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VOTE SCORECARD

112TH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION

U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Dear Voter and Friend of the Family:

FRC Action and CitizenLink present our Vote Scorecard for the Second Session of the 112th Congress. This scorecard outlines votes on legislation and nominations that FRC Action and CitizenLink either supported or opposed. It provides you with information about how your elected representatives voted on key issues affecting the family.

In reaction to the liberal agenda of President and the 111th Congress, the 2010 elections brought about a Republican majority in the House as well as a pro-family and pro-life majority. This led to passage of pro-life legislation in the first session in 2011 restoring the ban on federal funding of abortion in the District of Columbia, passage of the “No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act” by a wide bipartisan majority to remove abortion from the Obama health care law, and repeated votes to repeal and defund the widely unpopular health care law which was pushed through Congress in 2010. These efforts were blocked by the liberal majority in the Senate. After the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the lame duck session of 2010, the House attempted to pass legislation to ensure that Pentagon funds were not used to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies on military bases, and to reiterate support for the since the administration decided not to defend it in multiple court cases.

This year, with the economy’s continued weakness, with the health care law’s outcome uncertain before the Supreme Court and “sequestration” budget cuts looming in the Defense Department and other agencies—and with the upcoming election—Congress again failed to pass most of the government spending bills through regular order. Therefore, action on pro-life and pro-family legislation was minimal. At the time of this publication, an agreement to pass a “continuing resolution” to continue to fund the government well past the election is reportedly in place, and this means additional pro-life/ pro-family provisions added to some House spending bills will not see action this year. Other amendments we scored in the House also will not be negotiated with the Senate.

This scorecard therefore contains six House votes on issues important to the American people. One concerns an amendment that would have protected the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law which the administration has refused to defend in court. The House did vote on a ban on sex-selection abortions and a ban on late term child pain-capable abortions. While these bills received a majority vote, they failed to pass since House leaders agreed to the votes only under a fast-track rule requiring a two-thirds vote to pass. After the damaging Supreme Court ruling upholding Obamacare based on the incredibly illogical premise that mandating people to buy insurance is constitutional under the taxation power­—the House voted again to repeal Obamacare. The Senate avoided such a vote. At a time when the Obama Administration is expanding its power through executive action, we scored a vote in the House on a bill that passed the Senate last year to eliminate the current requirement for Senate confirmation for a number of presidential appointments.

We also scored fewer votes in the Senate than we did in 2011. Once again, the Senate failed to pass a budget and the spending bills did not see any floor activity. Many of President Obama’s judicial nominees were confirmed by the Senate, yet conservatives opposed a number of liberal jurists who view the Constitution as a document to be stretched based on their own philosophies—most notably Andrew David Hurwitz of Arizona to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth District. Unfortunately, a small number of Senate conservatives unsuccessfully opposed the nomination of Michael Walter Fitzgerald of to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Conservatives also fought the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte to be ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, due in part to her pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage efforts and opposition by many in that country. Her nomination passed despite the Senate having already rejected her nomination late last year. We also scored against a campaign finance bill—the DISCLOSE Act—which aims to add government restrictions on First Amendment free-speech protections for those mentioning candidates and parties, even if they already comply with campaign-finance rules. The effect would be to stifle donor privacy unrelated to campaign contributions, a not-so- veiled attempt to protect incumbents.

We scored against a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, since this new version would do less to help victims of abuse than fund government bureaucrats and liberal interest groups—and would discriminate against religious grantees opposed to homosexual behavior. In another sign that the Senate majority backs the president’s animus to religious organizations, the Senate defeated an amendment containing the “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act” which would restore conscience rights in the wake of the administration’s mandate that religious employers and individuals violate their consciences by paying for and participating in health care plans that include possible abortifacients, contraceptives and sterilizations. Despite the House’s ability to pass similar legislation to protect religious freedom, leaders in that chamber chose not to do so.

The votes recorded here are only a part of our effort to protect the family as much work this year has been directed to stopping intrusive and discriminatory government regulations. As we work to defend traditional, pro-family policies in Washington, we encourage you to stay engaged as informed and active constituents. Your involvement is a great asset in the battle to preserve the American family. Thank you for joining us in our defense of the family.

Please contact the Government Affairs office of FRC Action for questions about the Scorecard.

Thomas McClusky Tom Minnery Vice President of Government Affairs Executive Director FRC Action CitizenLink

Vote Scorecard of the 112th Congress: U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate © 2012 FRC Action All rights reserved. Printed in the of America house pro-family issues

1. Prohibit the Justice Department from Undermining the Defense of 4. Repealing Health Care Law Marriage Act Sponsored by Majority Leader (R-VA), the Repeal Obamacare Offered by Rep. (R-KS), this amendment (H.AMDT. Act (H.R. 6079) would have repealed both the Patient Protection and 1096) to the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act of 2013 , (PPACA, P.L. 111-148) signed into law March 23, (H.R. 5326) would prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152) funds in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The signed into law March 30, 2010. The House voted to repeal Obamacare DOJ withdrew its defense of DOMA in the courts, and the House moved after the Supreme Court upheld the law on June 28, 2012. PPACA and in 2011 to defend DOMA through an appointed counsel. The amendment the companion bill allow for taxpayer funding for abortion, authorize the seeks to ensure that DOJ will not begin litigating against DOMA in the rationing of health care by the newly established Independent Payment future. Advisory Board and undermine conscience protections. (Passed 5/9/12, 245 yeas to 171 nays, No. 235) (Passed 7/11/12, 244 yeas to 185 nays, Roll Call No. 460) FRC Action and CitizenLink Supported this Amendment. FRC Action and CitizenLink Supported this Measure.

2. Allow Medical Marijuana 5. Presidential Nominations Act Offered by Rep. (R-CA), this amendment (H.AMDT. Sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), the Presidential 1084) to the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act of 2013 Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act (S. 679) previously passed (H.R. 5326) would have prevented funding to the Department of Justice the Senate June 29, 2011. This bill would allow the President to make from being used to prohibit states from legalizing medical marijuana. appointments to thousands of government positions without going through (Failed 5/9/12, 163 yeas to 262 nays, Roll Call No. 238) the Senate confirmation process. President Barack Obama signed this FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Amendment. legislation into law on August 10, 2012. (Passed 7/31/12, 261 yeas to 116 nays, Roll Call No. 537) 3. Ban on Sex-Selection Abortion FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Bill. Sponsored by Rep. (R-AZ), the Prenatal Non-discrimination Act of 2012 (PRENDA, H.R. 3541) would have banned sex-selection 6. Ban of Abortion on Pain-Capable Unborn Children in the District of abortions by doctors, but would not authorize penalties against pregnant Columbia mothers. PRENDA would have ensured that sex-selection abortions are Sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), the District of Columbia Pain- prohibited and would prevent demographic imbalances accompanying Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803) would have banned gendercide from occurring in the United States. The bill failed under doctors from performing abortion in the District of Columbia on unborn the two-thirds requirement under a fast tracked rule despite receiving a children after twenty weeks, while exempting pregnant mothers from any majority of votes. penalties. Unborn children having surgery as early as twenty weeks routinely (Failed 5/31/12, 246 yeas to 168 nays, Roll Call No. 299) receive anesthesia because they can experience severe pain. The Constitution FRC Action and CitizenLink Supported this Legislation. grants Congress authority over all District laws, and the District Council repealed any restrictions on abortion. This bill bans the painful practice of abortion on unborn children at this age. The bill failed under the two-thirds requirement under a fast tracked rule despite receiving a majority of votes. (Failed 7/31/12, 220 yeas to 154 nays, Roll Call No. 539) FRC Action and CitizenLink Supported this Measure. house votes

 Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 45. Mack (R) - + - + - - 33% 1. Jo Bonner (R) + + + NV - + 66% 46. Dana Rohrabacher (R) + - + + NV NV 50% † 2. (R) + + NV + - + 66%* 47. (D) ------0% 3. Mike Rogers (R) + + + + - + 83% 48. John Campbell (R) + - + + NV NV 50% † 4. (R) + + + + + + 100% 49. (R) + + + + - + 83% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 50. (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. (R) + + + + - + 83% 51. (D) NV NV - - NV NV 0% † 7. (D) - + - - - - 16% 52. Duncan Hunter (R) + + + + - + 83% 53. (D) ------0%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score (R) + - + + - + 66%  Colorado 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. Diana DeGette (D) - - - - NV NV 0% †  Arizona 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 2. (D) ------0% 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. Trent Franks (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. Ben Quayle (R) NV + + + + + 83% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 4. (D) - + - - NV NV 16% † 6. (R) + + + + + + 100% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. (D) ------0% 6. Jeff Flake (R) + - + + - + 66% 7. Raul Grijalva (D) ------0%  Connecticut 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 8. (D) I I I - - - 0% 1. John Larson (D) ------0% 2. Joe Courtney (D) ------0% 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) ------0%  Arkansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. (D) ------0% 1. Rick Crawford (R) + + + + + + 100% 5. Christopher Murphy (D) ------0% 2. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. (R) + + + + + + 100%  Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. (D) + + + + - + 83% (D) ------0%

 California 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. Mike Thompson (D) ------0% 1. Jeff Miller (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. Steve Southerland (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. (R) + + + + - + 83% 3. (D) - + - - - - 16% 4. Tom McClintock (R) + - + + + + 83% 4. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 5. (D) ------0% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 6. (D) ------0% 6. Cliff Stearns (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. George Miller (D) ------0% 7. (R) + + + + + + 100% 8. (D) ------0% 8. (R) + + + + + + 100% 9. (D) ------0% 9. (R) + + + + + + 100% 10. (D) - - + - - - 16% 10. C.W. Bill Young (R) + + NV + + + 83% * 11. Jerry McNerney (D) ------0% 11. (D) ------0% 12. (D) ------0% 12. (R) + + + + + + 100% 13. (D) ------0% 13. (R) + + + + + + 100% 14. (D) ------0% 14. Connie Mack (R) + + NV + NV NV 50% † 15. Michael Honda (D) ------0% 15. (R) + + + + + + 100% 16. (D) ------0% 16. Tom Rooney (R) + + + + + + 100% 17. (D) ------0% 17. (D) ------0% 18. (D) - + - - NV NV 16% † 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) - + + + - + 66% 19. (R) + + + + + + 100% 19. (D) ------0% 20. (D) - + - - - - 16% 20. (D) - + - - - - 16% 21. (R) + + + + - + 83% 21. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) + + + + - + 83% 22. Kevin McCarthy (R) + + NV + - + 66%* 22. Allen West (R) + + + + + + 100% 23. (D) ------0% 23. (D) ------0% 24. (R) + + + + - + 83% 24. Sandy Adams (R) + + + + + + 100% 25. Howard McKeon (R) + + + + - + 83% 25. David Rivera (R) + + + + - + 83% 26. (R) + + + + - - 66% 27. (D) ------0%  Georgia 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 28. (D) ------0% 1. (R) + + + + - + 83% 29. (D) ------0% 2. (D) + + - - NV NV 33% † 30. (D) ------0% 3. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 31. (D) ------0% 4. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 32. (D) ------0% 5. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 33. (D) ------0% 6. Tom Price (R) + + + + - + 83% 34. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) ------0% 7. (R) + + + + + + 100% 35. (D) - + - - - - 16% 8. Austin Scott (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 36. (D) ------0% 9. (R) + + + + + NV 83% 37. (D) ------0% 10. (R) + - + + NV NV 50% † 38. (D) - - NV - - - 0% 11. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 39. Linda Sanchez (D) ------0% 12. John Barrow (D) + + + - - - 50% 40. (R) + - + + + + 83% 13. David Scott (D) - + - - - - 16% 41. Jerry Lewis (R) - + NV + - + 50% 42. (R) + + + + + + 100%  Hawaii 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 43. (D) - + - - - - 16% 1. (D) ------0% 44. (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. Mazie Hirono (D) - - - - NV NV 0% †

house votes

 Idaho 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. (D) ------0% 1. Raul Labrador (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 5. (D) ------0% 2. (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. Roscoe Bartlett (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. (D) - + - - - - 16%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 8. (D) ------0% 1. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 2. Jesse Jackson (D) - - - NV NV NV 0% †  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 3. Daniel Lipinski (D) + + + - - + 66% 1. John Olver (D) ------0% 4. Luis Gutierrez (D) ------0% 2. (D) ------0% 5. Mike Quigley (D) ------0% 3. Jim McGovern (D) ------0% 6. (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. Barney Frank (D) - - - - - NV 0% 7. Danny Davis (D) ------0% 5. (D) ------0% 8. Joe Walsh (R) + - + + + + 83% 6. John Tierney (D) ------0% 9. (D) ------0% 7. Edward Markey (D) ------0% 10. Robert Dold (R) + + - + - - 50% 8. Michael Capuano (D) ------0% 11. (R) + + + + - + 83% 9. Stephen Lynch (D) - + + - - - 33% 12. (D) + + + - - + 66% 10. William Keating (D) - + - - - - 16% 13. (R) + + + + - - 66% 14. (R) + + + + - + 83%  Michigan 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 15. Timothy Johnson (R) + - + + NV NV 50% † 1. (R) + - + + NV NV 50% † 16. Donald Manzullo (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 17. Bobby Schilling (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. (R) + - - + + + 66% 18. (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. (R) + + + + - + 83% 19. (R) + + + + - + 83% 5. Dale Kildee (D) - + - - - + 33% 6. (R) + - + + - + 66%  Indiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 7. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 1. Peter Visclosky (D) ------0% 8. Mike Rogers (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. Joe Donnelly (D) NV NV + - - + 33% 9. (D) ------0% 3. (R) + + + + + + 100% 10. (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. (R) + + + + - + 83% 11. Thaddeus McCotter (R) + + + I I I 100% 5. Dan Burton (R) + - NV + + + 66% 12. (D) - + - - - - 16% 6. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 13. Hansen Clarke (D) ------0% 7. Andre Carson (D) ------0% 14. (D) ------0% 8. (R) + + + + + + 100% 15. (D) - + - - - - 16% 9. (R) + - + + NV NV 50% †  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (D) ------0% 1. (D) NV + - - - - 16% 2. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. (D) ------0% 3. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. Leonard Boswell (D) - + - - - - 16% 4. Betty McCollum (D) ------0% 4. (R) + + + + - + 83% 5. (D) - - NV - - - 0% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 6. (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. (D) + + + - + + 83%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 8. (R) + + + + - + 83% 1. Tim Huelskamp (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. (R) + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 3. (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 4. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. (D) ------0% 3. (R) + + + + - + 83%  Kentucky 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. Edward Whitfield (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. (R) + + + + - + 83%  Missouri 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 3. (D) NV - - - - - 0% 1. William (D) ------0% 4. Geoff Davis (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. Todd Akin (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 5. Harold Rogers (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 3. Russ Carnahan (D) NV - - - NV NV 0% † 6. Ben Chandler (D) + + NV - - - 33% 4. (R) + + + + + + 100% 5. (D) - + - - - - 16%  Louisiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 6. (R) + + + + - + 83% 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. (D) - + - - NV NV 16% † 8. Jo Ann Emerson (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. Jeff Landry (R) + + + + + + 100% 9. (R) + + + + + + 100% 4. John Fleming (R) + + + + NV + 83% † 5. Rodney Alexander (R) + + + + NV NV 66% †  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 6. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † (R) + - + + + + 83% 7. (R) + + + + + + 100%  Nebraska 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  Maine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (R) + + NV + + + 83% 1. (D) ------0% 2. (R) - + + + + + 83% 2. Michael Michaud (D) ------0% 3. Adrian Smith (R) + + + + - + 83%

 Maryland 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. Shelley Berkley (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 2. C.A. (D) - + - - - - 16% 2. (R) + - + + - + 66% 3. (D) ------0% 3. (R) + - + + - + 66%

house votes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (R) + + NV + - + 66% 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. Charles Bass (R) + - - + - - 33% 2. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. Michael Turner (R) + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. Jim Jordan (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 1. Robert Andrews (D) ------0% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. Frank LoBiondo (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. Bill Johnson (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. Jon Runyan (R) + + + + - + 83% 7. Steve Austria (R) + + + + + + 100% 4. Christopher Smith (R) + + + + - + 83% 8. (R) S S S S S S --% 5. (R) + - + + + + 83% 9. (D) - + - - NV NV 16% † 6. (D) ------0% 10. (D) NV NV - - NV NV 0% † 7. (R) + + + + + + 100% 11. (D) ------0% 8. (D) - - NV - - - 0% 12. (R) + + + + - + 83% 9. Steven Rothman (D) ------0% 13. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 10. Donald Payne (D) I I I I I I --% 14. Steven LaTourette (R) - - + + - P 33% 11. (R) + + + + - + 83% 15. (R) + + + + - + 83% 12. Rush Holt (D) ------0% 16. James Renacci (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 13. (D) ------0% 17. Tim Ryan (D) ------0% 18. (R) + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (D) - - NV - NV NV 0% †  Oklahoma 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 2. Steve Pearce (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. John Sullivan (R) + + + + - + 83% 3. Ben Lujan (D) - - - - - NV 0% 2. Dan Boren (D) + + + + - + 83% 3. Frank Lucas (R-OK-3) + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. Timothy Bishop (D) ------0% 5. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. Steve (D) ------0% 3. Peter King (R) + + + + - + 83%  Oregon 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 4. Carolyn McCarthy (D) ------0% 1. (D) ------0% 5. (D) ------0% 2. (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. (D) NV NV - - - - 0% 3. (D) ------0% 7. Joseph Crowley (D) ------0% 4. Peter DeFazio (D) ------0% 8. Jerrold Nadler (D) ------0% 5. (D) - + - - - - 16% 9. Bob Turner (R) + + + + - + 83% 10. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% †  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 11. (D) ------0% 1. Robert Brady (D) ------0% 12. Nydia Velazquez (D) - - NV - - - 0% 2. (D) ------0% 13. Michael Grimm (R) + - + + - + 66% 3. Mike Kelly (R) + + + + + + 100% 14. (D) ------0% 4. Jason Altmire (D) - + + - - + 50% 15. (D) - - NV - - - 0% 5. Glenn Thompson (R) + + + + - + 83% 16. Jose Serrano (D) ------0% 6. (R) + + + + + + 100% 17. (D) ------0% 7. Patrick Meehan (R) + + + + - + 83% 18. (D) ------0% 8. Michael Fitzpatrick (R) + + + + + + 100% 19. (R) - - - + NV P 16% 9. (R) + + + + - + 83% 20. Chris Gibson (R) + + + + + + 100% 10. (R) + + + + + + 100% 21. (D) ------0% 11. (R) + + + + + + 100% 22. (D) ------0% 12. (D) + - + - - + 50% 23. Bill Owens (D) - + - - - - 16% 13. (D) - + - - - - 16% 24. Richard Hanna (R) - - - + NV NV 16% † 14. Mike Doyle (D) - - NV - - - 0% 25. (R) + + + + + + 100% 15. (R) + + + + - - 66% 26. (D) - + - - - - 16% 16. (R) + + + + + + 100% 27. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 17. (D) + - + - - + 50% 28. (D) NV NV NV - - - 0% 18. Tim Murphy (R) + + + + + + 100% 29. (R) + + + + - + 83% 19. Todd Platts (R) + + + + - + 83%

1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  Rhode Island 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. G.K. Butterfield (D) ------0% 1. (D) ------0% 2. (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. Jim Langevin (D) NV - - - - + 16% 3. Walter Jones (R) + + + + + + 100% 4. David Price (D) ------0%  South Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 5. Foxx (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. Joe Wilson (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. Mike McIntyre (D) + + + + - + 83% 3. (R) + + + + + + 100% 8. (D) + + + + - + 83% 4. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 9. (R) + + + + - + 83% 5. (R) + - + + + + 83% 10. Patrick McHenry (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. James Clyburn (D) - + - - - - 16% 11. (D) + + + - - + 66% 12. Melvin Watt (D) ------0%  South Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 13. Brad Miller (D) - + - - - - 16% (R) + + + + NV NV 66% †

 North Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  Tennessee 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score Rick Berg (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. John Duncan (R) + + + + + + 100% house votes

3. (R) + + + + + + 100% 4. (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. Scott DesJarlais (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 5. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) + + + + - + 83% 5. (D) - + + - - - 33% 6. Norm Dicks (D) - + - - NV NV 16% † 6. (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. Jim McDermott (D) ------0% 7. (R) + + + + + + 100% 8. (R) NV + + + - + 66% 8. (R) + + + + - + 83% 9. (D) ------0% 9. (D) ------0%  West Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score  Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. David McKinley (R) + + + + + + 100% 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. Shelley Capito (R) + + + + - + 83% 2. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. (D) + + + - - + 66% 3. (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. (R) + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 5. (R) + + + + - + 83% 1. (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. Tammy Baldwin (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 7. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. (D) - + - - - - 16% 8. (R) + + + + - + 83% 4. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 9. (D) ------0% 5. F. James Sensenbrenner (R) + + + + - + 83% 10. Michael McCaul (R) NV + + + NV NV 50% † 6. (R) + - + + - + 66% 11. K. Michael Conaway (R) + + + + + + 100% 7. (R) + + + + NV NV 66% † 12. (R) + + + + - + 83% 8. (R) + - + + + + 83% 13. William Thornberry (R) + + + + - + 83% 14. Ron Paul (R) + - - + NV NV 33% †  Wyoming 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 15. Ruben Hinojosa (D) - + - - - - 16% (R) NV - + + + + 66% 16. Silvestre Reyes (D) - + + - - - 33% 17. (R) + + + + + + 100% 18. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 19. (R) + + + + + + 100% 20. Charlie Gonzalez (D) - + - - - - 16% 21. (R) + + + + - + 83% 22. (R) + + + + + + 100% 23. Francisco Canseco (R) + + + + + + 100% 24. (R) + + + + + + 100% 25. (D) - - - - NV NV 0% † 26. Michael Burgess (R) + + + + + + 100% house membership changes 27. (R) + + + + + + 100% during this session 28. (D) + + + - - + 66% 29. (D) - + - - - - 16% 30. (D) ------0% Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ-8): Resigned January 25, 2012 31. John Carter (R) + + + + - + 83% 32. (R) + + + + - + 83% Ron Barber (D-AZ-8): Elected June 12, 2012 Geoff Davis (R-KY-4): Resigned July 31, 2012  Utah 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI-11): Resigned July 6, 2012 2. (D) + + + + - + 83% Donald Payne (D-NJ-10): Died March 6, 2012 3. (R) + + + + - + 83% Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1): Elected January 31, 2012  1 2 3 4 5 6 Score Jay Inslee (D-WA-1): Resigned March 20, 2012 (D) ------0%

 Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. (R) + + + + + + 100% 2. (R) + + + + + + 100% 3. Robert Scott (D) ------0% 4. J. (R) + + + + + + 100% scorecard legend 5. (R) + + + + - + 83% 6. Robert Goodlatte (R) + + + + - + 83% + Voted With FRC Action and CitizenLink Position 7. Eric Cantor (R) NV NV + + - + 50%* 8. James Moran (D) ------0% - Voted Against FRC Action and CitizenLink Position 9. (R) + + + + - + 83% 10. (R) + + + + + + 100% + Voted With FRC Action and CitizenLink Position on All Votes 11. Gerald Connolly (D) NV - - - - - 0% NV Did Not Vote p Voted Present  Washington 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score 1. Jay Inslee (D) I I I I I I --% i Not in Office s Speaker Did Not Vote 2. (D) - + - - - - 16% 3. (R) + + + + + + 100% * Absent for Family Emergency † Many Members Missed Suspension Votes on July 31 due to Severe Weather senate pro-family issues

1. Confirmation of Jesse M. Furman to U.S. District Court 4. Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act On June 7, 2011, Jesse Furman was nominated by President Barack Sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Violence Against Obama to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 1925) would reauthorize this York. In 2001, Mr. Furman drafted an amicus brief on behalf of the 1994 law in a way that would fund government bureaucrats and liberal Anti-Defamation League in the Supreme Court case Good News Club v. interest groups more than help and aid women who are subject to abuse. Milford Central School. In this brief, he argued against the free exercise The bill also would discriminate against religious grantees who aid abused rights of a Christian group seeking access to public school buildings women if the grantees are opposed to homosexual behavior as a matter of during non-school hours, even though it was clear they were not part of a faith. school sponsored event. Mr. Furman went so far as to argue that excluding (Passed 4/26/2012, 68 ayes to 31 nays, Roll Call No. 87) the Good News Club was consistent with the First Amendment to the FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Legislation. Constitution because such clubs believe in the core claim of Christianity that salvation is through Christ. The Supreme Court soundly rejected 5. Cloture on Andrew David Hurwitz Nomination this attempt to re-write the First Amendment. Mr. Furman’s disregard for On November 2, 2011, Andrew David Hurwitz was nominated by the free speech rights of Christians and his high profile involvement with President Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth ultra-liberal activist causes pose questions as to his ability to maintain an Circuit. This procedural motion required 60 votes to end debate in impartial temperament. order to vote on the confirmation of Judge Hurwitz. Evidence reveals (Confirmed 2/17/2012, 62 ayes to 34 nays, Roll Call No. 21) that Judge Hurwitz is incapable of being an impartial judge and FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Confirmation. would legislate from the bench. Mr. Hurwitz previously clerked for a Connecticut district judge who played a key role in a case informing 2. Motion to Table the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act Roe v. Wade. Indeed, Mr. Hurwitz in a 2003 law review article, “John Offered by Senator (R-MO), this amendment (S.AMDT. O. Newman and the Abortion Decision,” bragged about being “the clerk 1520) to the “Highway” bill (S. 1813) contained the “Respect for Rights of who wrote the Newman opinion.” Roe v. Wade followed the logic of the Conscience Act of 2011” (S. 1467). The amendment would have ensured previous case which opened the door to abortion on demand and the that the conscience rights of health care professionals, insurance providers abortion of over 50 million American preborn children. and purchasers of insurance were protected. Specifically, this amendment (Passed 6/11/2012, 60 ayes to 31 nays, Roll Call No. 118) would have protected against the President’s “contraception mandate” that FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Cloture Vote. went into effect August 1, 2012, and which created a two tier religious caste system for religious employers that are exempt and those which are 6. Cloture Motion on Nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte not considered religious enough to be exempt from the mandate. This In December of 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Mari mandate forces health plans to provide, free of charge, abortifacients, Carmen Aponte to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador contraceptives and sterilization services. Majority Leader (D- despite her involvement in the 1990s with a reported Cuban spy. After NV) offered a motion to table the amendment. her nomination languished in the Senate, President Obama gave her a (Tabled 3/1/2012, 51 ayes to 48 nays, Roll Call No. 24) recess appointment in August 2010 to last one year. After her temporary FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Motion. appointment ended in 2011, President Obama re-nominated Aponte despite widespread opposition to her confirmation by El Salvadorans due 3. Confirmation of Michael Walter Fitzgerald to U.S. District Court to her promotion of and abortion while serving as acting Nominated on July 20, 2011, by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Ambassador. On December 12, 2011, the Senate failed to close debate on District Court for the Central District of California, Mr. Fitzgerald her nomination by a 49 to 37 vote. In a reversal, the Senate held another has supported liberal activist organizations and worked to promote cloture vote which passed June 14, 2012. homosexual rights in the state of his judgeship. Mr. Fitzgerald supported (Passed 6/14/2012, 62 ayes to 37 nays, Roll Call No. 121) activist organizations, such as the Harvard-Radcliffe Gay and Lesbian FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Cloture Vote. Caucus that opposed ROTC recruiting at Harvard at the same time now-Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was Dean at Harvard Law and 7. Reconsideration of Cloture on Campaign Communications refused to allow ROTC recruiters on campus. Mr. Fitzgerald also provided (DISCLOSE) Act pro-bono work in the 1990 case, Buttino v. F.B.I., in which an FBI agent Sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Democracy Is alleged he was wrongfully dismissed for his sexual preference only to Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 be shown during the case to have lied during an FBI investigation. Mr. (S. 3369) would add government restrictions on First Amendment free Fitzgerald also worked to oppose Proposition 8 in California and failed to speech that was protected and encouraged by the Supreme Court ruling mention many of his actions in a questionnaire to the Senate that would in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This ruling overturned have revealed potential conflicts of interest. the prohibition on corporations and unions using treasury funds for (Confirmed 3/15/2012, 91 ayes to 6 nays, Roll Call No. 50) independent expenditures in campaigns. The bill would redefine an FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Confirmation. “independent expenditure” to include the vague notion of “the functional equivalent of express advocacy.” This would mean that any donation for a communication that mentions an incumbent candidate or party would fall under the campaign reporting rules even if the communication had nothing to do with a candidate’s campaign. The effect would be to stifle the privacy of donors regarding communications unrelated to campaigns. The cloture vote failed on July 16 but Majority Leader Harry Reid (D- NV) offered a motion to reconsider the cloture vote on July 17th. This vote also failed the 60 vote threshold. (Failed 7/17/2012, 53 ayes to 45 nays, Roll Call No. 180) FRC Action and CitizenLink Opposed this Cloture Vote. senate votes

 Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Louisiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Richard Shelby (R) + + - + + + NV 71% David Vitter (R) NV + + - NV + + 57% Jeff Sessions (R) - + - + + + + 71% (D) ------0%

 Alaska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Maine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Mark Begich (D) ------0% Susan Collins (R) - + - - - - + 28% (R) - + - - - - + 28% Olympia Snowe (R) ------+ 14%

 Arizona 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Maryland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Jon Kyl (R) - + - + - + + 57% Barbara Mikulski (D) ------0% John McCain (R) - + - - - - + 28% Benjamin Cardin (D) ------0%

 Arkansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Massachusetts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score (R) + + - + + + + 85% Scott Brown (R) - + - - - - + 28% Mark Pryor (D) ------0% (D) ------0%

 California 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Michigan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score (D) ------0% (D) ------0% (D) ------0% Debbie Stabenow (D) ------0%

 Colorado 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Minnesota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Michael Bennet (D) ------0% Al Franken (D) ------0% Mark Udall (D) ------0% Amy Klobuchar (D) ------0%

 Connecticut 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Mississippi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Joseph Lieberman (I) ------0% Thad Cochran (R) + + - + + + + 85% Richard Blumenthal (D) ------0% (R) + + - + + + + 85%

 Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Missouri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Thomas Carper (D) ------0% Claire McCaskill (D) ------0% Chris Coons (D) ------0% Roy Blunt (R) + + + + + + + 100%

 Florida 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Montana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Marco Rubio (R) + + - + + - + 71% Max Baucus (D) ------0% Bill Nelson (D) ------0% (D) ------0%

 Georgia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Nebraska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Saxby Chambliss (R) + + - + NV + + 71% (D) - + - - - - - 14% Johnny Isakson (R) + + - + NV + + 71% Mike Johanns (R) + + - + + + + 85%

 Hawaii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Nevada 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Daniel Inouye (D) ------0% Harry Reid (D) ------0% Daniel Akaka (D) ------0% Dean Heller (R) + + - - + + + 71%

 Idaho 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  New Hampshire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Michael Crapo (R) + + - - + + + 71% (R) + + - - + - + 57% Jim Risch (R) + + - + + + + 85% (D) ------0%

 Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  New Jersey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Richard Durbin (D) ------0% Robert Menendez (D) ------0% (R) NV NV NV NV NV NV NV 0%* (D) ------0%

 Indiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  New Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Richard Lugar (R) + + - + - - + 57% Jeff Bingaman (D) NV ------0% Dan Coats (R) + + - - + + + 71% (D) ------0%

I  owa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  New York 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Charles Grassley (R) + + - + + + + 85% Charles Schumer (D) ------0% (D) ------0% (D) ------0%

 Kansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  North Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Pat Roberts (R) NV + - + + + + 71% (R) + + - + NV + + 71% Jerry Moran (R) + + - + + + + 85% (D) ------0%

 Kentucky 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  North Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Rand Paul (R) + + + + + + + 100% Kent Conrad (D) ------0% Mitch McConnell (R) + + - + + + + 85% John Hoeven (R) + + - - + + + 71%

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 Ohio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score (D) ------0% John Cornyn (R) + + - + + + + 85% (R) + + - - + + + 71% Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) + + - - + + + 71%

 Oklahoma 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Utah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Tom Coburn (R) + + - + NV + + 71% (R) + + NV + NV + + 71% James Inhofe (R) + + + + + + + 100% Mike Lee (R) + + + + + + + 100%

 Oregon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Vermont 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Jeff Merkley (D) ------0% Patrick Leahy (D) ------0% (D) ------0% Bernard Sanders (I) ------0%

 Pennsylvania 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Bob Casey (D) - + - - - - - 14% (D) ------0% Patrick Toomey (R) + + - + NV + + 71% (D) ------0%

 Rhode Island 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Washington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Jack Reed (D) ------0% Maria Cantwell (D) ------0% Sheldon Whitehouse (D) ------0% Patty Murray (D) ------0%

 South Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  West Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Jim DeMint (R) + + + + + + + 100% John Rockefeller (D) ------0% Lindsey Graham (R) - + - + + - + 57% (D) - + - - + - - 28%

 South Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Wisconsin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score John Thune (R) + + - + + + + 85% Herb Kohl (D) ------0% Tim Johnson (D) ------0% Ron Johnson (R) + + - + + + + 85%

 Tennessee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Wyoming 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Lamar Alexander (R) - + NV - - + + 42% (R) + + - + + + + 85% Bob Corker (R) - + - - + + + 57% Michael Enzi (R) + + - + NV + + 71%

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