Martha McSally's Congressional Scorecard by Reproductive Freedom for All

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Senate Republican

Martha McSally

Arizona

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2020 Score

Voting Record

Martha McSally served in the U.S. House of Representatives for AZ-02 from 2015-2019, and in the U.S. Senate from 2019-2020.

  • Positively impacts reproductive freedom
  • Negatively impacts reproductive freedom
Year Key Vote How They Voted
yea

Vote for/in favor of

nay

Vote against

—

Abstained, absent, ineligible, present, resigned or deceased

L

Leader switched vote to preserve right to file a motion to reconsider

S

The speaker exercised their discretion not to vote

 Their Vote Impact
2020
Crouse Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Toby Crouse to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

 		yea
2020
Barrett Nomination: Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the post of associate justice of the Supreme Court.

 		yea
2020
Barrett Nomination: Motion to End Debate

Motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on the nomination of anti-choice nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the post of associate justice of the Supreme Court. A simple majority is required to invoke cloture on nominations.

 		yea
2020
McGlynn Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Stephen P. McGlynn to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

 		yea
2020
Dugan Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee David W. Dugan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

 		yea
2020
Wilson Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Cory T. Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

 		yea
2020
Walker Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Justin Reed Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

 		yea
2020
20-Week Abortion Ban: Motion to End Debate

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S.3275. Motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on the motion to proceed to the Graham (R-SC) bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks nationwide. Three-fifths of the Senate (60 votes) is required to invoke cloture on legislation. February 25, 2020.

yea
2020
Interference in Abortion Practice: Motion to End Debate

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, S.311. Motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on the motion to proceed to the Sasse (R-NE) bill to interfere with the medical practice of abortion care under the threat of severe penalties. Three-fifths of the Senate (60 votes) is required to invoke cloture on legislation.

 		yea
2020
Brasher Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Andrew Brasher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. February 11, 2020.

 		yea
2019
VanDyke Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Lawrence VanDyke to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

 		yea
2019
Pitlyk Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Sarah Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

yea
2019
Menashi Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Steven Menashi the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

yea
2019
Rudofsky Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Lee Rudofsky to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

yea
2019
Paid Leave for Federal Employees in the Military

Schatz (D-HI) Motion to Instruct conferees to retain the House-passed Federal Employee Paid Leave Act in the final bill.

nay
2019
Stickman Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee William Shaw Stickman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

yea
2019
Brown Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Jeffrey Vincent Brown to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

yea
2019
Jordan Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Sean Jordan to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

yea
2019
Starr Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Brantley Starr to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

yea
2019
Liburdi Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Michael Liburdi to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

yea
2019
Berger Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Wendy Williams Berger to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

yea
2019
Buescher Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.

yea
2019
Phipps Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Peter Phipps to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

yea
2019
Guidry Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Greg Guidry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

yea
2019
Winsor Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Allen Winsor to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

yea
2019
Miller Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Eric Miller to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

yea
2019
Kacsmaryk Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

yea
2019
Wyrick Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Patrick Wyrick to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

 		yea
2019
Bell Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Kenneth Bell to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

yea
2019
Nichols Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Carl Nichols to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

 		yea
2019
Clark Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Stephen Clark to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

yea
2019
Nielson Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Howard Nielson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.

yea
2019
Collins Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Daniel Collins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

 		yea
2019
Vitter Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Wendy Vitter to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

 		yea
2019
Lee Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Kenneth Lee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

yea
2019
Truncale Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Michael Truncale to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

 		yea
2019
Park Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Neomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

yea
2019
Brasher Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Andrew Brasher to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

yea
2019
Barker Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee J. Campbell Barker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

yea
2019
Rao Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Neomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

yea
2019
Murphy Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Eric Murphy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

yea
2019
Interference in Abortion Practice: Motion to End Debate

Motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on Sasse (R-NE) bill to to interfere with the medical practice of abortion care under the threat of severe penalties. Three-fifths of the Senate (60 votes) is required to invoke cloture on legislation.

yea
2019
Barr Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee William Barr to the post of Attorney General.

yea
2019
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act: Motion to End Debate

Motion to invoke cloture (end debate) on Wicker (R-MS) bill to effectively ban abortion coverage in the state health insurance exchanges, penalize small businesses that purchase private health plans that include abortion coverage, mandate that health plans make biased, one-sided "disclosures" of abortion coverage, and reiterate and expand bans on public insurance coverage of abortion.

Three-fifths of the Senate (60 votes) is required to invoke cloture on legislation.

yea
2019
Readler Confirmation

Vote to confirm anti-choice nominee Chad Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

yea
2018
Granting Legal Rights to a Pregnancy (“Personhood”)

The Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act, H.R.88. Final Passage. A bill to amend the tax code which would grant separate legal rights to a pregnancy, laying the legal groundwork to ban abortion outright.

(Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive rights.)

 		yea
2018
Granting Legal Rights to a Pregnancy (“Personhood”)

Family Savings Act of 2018, H.R.6757. Final Passage. A bill to amend the tax code which would grant separate legal rights to a pregnancy, laying the legal groundwork to ban abortion outright.

 		yea
2018
Interference in Abortion Practice

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R.4712. Final Passage. Blackburn (R-TN) bill to interfere with the medical practice of abortion care under the threat of severe penalties.

 		yea
2017
Attack on the ACA – House Final Passage

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R.1. On agreeing to the conference report as amended by the Senate. Final passage. The conference report overhauls the tax system and eliminates the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for individuals to purchase health insurance. (Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive health.)

 		yea
2017
Granting Legal Rights to a Pregnancy (“Personhood”)

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R.1. Final Passage. A bill to overhaul the tax system which grants separate legal rights to a pregnancy, laying the legal groundwork to ban abortion outright. (Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive health.) Paul Ryan cast a Speaker vote.

 		yea
2017
20-Week Abortion Ban, Final Passage

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H.R.36. Final Passage. Franks (R-AZ) bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks nationwide.

 		yea
2017
20-Week Abortion Ban: Add Health Exception

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H.R.36. Motion to recommit the bill with instructions to add a health exception.

 		nay
2017
Attack on Family-Planning Funding, Planned Parenthood, and Abortion Coverage

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, H.R.3354 (omnibus appropriations bill). Final Passage.

Appropriations bill that defunds Planned Parenthood, eliminates funding entirely for critical family-planning services through Title X and international programs, and includes anti-choice policy riders such as restrictions on abortion care for women who obtain their healthcare coverage through the federal government, prohibitions on abortion coverage in the private market, a broad new refusal law, a ban on federal funding for fetal-tissue research, and codification of the global gag rule.

 		yea
2017
Anti-Choice Refusal: D.C. Reproductive-Health Non-Discrimination Law

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, H.R.3354 (omnibus appropriations bill). Palmer amendment to block a D.C. law that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees based on their reproductive-health decisions.

nay
2017
ACA Repeal and Attack on Planned Parenthood – Final Passage

American Health Care Act, H.R.1628. Final passage. A bill to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, restrict private insurance coverage of abortion care, and disqualify Planned Parenthood from participating in federal healthcare programs for one year.

(Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive health.)

 		yea
2017
Rescind Title X Protections – House Final Passage

A resolution to express congressional disapproval of the final rule relating to compliance with Title X requirements, H.J.Res.43. Final Passage. This measure would reverse the Obama administration rule prohibiting discrimination against healthcare providers in the Title X program.

 		yea
2017
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H.R.7. Final Passage. Smith (R-NJ) bill to effectively ban abortion coverage in the state health-insurance exchanges, penalize small businesses that purchase private health plans that include abortion coverage, mandate that health plans make biased, one-sided "disclosures" of abortion coverage, and reiterate and expand bans on public-insurance coverage of abortion.

 		yea
2016
Attack on Planned Parenthood: Special “Investigation” Committee Funding

H.Res.933. Final Passage. A resolution to allocate $800,000 in back-funding to the special committee investigating fetal-tissue donation and abortion practice.

 		yea
2016
Anti-Choice Refusal: Conscience Protection Act

S.304. Final passage. The bill would expand the Federal Refusal Clause by allowing individuals and healthcare companies to refuse to participate in, facilitate, or make arrangements for abortion services. It would also let individuals and organizations bring lawsuits for actual or threatened violations.

 		yea
2016
Anti-Choice Refusal: D.C. Reproductive-Health Non-Discrimination Law

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, H.R.5485. Palmer (R-AL) amendment to block a D.C. law that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees based on their reproductive-health decisions.

 		nay
2016
Federal Employees’ Health Insurance

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, H.R.5485. Grayson (D-FL) amendment to strike the current-law provision that prohibits federal employees and their dependents from choosing a health-insurance plan with abortion coverage through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program.

nay
2016
Restriction on Contraception: Zika Response

Zika Response and Preparedness Act, H.R.2577. On agreeing to the conference report to accompany H.R.2577. Final passage. The conference report restricts access to contraception by excluding family-planning providers from Zika response funds.

yea
2016
Anti-Choice Refusal: Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, H.R.5055. Byrne (R-AL) amendment to add a sweeping refusal provision that would allow employers to discriminate against women and LGBT workers.

 		yea
2016
Attack on Planned Parenthood: Veto Override

To provide for reconciliation on the budget for fiscal year 2016, H.R.3762. Veto override. Vote to override President Obama’s January 8 veto of a bill that would disqualify Planned Parenthood from participating in federal health-care programs for one year.

(Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive health.) A two-thirds majority of those present and voting (285 votes needed to sustain the president’s veto in this case) of both houses is required to override a veto.

 		yea
2016
Attack on Planned Parenthood: One-Year Funding Ban

To provide for reconciliation on the budget for fiscal year 2016, H.R.3762. Final passage. The bill would disqualify Planned Parenthood from participating in federal healthcare programs for one year.

(Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive health.)

 		yea