Congress: Voting with the Money

Congress raises money from contributors who support and oppose the laws they make. Sopatrack analyzes these contributions to see how often congress votes with the money.

The congressional average for voting with the money is 73%.

What does this mean?

Ten Recent Bills

Apr 27, 2012: Interest Rate Reduction Act - Congress raised $11,690,126 Voted WITH the Money
Apr 27, 2012: Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 - Congress raised $27,085,172 Voted WITH the Money
Apr 26, 2012: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Congress raised $58,409,952 Voted WITH the Money
Apr 26, 2012: CISPA - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act - Congress raised $65,437,817 Voted WITH the Money
Apr 25, 2012: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 - Congress raised $11,631,143 Voted AGAINST the Money
Apr 24, 2012: MAP-21 - Congress raised $1,754,282 Voted WITH the Money
Apr 19, 2012: Small Business Tax Cut Act - Congress raised $44,009,044 Voted WITH the Money
Apr 17, 2012: Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 - Congress raised $2,676,892 Voted WITH the Money
Mar 29, 2012: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Congress raised $6,850,521 Voted WITH the Money
Mar 29, 2012: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - Congress raised $108,900 Voted AGAINST the Money

Top Fundraising Bills

Oct 12, 2011: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Congress raised $178,816,369 Voted WITH the Money
Oct 12, 2011: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Congress raised $129,892,696 Voted WITH the Money
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Congress raised $129,892,696 Voted AGAINST the Money
Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 - Congress raised $124,018,235 Voted AGAINST the Money
Sep 15, 2011: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act - Congress raised $123,677,782 Voted WITH the Money
SOPA - Stop Online Piracy Act - Congress raised $122,046,076 Voted AGAINST the Money
Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 - Congress raised $117,351,029 Voted AGAINST the Money
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Congress raised $113,839,223 Voted AGAINST the Money
Oct 12, 2011: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Congress raised $105,917,698 Voted WITH the Money
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Congress raised $105,917,698 Voted AGAINST the Money

Top Voters with the Money

1

Rep. Mark Amodei

Republican, Nevada
Votes with the money 100% of the time.
2

Rep. Tim Walberg

Republican, Michigan
Votes with the money 94% of the time.
3

Rep. Stephen Fincher

Republican, Tennessee
Votes with the money 94% of the time.
4

Rep. David Schweikert

Republican, Arizona
Votes with the money 94% of the time.
5

Sen. Joseph Lieberman

Independent, Connecticut
Votes with the money 94% of the time.
6

Sen. Lisa Murkowski

Republican, Alaska
Votes with the money 94% of the time.
7

Sen. Jim DeMint

Republican, South Carolina
Votes with the money 93% of the time.
8

Sen. David Vitter

Republican, Louisiana
Votes with the money 93% of the time.
9

Sen. Jim Inhofe

Republican, Oklahoma
Votes with the money 93% of the time.
10

Sen. Rand Paul

Republican, Kentucky
Votes with the money 93% of the time.

Top Voters against the Money

1

Rep. Brian Higgins

Democrat, New York
Votes with the money 50% of the time.
2

Rep. Ed Markey

Democrat, Massachusetts
Votes with the money 51% of the time.
3

Rep. Joe Crowley

Democrat, New York
Votes with the money 51% of the time.
4

Rep. Nydia Velazquez

Democrat, New York
Votes with the money 52% of the time.
5

Rep. Peter Welch

Democrat, Vermont
Votes with the money 52% of the time.
6

Rep. Larry Kissell

Democrat, North Carolina
Votes with the money 52% of the time.
7

Rep. David Cicilline

Democrat, Rhode Island
Votes with the money 52% of the time.
8

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa

Democrat, Texas
Votes with the money 52% of the time.
9

Rep. John Dingell

Democrat, Michigan
Votes with the money 53% of the time.
10

Rep. Bennie Thompson

Democrat, Mississippi
Votes with the money 53% of the time.

States Voting with the Money

1
Votes with the money 89% of the time.
2
Votes with the money 85% of the time.
3
Votes with the money 85% of the time.
4
Votes with the money 84% of the time.
5
Votes with the money 82% of the time.
6
Votes with the money 80% of the time.
7
Votes with the money 80% of the time.
8
Votes with the money 79% of the time.
9
Votes with the money 79% of the time.
10
Votes with the money 78% of the time.

States Voting against the Money

1
Votes with the money 54% of the time.
2
Votes with the money 61% of the time.
3
Votes with the money 63% of the time.
4
Votes with the money 64% of the time.
5
Votes with the money 64% of the time.
6
Votes with the money 65% of the time.
7
Votes with the money 66% of the time.
8
Votes with the money 67% of the time.
9
Votes with the money 68% of the time.
10
Votes with the money 68% of the time.