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 the PDF publication of NTU Rates Congress for the second session of the 116th Congress.
- To view the list of votes used to establish the NTU Ratings, click here.
NTU believes a score qualifying for a grade of “A” indicates the member is one of the strongest supporters of responsible tax and spending policies. To receive a Taxpayers' Friend Award, a member of Congress must have not only achieved a grade of an A, but also voted on a minimum of 90 percent of weighted total votes in the House or 75 percent of weighted total votes in the Senate (due to the inability to cast proxy votes in the Senate this year). We are pleased to give the following members of Congress our “Taxpayers’ Friend Award.”
House
| Member | State | Taxpayer Score |
| McClintock | CA | 96% |
| Amash | MI | 96% |
| Babin | TX | 96% |
| Rice | SC | 96% |
| Buck | CO | 96% |
| Davidson | OH | 96% |
| Gooden | TX | 96% |
| Cloud | TX | 96% |
| Norman | SC | 96% |
| Massie | KY | 96% |
| Steube | FL | 95% |
| Bishop | NC | 95% |
| Perry | PA | 95% |
| Biggs | AZ | 94% |
| Duncan | SC | 94% |
| Harris | MD | 94% |
| Mooney | WV | 94% |
| Jordan | OH | 94% |
| Roy | TX | 94% |
| Schweikert | AZ | 93% |
| Arrington | TX | 93% |
| Budd | NC | 93% |
| Long | MO | 92% |
| Scalise | LA | 92% |
| Fulcher | ID | 92% |
| Cline | VA | 91% |
| Rouzer | NC | 91% |
| Higgins | LA | 91% |
| Posey | FL | 91% |
| Palmer | AL | 91% |
| Graves | LA | 90% |
| Griffith | VA | 90% |
| Kelly | MS | 90% |
Senate
| Member | State | Taxpayer Score |
| Lee | UT | 100% |
| Paul | KY | 97% |
| Braun | IN | 87% |
| Kennedy | LA | 87% |