Every year National Taxpayers Union (NTU) rates U.S. Representatives and Senators on their actual votes--every vote that affects taxes, spending, and debt. Unlike most organizations that publish ratings, we refuse to play the "rating game" of focusing on only a handful of congressional votes on selected issues. The NTU voting study is the fairest and most accurate guide available on congressional spending. It is a completely unbiased accounting of votes.
- Click here for a printable PDF of NTU's Rates Congress 2017.
- Click here view the NTU Rates Congress Results for the 1st Session of the 115th Congress.
- You may view the 2017 list of Taxpayers' Friends in the House and Senate here.
- To view the list of votes used to establish the NTU Ratings, please click here.
- NTU's press release for the 2017 Rating is found here.
HOUSE | SENATE | |||||
| Vote Number | Taxpayers' Position | Weight | Vote Number | Taxpayers' Position | Weight | |
| h2017-6 | Yes | 3 | s2017-2 | No | 6 | |
| h2017-12 | Yes | 7 | s2017-3 | Yes | 12 | |
| h2017-13 | No | 1 | s2017-4 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-14 | No | 1 | s2017-6 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-15 | No | 1 | s2017-7 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-16 | No | 1 | s2017-8 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-17 | No | 1 | s2017-10 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-18 | No | 1 | s2017-11 | Yes | 2 | |
| h2017-19 | No | 1 | s2017-12 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-20 | No | 1 | s2017-14 | No | 1 | |
| h2017-21 | Yes | 2 | s2017-15 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-22 | No | 1 | s2017-16 | Yes | 4 | |
| h2017-23 | Yes | 19 | s2017-17 | Yes | 1 | |
| h2017-29 | No | 1 | s2017-18 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-30 | No | 1 | s2017-20 | No | 10 | |
| h2017-31 | Yes | 2 | s2017-21 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-35 | Yes | 10 | s2017-22 | Yes | 1 | |
| h2017-36 | Yes | 2 | s2017-23 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-37 | No | 1 | s2017-24 | Yes | 2 | |
| h2017-38 | No | 1 | s2017-25 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-39 | No | 1 | s2017-26 | Yes | 20 | |
| h2017-40 | No | 1 | s2017-43 | Yes | 11 | |
| h2017-41 | No | 1 | s2017-51 | Yes | 1 | |
| h2017-42 | No | 1 | s2017-81 | Yes | 6 | |
| h2017-43 | No | 1 | s2017-82 | Yes | 5 | |
| h2017-44 | No | 1 | s2017-83 | Yes | 1 | |
| h2017-45 | Yes | 10 | s2017-84 | Yes | 3 | |
| h2017-46 | No | 1 | s2017-93 | Yes | 3 | |
| h2017-47 | No | 1 | s2017-94 | Yes | 11 | |
| h2017-50 | No | 1 | s2017-99 | Yes | 3 | |
| h2017-51 | Yes | 3 | s2017-120 | Yes | 3 | |
| h2017-52 | Yes | 1 | s2017-121 | No | 6 | |
| h2017-54 | Yes | 5 | s2017-168 | Yes | 11 | |
| h2017-57 | No | 9 | s2017-169 | Yes | 20 | |
| h2017-58 | Yes | 20 | s2017-170 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-72 | Yes | 1 | s2017-171 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-73 | Yes | 11 | s2017-173 | No | 10 | |
| h2017-76 | Yes | 6 | s2017-176 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-83 | Yes | 5 | s2017-177 | Yes | 7 | |
| h2017-84 | Yes | 3 | s2017-178 | No | 1 | |
| h2017-85 | Yes | 1 | s2017-179 | Yes | 17 | |
| h2017-86 | No | 5 | s2017-189 | No | 6 | |
| h2017-92 | No | 1 | s2017-190 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-95 | Yes | 3 | s2017-192 | No | 15 | |
| h2017-96 | Yes | 3 | s2017-199 | No | 13 | |
| h2017-105 | No | 1 | s2017-221 | No | 4 | |
| h2017-106 | No | 2 | s2017-222 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-107 | No | 1 | s2017-224 | No | 4 | |
| h2017-108 | No | 1 | s2017-225 | No | 6 | |
| h2017-109 | No | 1 | s2017-226 | Yes | 5 | |
| h2017-110 | No | 2 | s2017-227 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-111 | No | 1 | s2017-231 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-113 | No | 1 | s2017-232 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-114 | Yes | 14 | s2017-233 | Yes | 9 | |
| h2017-117 | Yes | 3 | s2017-234 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-118 | No | 2 | s2017-236 | Yes | 7 | |
| h2017-120 | Yes | 10 | s2017-237 | Yes | 6 | |
| h2017-121 | Yes | 3 | s2017-238 | Yes | 10 | |
| h2017-122 | No | 1 | s2017-239 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-123 | Yes | 2 | s2017-240 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-124 | No | 1 | s2017-241 | Yes | 5 | |
| h2017-126 | Yes | 8 | s2017-243 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-136 | No | 10 | s2017-244 | Yes | 3 | |
| h2017-158 | Yes | 8 | s2017-245 | Yes | 16 | |
| h2017-165 | No | 2 | s2017-247 | No | 6 | |
| h2017-166 | No | 3 | s2017-248 | No | 14 | |
| h2017-168 | Yes | 17 | s2017-249 | Yes | 4 | |
| h2017-185 | No | 1 | s2017-285 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-186 | Yes | 8 | s2017-286 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-187 | No | 1 | s2017-287 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-202 | Yes | 11 | s2017-288 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-206 | Yes | 2 | s2017-289 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-216 | Yes | 5 | s2017-290 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-220 | Yes | 4 | s2017-291 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-221 | Yes | 1 | s2017-292 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-243 | No | 1 | s2017-294 | No | 4 | |
| h2017-244 | Yes | 11 | s2017-295 | No | 1 | |
| h2017-249 | No | 6 | s2017-296 | No | 10 | |
| h2017-256 | Yes | 38 | s2017-297 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-258 | No | 1 | s2017-298 | Yes | 8 | |
| h2017-282 | Yes | 1 | s2017-299 | No | 7 | |
| h2017-295 | Yes | 6 | s2017-300 | No | 3 | |
| h2017-296 | Yes | 1 | s2017-301 | No | 5 | |
| h2017-297 | Yes | 4 | s2017-302 | No | 1 | |
| h2017-298 | Yes | 5 | s2017-303 | Yes | 25 | |
| h2017-299 | Yes | 20 | s2017-307 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-307 | Yes | 7 | s2017-308 | No | 4 | |
| h2017-308 | Yes | 4 | s2017-309 | No | 2 | |
| h2017-314 | No | 1 | s2017-323 | Yes | 37 | |
| h2017-315 | No | 1 | s2017-324 | No | 1 | |
| h2017-318 | No | 1 | s2017-325 | No | 1 | |
| h2017-319 | Yes | 7 | ||||
| h2017-321 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-322 | Yes | 6 | ||||
| h2017-337 | Yes | 4 | ||||
| h2017-357 | Yes | 5 | ||||
| h2017-358 | No | 9 | ||||
| h2017-360 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-361 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-362 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-363 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-364 | Yes | 3 | ||||
| h2017-365 | Yes | 15 | ||||
| h2017-367 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-370 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-378 | No | 13 | ||||
| h2017-385 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-386 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-387 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-388 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-389 | No | 2 | ||||
| h2017-390 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-391 | Yes | 11 | ||||
| h2017-396 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-397 | No | 6 | ||||
| h2017-398 | Yes | 9 | ||||
| h2017-399 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-402 | Yes | 9 | ||||
| h2017-403 | No | 3 | ||||
| h2017-408 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-412 | Yes | 4 | ||||
| h2017-419 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-428 | Yes | 3 | ||||
| h2017-431 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-433 | No | 4 | ||||
| h2017-434 | Yes | 5 | ||||
| h2017-435 | No | 15 | ||||
| h2017-445 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-447 | Yes | 3 | ||||
| h2017-448 | Yes | 4 | ||||
| h2017-449 | Yes | 6 | ||||
| h2017-450 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-451 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-452 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-453 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-454 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-459 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-464 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-469 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-476 | No | 2 | ||||
| h2017-477 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-480 | No | 15 | ||||
| h2017-481 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-489 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-490 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-492 | Yes | 4 | ||||
| h2017-494 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-504 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-508 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-509 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-510 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-511 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-512 | Yes | 6 | ||||
| h2017-513 | Yes | 3 | ||||
| h2017-515 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-521 | No | 3 | ||||
| h2017-522 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-523 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-524 | Yes | 3 | ||||
| h2017-528 | No | 18 | ||||
| h2017-529 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-537 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-541 | No | 3 | ||||
| h2017-553 | No | 17 | ||||
| h2017-554 | No | 15 | ||||
| h2017-555 | Yes | 24 | ||||
| h2017-556 | No | 13 | ||||
| h2017-557 | Yes | 18 | ||||
| h2017-566 | No | 11 | ||||
| h2017-580 | Yes | 10 | ||||
| h2017-588 | Yes | 9 | ||||
| h2017-589 | Yes | 15 | ||||
| h2017-598 | No | 4 | ||||
| h2017-604 | Yes | 14 | ||||
| h2017-605 | No | 2 | ||||
| h2017-613 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-614 | Yes | 12 | ||||
| h2017-615 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-619 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-620 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-630 | Yes | 11 | ||||
| h2017-631 | No | 9 | ||||
| h2017-637 | Yes | 27 | ||||
| h2017-643 | Yes | 1 | ||||
| h2017-646 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-647 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-648 | Yes | 2 | ||||
| h2017-649 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-651 | Yes | 5 | ||||
| h2017-654 | No | 3 | ||||
| h2017-671 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-675 | Yes | 3 | ||||
| h2017-686 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-691 | No | 4 | ||||
| h2017-692 | Yes | 25 | ||||
| h2017-694 | Yes | 5 | ||||
| h2017-708 | No | 1 | ||||
| h2017-709 | No | 11 |