Fifty-three members of Congress earned the prestigious “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” for achieving “A” grades in the latest edition of National Taxpayers Union Rates Congress, the organization announced Wednesday.
The NTU Rates Congress report evaluated every member of Congress on their voting records related to taxes, spending, debt, and regulations during the First Session of the 119th Congress.
“We measured support for the critical One Big Beautiful Bill Act and many other bills and amendments that would cut wasteful government spending, taxes, and excessive regulations,” NTU Executive Vice President Brandon Arnold said. “We’re proud to provide a comprehensive analysis of how lawmakers vote on tax and spending issues.”
The scorecard included 123 Senate and 97 House votes that significantly affected federal taxes, spending, debt, or regulatory impact, providing the most comprehensive assessment of congressional fiscal voting available to taxpayers.
2025 Taxpayers’ Friend Award Winners:
Senate (6 winners):
Sen. Rand Paul (KY) – 83%
Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY) – 82%
Sen. John Kennedy (LA) – 79%
Sen. Eric Schmitt (MO) – 79%
Sen. Mike Lee (UT) – 78%
Sen. Rick Scott (FL) – 78%
House (47 winners):
Rep. Chip Roy (TX) – 97%
Rep. Eric Burlison (MO) – 96%
Rep. Josh Brecheen (OK) – 96%
Rep. Eli Crane (AZ) – 95%
Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO) – 95%
Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) – 95%
Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ) – 94%
Rep. Ralph Norman (SC) – 94%
Rep. Keith Self (TX) – 94%
Rep.Tim Burchett (TN) – 94%
Rep. Scott Perry (PA) – 94%
Rep. Mike Johnson (LA) – 92%
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA) – 92%
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (FL) – 92%
Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI) – 91%
Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN) – 91%
Rep. Andy Barr (KY) – 91%
Rep. Ben Cline (VA) – 91%
Rep. Mary Miller (IL) – 91%
Rep. Sheri Biggs (SC) – 91%
Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX ) – 91%
Rep. Cory Mills (FL) – 91%
Rep. Brandon Gill (TX) – 91%
Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX) – 91%
Rep. Clay Higgins (LA) – 91%
Rep. Andy Ogles (TN) – 91%
Rep. Greg Steube (FL) – 91%
Rep. Aaron Bean (FL) – 91%
Rep. Andrew Clyde (GA) – 91%
Rep. Kat Cammack (FL) – 90%
Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY) – 90%
Rep. Kevin Hern (OK) – 90%
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN) – 90%
Rep. Bob Onder (MO) – 90%
Rep. Julie Fedorchak (ND) – 90%
Rep. William Timmons (SC) – 90%
Rep. James Comer (KY) – 90%
Rep. Rich McCormick (GA) – 90%
Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) – 90%
Rep. Pat Fallon (TX) – 90%
Rep. Lance Gooden (TX) – 90%
Rep. John Joyce (PA) – 90%
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (IN) – 90%
Rep. Craig Goldman (TX) – 90%
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX) – 90%
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (AZ) – 90%
Rep. Mike Collins (GA) – 90%
Since 1979, NTU Rates Congress has provided taxpayers with the most comprehensive evaluation of congressional voting records on fiscal policy. Unlike many scorecards that focus on a limited number of selected votes, NTU examines every roll call vote with a significant impact on taxes, spending, debt, or regulation and weights those votes according to their relative fiscal importance. The result is a thorough and consistent measure of how lawmakers approach the size, scope, and cost of government.
NTU’s federal budget experts assign weights to each House and Senate roll call vote based on its impact on the size of the federal budget and federal deficits, the scale and scope of federal tax revenues, or the size and scope of the regulatory state. Votes with more significant effects received greater weights than those with narrower effects.
Scores are calculated by dividing the weighted total of votes cast for lower spending, lower taxes, or less regulation by the weighted total number of fiscal and regulatory issues on which each member voted. Only actual votes are counted; announced positions and absences are excluded.
Read the report.
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