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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
July 15, 2015 National HR 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (312 - 119)
July 8, 2015 WI SB 21 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
July 7, 2015 WI SB 21 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
July 3, 2015 OR SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (11 - 18)
July 3, 2015 OR SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (11 - 18)
July 1, 2015 OR SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Bill Passed - House (37 - 22)
July 1, 2015 OR SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Bill Passed - House (37 - 22)
June 30, 2015 WA SB 5987 Increases Motor Fuel Tax and Amends Transportation Funding Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
June 30, 2015 PA HB 1192 Establishes State Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
June 27, 2015 PA HB 1192 Establishes State Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - House (112 - 77)
June 26, 2015 OH HB 64 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 33)
June 25, 2015 OH HB 64 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 9)
June 24, 2015 NH HB 550 Authorizes Businesses to Not Declare Profits from Interest Sales Conference Report Adopted - House (202 - 145)
June 24, 2015 NH HB 550 Authorizes Businesses to Not Declare Profits from Interest Sales Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
June 23, 2015 RI H 5900 Establishes Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
June 18, 2015 National HR 160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (280 - 140)
June 16, 2015 National HR 2596 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Bill Passed - House (247 - 178)
June 12, 2015 FL HB 21-A Amends State Health Insurance Program Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
June 11, 2015 AK HB 2001 2015-2016 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 3)
June 11, 2015 National HR 2685 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Bill Passed - House (278 - 149)
June 9, 2015 National HR 2577 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Bill Passed - House (216 - 210)
June 4, 2015 AL HB 135 2015-2016 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
June 4, 2015 NH HB 1 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 10)
June 3, 2015 CT HB 7061 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17)
June 3, 2015 National HR 2578 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Bill Passed - House (242 - 183)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/15 HR 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (312 - 119)
7/08 SB 21 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
7/07 SB 21 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
7/03 SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (11 - 18)
7/03 SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (11 - 18)
7/01 SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Bill Passed - House (37 - 22)
7/01 SB 567 Appropriates Excess Revenue to the Education Stability Fund Bill Passed - House (37 - 22)
6/30 SB 5987 Increases Motor Fuel Tax and Amends Transportation Funding Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
6/30 HB 1192 Establishes State Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
6/27 HB 1192 Establishes State Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - House (112 - 77)
6/26 HB 64 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 33)
6/25 HB 64 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 9)
6/24 HB 550 Authorizes Businesses to Not Declare Profits from Interest Sales Conference Report Adopted - House (202 - 145)
6/24 HB 550 Authorizes Businesses to Not Declare Profits from Interest Sales Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
6/23 H 5900 Establishes Budget for FY 2015-2016 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
6/18 HR 160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (280 - 140)
6/16 HR 2596 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Bill Passed - House (247 - 178)
6/12 HB 21-A Amends State Health Insurance Program Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
6/11 HB 2001 2015-2016 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 3)
6/11 HR 2685 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Bill Passed - House (278 - 149)
6/09 HR 2577 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Bill Passed - House (216 - 210)
6/04 HB 135 2015-2016 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
6/04 HB 1 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 10)
6/03 HB 7061 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17)
6/03 HR 2578 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Bill Passed - House (242 - 183)

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