Scoring categories
Scores by issue area
The overall score averages these categories. Each page ranks members on one category alone, so you can see where a member stands issue by issue.
- Foreign entanglementsAid and arms by country; Foreign aid appropriations; Foreign-linked money by country; Foreign-funded travel and lobbying contacts; Wars and troop deployments; International bodies (UN, NATO, WHO, WTO) · 10 House and 12 Senate scored votes
- Border and immigrationBorder security and wall; Interior enforcement; Asylum, parole, amnesty; Legal immigration and work visas; Sanctuary policy and non-citizen benefits · 8 House and 7 Senate scored votes
- Trade and jobsTariffs and trade deals; Reshoring and Buy American; China (investment, tech, farmland); Energy independence · 6 House and 8 Senate scored votes
- Spending and debtBudgets, CRs, omnibus; Debt ceiling; Rescissions and cuts; Earmarks; Waste and fraud · 8 House and 4 Senate scored votes
- Elections and citizenshipProof of citizenship and voter ID; Census and apportionment · 2 House and 3 Senate scored votes
- Crime and drugsFentanyl and cartels; Crimes by illegal immigrants; Bail and repeat offenders; Policing and public order · 7 House and 1 Senate scored votes
- Liberties and government powerSurveillance (FISA); Speech and censorship; Second Amendment; Courts and agency power · 8 House and 2 Senate scored votes
- Personal integrityStock trading in office; Missed votes; Statements versus votes · 1 House and 1 Senate scored votes
- Workers and health careHealth insurance costs; Medicare and Medicaid; Wages; Unions and bargaining; Retirement and benefits · 1 House and 0 Senate scored votes