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ACLU Congressional Scorecard Evaluates Votes by Members of Congress on Key Legislation Affecting Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Since January 2017 SENATE SCORECARD Congressional Scorecard Congressional Civil Liberties Record in the Trump Era 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS The ACLU Congressional Scorecard evaluates votes by members of Congress on key legislation affecting civil liberties and civil rights since January 2017. U.S. Senate Scorecard ...........................1 The ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office took a position on every piece of legislation Roll Call Appendix — Senate .............18 covered by this scorecard, including those receiving votes in the full House, the full U.S. House Scorecard ........................29 Senate, and several House and Senate committees. Descriptions of the measures are Roll Call Appendix — House .............95 included in the appendices. The scorecard gives each member of Congress an overall percentage number representing how well their votes align with ACLU positions and values. The start of the 115th Congress coincided with the start of the Trump administration, which has brought new attacks on civil rights and civil liberties. That reality makes it more important than ever that Congress fulfills its duty as a check on the executive branch and as a lawmaking body. Members’ votes represent their willingness to stand up and guard the rights that are fundamental to our democracy. And we will continue to hold them accountable for their votes. LEGEND: METHODOLOGY Green check mark indicates This scorecard consists of 36 House votes and 22 Senate votes on issues of concern for the alignment with ACLU ACLU. These votes took place between Jan. 3, 2017 and May 18, 2018. The percentage X Red X indicates lack of scores indicate how members of Congress voted in accordance with the ACLU’s positions alignment with ACLU on legislation. Most of these votes were floor votes in the House and the Senate. Also included are some votes in committee – eight in the House and one in the Senate – that Light grey indicates were important in the advancement of legislation. In some cases, we included crucial committee vote procedural votes, like a cloture vote, as well as the final passage vote. Light red indicates missed vote A member received 1 point for a vote that aligns with the ACLU’s position and 0 points for a vote that does not align with our position. The percentage score represents the sum Light blue indicates value of a member’s votes divided by the number of votes that member cast. Missed votes not yet in office were not calculated in a member’s score. SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS ALASKA SEN. DAN SULLIVAN 21% XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX — (R-AK) SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI 52% XXXX X X XXXX — (R-AK) ALABAMA SEN. RICHARD SHELBY 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-AL) SEN. DOUG JONES 42% XXX XXXX — (D-AL) ARKANSAS SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-AR) SEN. TOM COTTON 14% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-AR) 1 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS ARIZONA SEN. JEFF FLAKE 24% XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XX (R-AZ) SEN. JOHN MCCAIN 22% XXXXXXX — (R-AZ) CALIFORNIA SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN 73% X XXX XX (D-CA) SEN. KAMALA HARRIS 86% X XX (D-CA) COLORADO SEN. CORY GARDNER 29% XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX — (R-CO) SEN. MICHAEL BENNET 71% X X XXXX — (D-CO) CONNECTICUT 2 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. CHRIS MURPHY 71% X X XXXX — (D-CT) SEN. RICHARD “DICK” 73% X X XXXX BLUMENTHAL (D-CT) DELAWARE SEN. CHRISTOPHER 77% X XXXX “CHRIS” COONS (D-DE) SEN. TOM CARPER 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-DE) FLORIDA SEN. MARCO RUBIO 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-FL) SEN. BILL NELSON 60% X XXX XXXX — (D-FL) GEORGIA 3 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. DAVID PERDUE 14% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-GA) SEN. JOHNNY ISAKSON 6% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-GA) HAWAII SEN. BRIAN SCHATZ 75% X XXXX — (D-HI) SEN. MAZIE HIRONO 77% X XXXX (D-HI) IOWA SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY 18% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX (R-IA) SEN. JONI ERNST 10% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-IA) IDAHO 4 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. JAMES “JIM” RISCH 14% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-ID) SEN. MIKE CRAPO 18% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX (R-ID) ILLINOIS SEN. TAMMY DUCKWORTH 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-IL) WHIP DICK DURBIN 82% X XX X (D-IL) INDIANA SEN. TODD YOUNG 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-IN) SEN. JOE DONNELLY 52% XXXXXXXXXX — (D-IN) KANSAS 5 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. JERRY MORAN 19% XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX — (R-KS) SEN. PAT ROBERTS 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-KS) KENTUCKY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL 5% XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX — (R-KY) SEN. RAND PAUL 45% XXXXXXX XX XX — (R-KY) LOUISIANA SEN. BILL CASSIDY 14% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-LA) SEN. JOHN KENNEDY 27% XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX X (R-LA) MASSACHUSETTS 6 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. EDWARD “ED” MARKEY 81% X XXX — (D-MA) SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN 86% X XX — (D-MA) MARYLAND SEN. BEN CARDIN 71% X X XXXX — (D-MD) SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN 76% X XXXX — (D-MD) MAINE SEN. ANGUS KING 67% XXX XXXX — (I-ME) SEN. SUSAN COLLINS 43% XXXX XXX X XXXX — (R-ME) MICHIGAN 7 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW 62% X X X X XXXX — (D-MI) SEN. GARY PETERS 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-MI) MINNESOTA SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR 64% X XXX XXXX (D-MN) SEN. TINA SMITH 67% XXXX — (D-MN) MISSOURI SEN. ROY BLUNT 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-MO) SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL 67% X XXX X XX — (D-MO) MISSISSIPPI 8 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. CINDY HYDE-SMITH 0% XX — (R-MS) SEN. ROGER WICKER 10% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX — (R-MS) MONTANA SEN. STEVE DAINES 33% XXXXXXXX XX XX XX — (R-MT) SEN. JON TESTER 81% XXXX — (D-MT) NORTH CAROLINA SEN. RICHARD BURR 6% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-NC) SEN. THOM TILLIS 14% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX (R-NC) NORTH DAKOTA 9 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. JOHN HOEVEN 5% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-ND) SEN. HEIDI HEITKAMP 62% XXX XXXXX — (D-ND) NEBRASKA SEN. BENJAMIN “BEN” SASSE 18% XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX (R-NE) SEN. DEB FISCHER 14% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-NE) NEW HAMPSHIRE SEN. JEANNE SHAHEEN 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-NH) SEN. MAGGIE HASSAN 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-NH) NEW JERSEY 10 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. CORY BOOKER 86% X XX (D-NJ) SEN. ROBERT “BOB” MENENDEZ 76% X XXXX — (D-NJ) NEW MEXICO SEN. MARTIN HEINRICH 76% X XXXX — (D-NM) SEN. TOM UDALL 76% X XXXX — (D-NM) NEVADA SEN. DEAN HELLER 15% XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX — (R-NV) SEN. CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-NV) NEW YORK 11 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS LEADER CHARLES “CHUCK” 67% X X X XXXX — SCHUMER (D-NY) SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND 86% X XX — (D-NY) OHIO SEN. ROB PORTMAN 10% XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — (R-OH) SEN. SHERROD BROWN 76% X XXXX — (D-OH) OKLAHOMA SEN. JAMES “JIM” INHOFE 10% XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX — (R-OK) SEN. JAMES LANKFORD 10% XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-OK) OREGON 12 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN. JEFF MERKLEY 86% X XX — (D-OR) SEN. RON WYDEN 86% X XX — (D-OR) PENNSYLVANIA SEN. PAT TOOMEY 6% XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX — (R-PA) SEN. ROBERT “BOB” CASEY 57% X XXXX XXXX — (D-PA) RHODE ISLAND SEN. JACK REED 62% X XXX XXXX — (D-RI) SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE 64% X XXX XXXX (D-RI) SOUTH CAROLINA 13 SENATE SCORECARD Total SENATOR Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Score ACLU SUPPORT (S) OR OPPOSE (O) S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SSS SEN.
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