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ACLU: How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation https://ift.tt/cf9Tahb

Democracy is based on the principle that elected officials represent the people – that means they earn recognition when they defend our rights and face their constituents when they threaten our freedoms. And that starts with having reliable information about how members of Congress vote on the issues that matter most.

That’s why, as a part of the ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard, we have been tracking how all members of Congress voted on key legislation since the start of the 119th Congress in 2025, which has brought on new attacks on civil liberties and civil rights as it coincided with President Trump’s second term. Trump’s second term.

The ACLU scored 12 bills in the House of Representatives and 7 in the Senate in 2025. This included legislation that made the biggest cut to Medicaid since it was created in the 1960s and funneled that money to fund President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda, bills that threatened free speech, efforts to criminalize health care, and more. Our Congressional Scorecard assigns each member an overall percentage based on the share of votes they cast that align with the ACLU’s position.

Below, we analyze how lawmakers voted on key legislation and how the ACLU supported civil liberties on Capitol Hill.

Congress Pushes Wildly Unpopular Policies

In 2025, Congressional leadership, emboldened by President Trump, took every opportunity to divide our communities, attack the most vulnerable among us, and advance policies. Many elected officials in Congress are far out of line with their constituents on many of the most pressing issues of today.

Take for example H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that cut hundreds of billions of dollars in funding from Medicaid to supercharge immigration enforcement. This bill was opposed by the ACLU and by the people, too. Poll after poll continues to show that Americans across the political spectrum in states like AK, AZ, GA, ME, NH, NV think President Trump’s immigration policies, backed by his allies in Congress, have gone too far.

There were also two bills that would ban or even criminalize gender-affirming medical care for minors. While both bills narrowly passed out of the House of Representatives, they have failed to advance under Republican leadership in the Senate as most Americans oppose laws that would ban essential health care for transgender youth.

Active Year on Capitol Hill Blocks Harmful Legislation

The ACLU remains very active on Capitol Hill. Last year alone, we hosted 41 congressional briefings, organized 206 constituent meetings with congressional offices, organized 12 lobby days, and sent 54 policy explainers to lawmakers. In addition, we spent countless hours providing expert advice to lawmakers and staff. Backed by our People Power activist program and advocates across the country, the ACLU generated over 3 million online digital actions, petitions, advocacy forms, and messages to legislators – including over 56,000 constituent calls.

As a result of these efforts, the ACLU was able to move key members on issues such as transgender rights and immigrants’ rights. The ACLU took action against six anti-immigrant bills and amendments and helped prevent 83 percent of them from becoming law. Members of Congress, like their constituents, saw the unpopularity of President Trump’s policies. And despite several anti-LGBTQ+ bills being introduced, all efforts to establish new statutory restrictions on gender-affirming care have failed.

We also have a long history of building bipartisan majorities in defense of civil liberties. In 2025, ten Republicans in Congress have voted with the ACLU at least 25 percent of the time and were key to blocking efforts that threatened free speech and regulating artificial intelligence.

Americans Will Hold Congress Accountable

But there is still work left to do. Congressional leadership has started this year by advancing anti-voter legislation that would disenfranchise millions of Americans. Right now, Congress is also considering reforms to rein in ICE amid ongoing pressure from the public. We must continue to make our voices heard.

We have the opportunity to tell our representatives to oppose bills that restrict our rights and freedoms. Join People Power today to stay informed about what Congress is up to and how you can get involved in protecting our rights. Together we will fight and win.