Your score on Iran
Congress voted on these 16 questions about Iran. Vote on them yourself and get a score out of 100, worked out the same way as every senator and representative.
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- Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear
- Stands with the people of Iran
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Send the questions1 of 16The regimeKey vote: counts double
War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 93)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is No. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
The House voted 220 yes, 204 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear. Congress has voted on this same question 15 times since 27 June 2025, and I count every one.
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Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism (H.Res. 1099)
Declares it US policy that Iran remains the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, citing its backing for Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis and the American deaths it is responsible for.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It puts the House on record against the regime in the first days of the 2026 war.
The House voted 372 yes, 53 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Condemning the Islamic Republic's drone and missile attack on Israel (H.Res. 1143)
Condemns the Islamic Republic's April 2024 drone and missile attack on Israel and backs Israel's right to defend itself.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It stands against the regime's direct attack on a US ally.
The House voted 404 yes, 14 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act (H.R. 6046)
Requires the Houthis, the Islamic Republic-backed force in Yemen, to be listed as a foreign terrorist organization and sanctioned.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It puts maximum pressure on one of the regime's main proxy forces.
The House voted 285 yes, 135 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act (H.R. 4691)
Lets Congress review and block any move by a president to lift or waive sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It makes it harder for any administration to give the regime sanctions relief.
The House voted 278 yes, 141 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Rescinding Iran sanctions waivers (H.R. 5947)
Cancels the waivers that let Iran reach about 6 billion dollars held abroad and bars new waivers of that kind.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It undoes sanctions relief given to the regime.
The House voted 259 yes, 160 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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No U.S. Financing for Iran Act (H.R. 5921)
Bars the Treasury from licensing US financial dealings tied to trade with Iran, apart from humanitarian goods, and tells US representatives to oppose IMF help for Iran.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It cuts the regime off from US finance and international bailouts.
The House voted 294 yes, 105 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
8 of 16The regimeKey vote: counts double
No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (H.R. 5961)
Freezes the roughly 6 billion dollars of Iranian money that was moved to Qatar under the 2023 prisoner deal by sanctioning any bank that helps Iran use it.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It keeps money out of the regime's hands and reverses a sanctions-relief deal.
The House voted 307 yes, 119 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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A nuclear Islamic Republic is not acceptable (H.Res. 559)
Declares it US policy that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable, that all necessary means should be used to stop it, and that allies including Israel are free to act to prevent it.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It commits the United States to stopping the regime's nuclear program by any means.
The House voted 354 yes, 53 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Ogles amendment to H.R. 4665: no funds to take the IRGC off the terrorist list
Amendment to the 2024 State Department spending bill that bars any money from being used to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the list of foreign terrorist organizations.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It locks in the terrorist designation of the regime's main armed force.
The House voted 351 yes, 81 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
11 of 16The peopleKey vote: counts double
MAHSA Act (H.R. 589)
Requires the President to decide whether to sanction the Supreme Leader, the President of Iran and their offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It punishes the regime's top leaders for what they do to the Iranian people.
The House voted 410 yes, 3 no. It counts under Stands with the people of Iran.
12 of 16The people
Condemning the persecution of Iran's Baha'i minority (H.Res. 492)
Condemns the Islamic Republic's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i religious minority and calls for sanctions on the officials responsible.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It stands with people the regime persecutes for their faith.
The House voted 413 yes, 2 no. It counts under Stands with the people of Iran.
13 of 16The peopleKey vote: counts double
Commending the bravery of the Iranian protesters (H.Con.Res. 7)
Commends the women and men of Iran protesting in more than 133 cities after the death of Mahsa Amini and condemns the regime's violent crackdown.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It puts Congress on the side of the Iranian people against the regime.
The House voted 420 yes, 1 no. It counts under Stands with the people of Iran.
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Cruz motion on H.R. 4521: keep terrorism sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and the IRGC
Tells Senate negotiators on the China competition bill to insist on language about limiting cooperation between China and the Islamic Republic through the terrorism sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It backs keeping terrorism sanctions on the regime's bank and its main armed force.
The Senate voted 86 yes, 12 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Lankford motion on H.R. 4521: no nuclear deal that lifts IRGC sanctions
Tells Senate negotiators to insist that any nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic also covers its missiles, terrorism and sanctions evasion, does not lift sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and does not remove its terrorist designation.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It opposes a nuclear deal that gives the regime sanctions relief.
The Senate voted 62 yes, 33 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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Stop Iranian Drones Act (H.R. 6089)
Makes clear that US sanctions law covers anyone who supplies, sells or transfers combat drones to or from Iran.
How would you have voted?
The side of freedom is Yes. It tightens sanctions on the regime's drone program.
The House voted 424 yes, 2 no. It counts under Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear.
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