Issues

Every roll-call vote is tagged against these 16 issue areas, so a member’s record can be read one subject at a time. Each issue is scored on a two-pole scale.

• Health Care

  Coverage, Medicare and Medicaid, drug pricing, and public health.

  ← Expand coverageRestrict coverage →

• Immigration

  Border enforcement, visas, asylum, and paths to citizenship.

  ← ExpansiveRestrictive →

• Guns

  Firearm ownership, background checks, and weapons restrictions.

  ← Gun restrictionsGun rights →

• Abortion & Contraception

  Abortion access, contraception, and family planning funding.

  ← Expand accessRestrict access →

• Climate & Energy

  Emissions, fossil fuel production, and renewable energy policy.

  ← Climate actionFossil fuel priority →

• Taxes

  Tax rates, credits, deductions, and revenue policy.

  ← Raise revenueCut taxes →

• Labor & Wages

  Minimum wage, union rights, workplace safety, and overtime.

  ← Worker priorityEmployer priority →

• Defense & War Powers

  Military spending, authorizations for force, and troop deployments.

  ← Military restraintMilitary expansion →

• Civil Rights

  Discrimination protections, disability rights, and equal treatment.

  ← Broaden protectionsNarrow protections →

• LGBTQ Policy

  Marriage, military service, and anti-discrimination protections.

  ← Broaden protectionsNarrow protections →

• Voting & Elections

  Ballot access, redistricting, and campaign finance.

  ← Expand accessRestrict access →

• Criminal Justice

  Sentencing, policing, incarceration, and drug enforcement.

  ← Reform-orientedPunitive →

• Financial Regulation

  Banking oversight, consumer protection, and market rules.

  ← RegulateDeregulate →

• Trade

  Tariffs, trade agreements, and export policy.

  ← ProtectionistFree trade →

• Education

  Schools, student loans, and higher education funding.

  ← Expand federal roleReduce federal role →

• Spending & Budget

  Appropriations, debt limit, and fiscal policy.

  ← Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint →