Center for Freethought Equality

U.S. House Scorecard, 116th Congress

In the 116th Congress, the House of Representatives passed several pieces of legislation supported by the Center for Freethought Equality. Due to the priorities and ideological breakdown of this Congress, many bills specifically related to separation of religion and government failed to reach the House of Representatives floor for a vote. In the scorecard below, members are rated on a combination of co-sponsorships, floor votes, and caucus memberships.

In this session, representatives introduced 32 pieces of legislation which were of great importance to humanists. Six pieces of legislation received a floor vote and passed. Representatives also introduced 26 bills and resolutions which have not received a floor vote at the time of publication.

The Center for Freethought Equality (CFE) opposed seven of the bills and resolutions included in this scorecard. For those bills, either a “yes” vote or a co-sponsorship were contrary to our position. A “no” vote was in line with our position.

CFE supported 25 of the pieces of legislation introduced in the House of Representatives. For these, either a “yes” vote or a co-sponsorship were in line with CFE’s position. A “no” vote was contrary to our position.

Some bills and resolutions are more highly weighted than others. Legislation for which CFE directly lobbied received a weight of 10. Legislation that has passed the House received a weight of 8, as did bills concerning church-state separation and religious discrimination. Legislation that addresses general humanist issues received a weight of 3.

Additionally, we positively scored membership in the Congressional Freethought Caucus, and negatively scored non-membership.

A summary of the bills and resolutions scored can be found here.

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