Introduction to the 116th Congress IRF Congressional Scorecard
The International Religious Freedom Congressional Scorecard measures the progress of federal legislative efforts regarding international religious freedom. Information on this page is presented in multiple formats for easy access. Photos on this page (and the opening page) were selected to highlight countries that represent legislative activity during the 116th Congress. Notable leaders recognize 12% of the 535 members of Congress who scored A or A+. Click the View Key Takeaways button to access topline analysis of the 116th Congress IRF legislative activity. View the entire scorecard as a Flipbook that reads like a magazine (left to right) or as a PDF with hyperlinks that you can view or download. Review a summary of IRF items scored for the Senate and the House (with links to original text and cosponsor list.) Search the interactive table of votes on IRF items by legislator, state, and item scored. See Senate and House Scores and Grades by State in a downloadable PDF.

Notable Leaders
21Wilberforce celebrates these members of the 116th Congress who worked diligently to protect and advance international religious freedom. Selection criteria for Notable Leaders in the Senate is a score of 23 points or higher and in the House a score of 35 points or higher. Bold signifies top scores.

Marsha Blackburn R-TN
Cory A. Booker D-NJ
Mike Braun R-IN
Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD
Christopher Coons D-DE
John Cornyn R-TX
Tom Cotton R-AR
Ted Cruz R-TX
Richard J. Durbin D-IL
Diane Feinstein D-CA
Cory Gardner R-CO
Josh Hawley R-MO
Tim Kaine D-VA
James Lankford R-OK
Edward J. Markey D-MA
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Jeff Merkley D-OR
James E. Risch R-ID
Marco Rubio R-FL
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
Thom Tillis R-NC
Chris Van Hollen D-MD
Ron Wyden D-OR
Todd C. Young R-IN

Ami Bera D-CA
Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL
Steve Chabot R-OH
David N. Cicilline D-RI
Steve Cohen D-TN
Gerald E. Connolly D-VA
Jim Costa D-CA
Ted Deutch D-FL
Eliot L. Engel D-NY
Anna G. Eshoo D-CA
Adriano Espaillat D-NY
Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
Glenn Grothman R-WI
Vicky Hartzler R-MO
Marcy Kaptur D-OH
Ro Khanna D-CA
Doug Lamborn R-CO
Ted Lieu D-CA
Zoe Lofgren D-CA
Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA
Tom Malinowski D-NJ
Michael T. McCaul R-TX
James P. McGovern D-MA
Gregory Meeks D-NY
Ilhan Omar D-MN
Dean Phillips D-MN
Jamie Raskin D-MD
Janice Schakowsky D-IL
Brad Sherman D-CA
Albio Sires D-NJ
Christopher H. Smith R-NJ
Jackie Speier D-CA
Thomas Suozzi D-NY
David Trone D-MD
Ann Wagner R-MO
Randy Weber R-TX
Joe Wilson R-SC
Ron Wright R-TX
Ted S. Yoho R-F
116th Congress IRF Congressional Scorecard
