Many organizations that focus on federal legislative policies develop systems for rating Members of Congress on the groups' key issues.

Legislative Ratings 110th Congress

American Association of University Women– awards Frank 100 Percent Rating for 2007. AAUW identified a series of key votes in the House in 2007 on such issues as education policy, pay for workers, civil rights, and international family planning.

Legislative Ratings (109th Congress)

Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Awards Frank a 100 Percent Rating LCCR, the nation’s oldest and largest civil and human rights coalition, rated Members of Congress based on their positions in 2005 on a range of issues including immigrants’ rights, hate crimes legislation, progressive budgeting, and opposition to religious discrimination.

League of Conservation Voters
Following his 94 percent rating for the first session of the 109th Congress (2005), Congressman Frank earned a 100 percent rating from the LCV for his positions in 2006 on such issues as opposing offshore drilling; protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; supporting food safety legislation; restricting development in national forests; and promoting energy efficiency and weatherization.

American Association of University Women
Frank received a 100 percent rating for the 109th Congress from AAUW, an organization with over 100,000 members that focuses on education and equity. The 109 th Congress rating was derived from House Members' votes on such issues as support for vocational and technical education; strengthening the Higher Education Act; funding for the Pell Grant program; reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act; support for extension of the minimum wage; and opposition to discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Leadership Conference On Civil Rights Awards Frank a 100 Percent Rating
LCCR, the nation,s oldest and largest civil and human rights coalition, rated Members of Congress based on their positions in 2005 on a range of issues including immigrants, rights, hate crimes legislation, progressive budgeting, and opposition to religious discrimination.

League of Conservation Voters
Congressman Frank was awarded a grade of 94 percent by the League of Conservation Voters in its annual Scorecard for positions he took on key environmental issues in the first session (2005) of the 109th Congress. The rating was based on votes in such areas as preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; opposing the Republican energy legislation; promoting more fuel efficient automobiles; fighting against proposals to sell off public lands; and backing stricter air pollution requirements.

Citizens for Global Solutions
An organization that recognizes that countries can best solve global problems such as terrorism, climate change, failed states and infectious diseases by working together to find global solutions. The organization recently released its 2006 Report Card, which , for the House or Representatives, covers 10 key issues, including declaring genocide in Darfur, providing adequate funding to the United Nations, banning torture, reducing nuclear proliferation, and promoting international health and economic development. Congressman Frank was awarded an A+ with Extra Credit for his efforts in these areas.

Americans for Democratic Action
Congressman Frank received a 100 percent rating from Americans for Democratic Action for the first session (2005) of the 109th Congress on a range of key progressive votes, including support for increased funding for education, job training, homeland security and veterans programs; allowing overseas military facilities to provide privately-funded abortions; support for withdrawal from Iraq; backing of increased funding for Amtrak; expansion of Section 8 housing vouchers; requiring the "sunsetting" of expiring Patriot Act provisions; and broadening the definition of hate crimes prosecuted in federal courts to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation and disability.

The Humane Society of the United States
Rep. Frank was given a 100 percent score for the positions he took on key animal protection issues in 2005, including preventing horse slaughter; protection of wild horses and burros; providing sufficient funds for enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act; and cracking down on illegal animal fighting.

Network (a national Catholic social justice lobbying organization)
Congressman Frank was awarded a 100 percent tally for his positions in support of fair immigration reform; in opposition to complete repeal of the estate tax; in favor of increased funding for food stamps; against the Central American Free Trade Agreement, and in opposition to unfair restrictions on the activities of affordable housing organizations.

Legislative Ratings (108th Congress)

MASSPIRG (Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group) gave Congressman Frank a 90 percent score for his votes on the organization's high priority issues in the 108th and 109th Congresses in such areas as strengthening clean water protections; saving wild forests, protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; curbing global warming; promoting consumer protection; and reducing government corruption.

The League of Conservation Voters gave Congressman Frank a 95 percent  rating, based on 19 key votes in the House of Representatives in 2003,  in such areas as President Bush's energy legislation, offshore oil  drilling, protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and efforts to  strengthen air and water pollution standards. The national average for  Members of the U.S. House was 46 percent.

The Alliance for Retired Americans rated Frank at 100 percent for his  position on 10 key votes in 2003, on issues including pension  protection, fair taxation and providing Medicare recipients with an affordable,  meaningful prescription drug benefit program.

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights bestowed a 100 percent rating  on Frank, in recognition of his record on legislation on head start  funding, consumer protection, job training, welfare reform, tax fairness,  and others.

The Humane Society of the United States -- 100 percent rating, covering  a range of issues considered in Congress in 2003, including animal  fighting prohibitions, bear baiting, bison protection, and protection of  the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.