 96.00

Maine

1 Pingree - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 7 5.29

2 POLIQUIN - - + + + X + + + - + + - + - + + + + + - - + - 65 NA 1 65.00

Maryland

1 HARRIS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 88 5 92.00

2 Ruppersberger - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - X - 9 9 13 11.28

3 Sarbanes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 9 2.22

4 Edwards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 8 4.56

5 Hoyer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 35 6.77

6 Delaney - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 4 0 3 8.00

7 Cummings - - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 20 3.72

8 Van Hollen - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 13 4.62

Massachusetts

1 Neal - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - X - - - - - 4 8 27 7.29

2 McGovern - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 19 2.81

3 Tsongas - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 9 2.67






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4 Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - X - - - - - - - X 5 8 3 7.00

5 Clark - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 2 6.00

6 Moulton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 NA 1 0.00

7 Capuano - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 6.67

8 Lynch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 14 11.11

9 Keating - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - + - - - - - - - 8 8 5 6.40

Michigan

1 BENISHEK - - + - + + - + - - + + + - - - + + + + - - + - 50 68 5 70.80

2 HUIZENGA + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 88 5 90.40

3 AMASH + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 84 5 89.53

4 MOOLENAAR - + + + + + - + + - - + - + + + + + + + - + + - 71 NA 1 71.00

5 Kildee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X 0 4 3 4.00

6 UPTON - - + + - + - + + + - + + + - - + + + + - - + - 58 56 29 71.85

7 WALBERG + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 88 7 93.71

8 BISHOP, M. - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 92 NA 1 92.00

9 Levin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 12 33 3.48

10 MILLER, C. - - + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + - - + - 71 72 13 77.04

11 TROTT - + + + + + - + - + + + + - + + + + + + - + + - 75 NA 1 75.00

12 Dingell - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 NA 1 4.00

13 Conyers - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - X - - - - - - - 0 8 51 4.76

14 Lawrence - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 NA 1 4.00






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Minnesota

1 Walz - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 17 9 9.11

2 KLINE - + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + - - + - 75 80 13 89.77

3 PAULSEN - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 83 80 7 85.00

4 McCollum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 15 3.13

5 Ellison - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 4 8 9 4.44

6 EMMER - + + + - + + + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + 83 NA 1 83.00

7 Peterson - - + - - + - + - - - - + - - - + + + - - - + - 33 48 25 43.08

8 Nolan - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 9 6.11

Mississippi

1 KELLY † I I I I I I I I I I + + - + + - + + + + - + + - NA NA 1 NA

2 Thompson, B. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 4 5 23 9.15

3 HARPER + - + + + + + + + - - + - + + - + + + + - - + - 67 76 7 78.02

4 PALAZZO + + + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + - + + - 83 86 5 83.40

Missouri

1 Clay - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 15 6.85

2 WAGNER + - + X X X X + + + + + - + + - + X + + - + + - 74 64 3 75.33

3 LEUTKEMEYER + - + + + + - + + - + + + + + - + + + + - - + - 71 68 7 81.57

4 HARTZLER + + + + + + - + + - - + + + + + + + + + - - + - 75 68 5 76.60

5 Cleaver - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 11 4.23

6 GRAVES, S. + + + - - + + + + - + + - + - X + + + - - + + - 65 64 15 85.23

7 LONG X + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + - + + + 91 88 5 91.00

8 SMITH, J. X + + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 95 88 3 90.41






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Montana

AL ZINKE + - + + - + + + + - - + - + + + + + + + - + + - 71 NA 1 71.00

Nebraska

1 FORTENBERRY + - + + + + - + - - - + - - + + + X + + - - + + 61 56 11 77.86

2 Ashford - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - - - + - 17 NA 1 17.00

3 SMITH, ADRIAN + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 84 9 92.00

Nevada

1 Titus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 5 4.80

2 AMODEI + - + + + + - + - - - + - - + + + + + + - + + + 67 64 4 73.00

3 HECK - - + - - + - + - + + + - - - + + + + + + + + + 63 56 5 64.60

4 HARDY - - + + - + + + - + + + - + - + + + + + - + + + 71 NA 1 71.00

New Hampshire

1 GUINTA - - + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + + - + + + 79 NA 3 83.67

2 Kuster - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 3 5.33

New Jersey

1 Norcross - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 NA 1 0.00

2 LoBIONDO - - + - - + - + - - - + - - - - + + + - - - + - 33 40 21 60.60

3 MacARTHUR - - + + - + - + - + - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 46 NA 1 46.00

4 SMITH, C. - - + - - + - + - X - + - - + - + + + + - + + - 48 56 35 59.24

5 GARRETT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 13 99.38

6 Pallone - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 27 10.42

7 LANCE - + + - - + + + + + - + - + - - + + + + + + + + 71 72 7 69.00

8 Sires - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 9 0.89






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9 Pascrell - - - - - - - - - - - - + X - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 19 10.04

10 Payne, Jr. - X - X X - - - - - - - + - - - - - - X - - - - 5 8 3 7.00

11 FRELINGHUYSEN - - + + + + - - - - - + - - + - + + + + - - + - 46 64 21 64.09

12 Watson Coleman - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 NA 1 4.00

New Mexico

1 Luján Grisham - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - 0 9 3 7.00

2 PEARCE + - + + + + + + + - + + + - + + + + + + - + + - 79 67 11 87.80

3 Luján - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 7 4.57

New York

1 ZELDIN + - + - - + - + - - - + + - + - + + + + - + + - 54 NA 1 54.00

2 KING, P. - - + - - + - + - - - + - - - - - + + + - - + - 33 48 23 69.88

3 Israel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - 0 8 15 9.53

4 Rice, K. - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 NA 1 0.00

5 Meeks X - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - X - - 0 4 17 4.99

6 Meng - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 8.22

7 Velázquez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 23 3.73

8 Jeffries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 6.83

9 Clarke - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 9 3.61

10 Nadler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 23 2.63

11 DONOVAN I I I I I I I + - - - + - - - - - + + + - - + - 35 NA 1 35.00

12 Maloney, C. - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 23 4.18

13 Rangel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 11 45 3.85

14 Crowley - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 4.00






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15 Serrano - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 26 3.16

16 Engel - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - X - - - - - - - - 4 8 27 6.43

17 Lowey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 27 3.83

18 Maloney, S. - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - + - - - - - 13 8 3 15.00

19 GIBSON - - + - - - - + - - - - + - - - + + + + - - + - 33 16 5 35.40

20 Tonko - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 7 3.43

21 STEFANIK - - + - - - - + - - - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 33 NA 1 33.00

22 HANNA - - + - - - - - - - - + + - - - + - + + - - - - 25 42 5 43.80

23 REED + - + - - - - + - + - + + - - - + + + + - - + - 46 52 6 67.67

24 KATKO - - + - - - - + - - - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 33 NA 1 33.00

25 Slaughter - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - X - 4 12 29 5.18

26 Higgins - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 11 5.91

27 COLLINS, C. - - + - + + - + + + + + + + + - + + X + - - + - 65 79 3 69.33

North Carolina

1 Butterfield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 13 6.92

2 ELLMERS - + + + + + - + - + + + + - + - + + + + - + + - 71 72 5 78.80

3 JONES + - - + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 88 76 21 83.56

4 Price, D. - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 27 7.04

5 FOXX + - + + + + - + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - 83 88 11 94.42

6 WALKER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00

7 ROUZER + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + - 92 NA 1 92.00

8 HUDSON + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + X + + X + + 95 88 3 90.33






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9 PITTENGER - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - + - 83 92 3 89.00

10 McHENRY - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - + - 83 88 11 94.09

11 MEADOWS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 3 94.67

12 Adams - - - - - - - - X X X - + - - - - - - - - - - - 5 NA 1 5.00

13 HOLDING + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 3 96.00

North Dakota

AL CRAMER + - + + + + - + + - - + + X + - + + + + - - + - 65 68 3 65.67

Ohio

1 CHABOT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 92 19 97.16

2 WENSTRUP + + + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + - 88 88 3 90.67

3 Beatty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 3 5.33

4 JORDAN + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 9 100.00

5 LATTA + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + 92 84 9 91.11

6 JOHNSON, B. + - + - - + - + + - + + + + + - + + + + - - + - 63 72 5 76.60

7 GIBBS + - + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - + + + 88 71 5 78.83

8 BOEHNER** - S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S - I I NA NA 25 83.37

9 Kaptur - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - 0 0 33 13.13

10 TURNER - - + - - + - + - - - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 38 48 13 69.77

11 Fudge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 8 4.08

12 TIBERI - - + - - + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + - - + - 63 64 15 81.17

13 Ryan, T. - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 13 13 13.15

14 JOYCE + - + - - + - + - - - + - - + + + + + + - - + - 50 56 3 48.67






**The Speaker of the House, by tradition, rarely votes.

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15 STIVERS - - + - - + + + - - + + + - + - + + + + - - + - 54 63 5 62.53

16 RENACCI + - + - - + - + - + + + + - + + + + + + - + + - 67 64 5 71.00

Oklahoma

1 BRIDENSTINE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 96 96 3 93.33

2 MULLIN + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + - + + + + - + + - 79 84 3 81.00

3 LUCAS + - + + + + - + + - - + - + - - + + + + - - + - 58 68 22 88.11

4 COLE - - + - + + - + - - - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 42 64 13 81.38

5 RUSSELL + - + + + + + + + + + + - + - + + + X + - + + - 78 NA 1 78.00

Oregon

1 Bonamici - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 5.00

2 WALDEN - - + + - + - + - + - + + - - - + + + + - - + - 50 56 17 76.41

3 Blumenauer - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 20 5.09

4 DeFazio - - - - - - - - - - X - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 12 29 12.74

5 Schrader - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 12 7 11.17

Pennsylvania

1 Brady, R. - - - - - - - X - - - - + - - - X - - - - - - - 5 4 18 5.88

2 Fattah - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - + X - - - - 9 4 21 2.77

3 KELLY + - + - - + - + + + - + - - + - + + + + - + + + 63 64 5 69.40

4 PERRY + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 3 95.89

5 THOMPSON, G. - - + + + + - + - - - + + - - - + + + + - - + - 50 48 7 69.43

6 COSTELLO - - + - - - - + - - + + + - - - + + + - - - + - 38 NA 1 38.00

7 MEEHAN - - + - - - - + - + + + - - - - + + + + - - + + 46 48 5 48.40

8 FITZPATRICK - - + - - + - + - - - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 38 40 7 48.00






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9 SHUSTER + - + - - + + + + - - + - + - - + + + + - - + + 58 57 15 84.44

10 MARINO + - + - + + - + - - + + - - + - + + + + - + + + 63 64 5 69.20

11 BARLETTA + - + - - + - X - - - + + - + - + + + + - + + + 57 52 5 61.80

12 ROTHFUS + - + + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + 88 76 3 81.33

13 Boyle - - - - - - - X X - - - + - - - X - + - - - - - 10 NA 1 10.00

14 Doyle - - - - - - - - - X - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 9 21 14.63

15 DENT - - + - + - - - - - + + - - - - + - + + - - + - 33 54 11 60.36

16 PITTS - + + + + + + + + - - + + + + - + + + + - + + - 75 88 19 93.42

17 Cartwright - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 3 8.00

18 MURPHY, T. - - + - - + - + + - - + + + - - + + + + - + + - 54 56 13 70.15

Rhode Island

1 Cicilline - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 5 5.60

2 Langevin - - - - - - - + - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 15 8.90

South Carolina

1 SANFORD + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + 92 88 9 88.44

2 WILSON, J. + + + + + + + + + - + + - + - + + + + + - - + - 75 88 14 92.43

3 DUNCAN, JEFF + + X + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 100 5 98.40

4 GOWDY + + + + + + + + + + + X X + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92 5 97.60

5 MULVANEY + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 95 5 97.40

6 Clyburn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 23 7.16

7 RICE, T. + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + - + + - 83 88 3 83.67

South Dakota

AL NOEM - - + + + + - + - - + + - - + + + + + + + + + - 67 75 5 74.80






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Tennessee

1 ROE X + + + + + + + X + + + + + + X + + + + + + + + 100 76 7 88.57

2 DUNCAN, JOHN + - + + + + + + + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 76 27 88.02

3 FLEISCHMANN + + + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + - 88 80 5 87.20

4 DesJARLAIS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 5 91.20

5 Cooper - - - - - - - - + + - - + + - - + - - - - - - - 21 8 13 22.54

6 BLACK + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 96 84 5 90.40

7 BLACKBURN + + X + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + 96 96 13 95.96

8 FINCHER + + + + + + + + + + X + + + + + + X + + - + + X 95 80 5 85.40

9 Cohen - - - - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 9 4.00

Texas

1 GOHMERT + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 96 96 11 96.36

2 POE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 92 79 11 90.38

3 JOHNSON, S. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 96 25 97.43

4 RATCLIFFE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00

5 HENSARLING + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 96 13 97.51

6 BARTON + + + X + + - + + - + + - + + - + + + + - + + - 74 92 31 92.82

7 CULBERSON + - + + + + + + - + + + - X X + + + X + + - + - 76 64 15 91.77

8 BRADY, K. + + + + + + + + + X + + - + + + + + + + - - + - 83 87 19 93.89

9 Green, A. - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 10 11 8.55

10 McCAUL - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - 88 76 11 89.27

11 CONAWAY + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + - 92 92 11 92.73

12 GRANGER - + + + + + + + - - + + - + + - + + + + - - + - 67 72 19 84.50






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13 THORNBERRY + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - - + - 83 88 21 93.42

14 WEBER + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 88 100 3 90.67

15 Hinojosa† X X - X X X X X X - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - NA 4 19 14.10

16 O'Rourke - X - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 3 10.67

17 FLORES + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - 92 92 5 92.80

18 Jackson-Lee - - - - - - - - X X - + - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 21 5.90

19 NEUGEBAUER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + X + + + + + + + - 96 96 13 96.56

20 Castro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 6.67

21 SMITH, L. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 84 29 91.68

22 OLSON + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - 92 88 7 93.71

23 HURD - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 83 NA 1 83.00

24 MARCHANT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 96 11 95.12

25 WILLIAMS + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + X + 96 100 3 93.33

26 BURGESS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - 92 92 13 93.41

27 FARENTHOLD + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 80 5 84.00

28 Cuellar - - + - - + - + - - - + - - X - + - - - - - + X 27 36 11 28.03

29 Green, G. - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - + - - - - - 13 28 23 21.78

30 Johnson, E. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X 0 4 23 6.20

31 CARTER, J. - + + + + + + + - - + + - + + + X + + + + - + - 74 80 13 88.68

32 SESSIONS + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + - + + - 88 84 19 95.05

33 Veasey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 3 6.67

34 Vela - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - - - - - 8 8 3 9.33

35 Doggett - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 8 21 7.53

36 BABIN + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00






† Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2015 Congressional percentage is not rated.

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Utah

1 BISHOP, R. + + + - + + + + + - + + - - + + X + + + + + + - 78 83 13 92.56

2 STEWART + + + + + + - + + X + + - + + + X + + + + + X - 86 72 3 79.33

3 CHAFFETZ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 81 7 92.71

4 LOVE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 NA 1 96.00

Vermont

AL Welch - - X - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 9 4 9 5.44

Virginia

1 WITTMAN + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 72 9 86.22

2 RIGELL + - - + + + - + + - + + - - + + + + + + - - + - 63 72 5 76.60

3 Scott, R. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 23 5.72

4 FORBES + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 60 15 89.91

5 HURT + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 83 5 89.40

6 GOODLATTE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 84 23 94.16

7 BRAT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 NA 1 100.00

8 Beyer - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 NA 1 4.00

9 GRIFFITH + - + + + + - + + + - + + + + - + + + - - + + + 75 63 5 74.00

10 COMSTOCK - - + + + + - + - - - + - - + - + + + + - - + - 50 NA 1 50.00

11 Connolly - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 7 8.14

Washington

1 DelBene - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 3 6.67

2 Larsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 15 8.62

3 HERRERA BEUTLER + - + X X X X + - + + + - - - - + + + + - + X - 58 60 5 63.90






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4 NEWHOUSE + - + + + + - + - + + + + - + + + + + + - + + - 75 NA 1 75.00

5 McMORRIS RODGERS - + + + + + + + + - + + + + + - + + + + - - + - 75 72 11 86.18

6 Kilmer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 3 8.00

7 McDermott - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 8 27 3.05

8 REICHERT - - + - - + - + - - - + - - - - - + X - - - + - 26 56 11 53.15

9 Smith, Adam - X X X X X X - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - 0 4 19 12.54

10 Heck, D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4 3 5.33

West Virginia

1 McKINLEY + - + - - + - + - - - + + - - - + + + + + + + + 58 52 5 61.20

2 MOONEY + - + + + + + + + - + + + - + + + + + + + + + + 88 NA 1 88.00

3 JENKINS + - + - - + - + - - - + + - + - + + + + - + + - 54 NA 1 54.00

Wisconsin

1 RYAN, P. - + + + - + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - X - 78 80 17 89.29

2 Pocan - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + 8 8 3 9.33

3 Kind - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 19 12.79

4 Moore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 11 2.18

5 SENSENBRENNER + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - 96 100 37 90.19

6 GROTHMAN + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + - + + - 88 NA 1 88.00

7 DUFFY + - + + - + + + + - + + + - + + + + + + + + + - 79 73 5 79.20

8 RIBBLE + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - 92 88 5 87.93

Wyoming

AL LUMMIS + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 92 7 94.29






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