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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
Aug. 8, 2026 National S 5271 A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 46)
July 28, 2026 NC HB 834 Amends State Board of Elections Policies on Ballot Curing Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
July 22, 2026 National HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
June 30, 2026 NJ A 1715 Expands Voting Rights Measures and Protections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 21)
June 30, 2026 NJ A 1715 Expands Voting Rights Measures and Protections Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
June 30, 2026 DE HB 444 Prohibits Voter Suppression and Other Forms of Voter Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 30, 2026 NC HB 958 Amends Election Administration Processes Bill Passed - House (66 - 47)
June 25, 2026 CA AB 2655 Limits the Use of Campaign Funds for Security Purposes Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 23, 2026 GA SB 3 (special session) Extends the Authorized Use of QR Code Ballots Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 16)
June 23, 2026 GA SB 3 (special session) Extends the Authorized Use of QR Code Ballots Bill Passed - House (94 - 79)
June 18, 2026 DE HB 444 Prohibits Voter Suppression and Other Forms of Voter Discrimination Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
June 11, 2026 RI H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
June 10, 2026 OH HB 472 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 34)
June 10, 2026 OH HB 472 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
June 10, 2026 MI HB 4359 Amends the Terms and Start Dates of Office for Elected Village Officials Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 10, 2026 OH SJR 10 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photo Identification to Vote Joint Resolution Passed - House (62 - 30)
June 10, 2026 RI H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - House (58 - 13)
June 4, 2026 NH HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (183 - 170)
June 4, 2026 NH HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
June 3, 2026 OH SJR 10 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photo Identification to Vote Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
May 29, 2026 LA SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
May 28, 2026 LA SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Bill Passed - House (66 - 36)
May 26, 2026 CA SB 73 Establishes Elections Regulations Related to Ballot Protection Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
May 22, 2026 CA SB 73 Establishes Elections Regulations Related to Ballot Protection Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
May 21, 2026 CA AB 1664 Requires Notification of the Secretary of State and Attorney General Following Law Enforcement Investigation of Election Materials Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/08 S 5271 A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 46)
7/28 HB 834 Amends State Board of Elections Policies on Ballot Curing Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
7/22 HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
6/30 A 1715 Expands Voting Rights Measures and Protections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 21)
6/30 A 1715 Expands Voting Rights Measures and Protections Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
6/30 HB 444 Prohibits Voter Suppression and Other Forms of Voter Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/30 HB 958 Amends Election Administration Processes Bill Passed - House (66 - 47)
6/25 AB 2655 Limits the Use of Campaign Funds for Security Purposes Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/23 SB 3 (special session) Extends the Authorized Use of QR Code Ballots Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 16)
6/23 SB 3 (special session) Extends the Authorized Use of QR Code Ballots Bill Passed - House (94 - 79)
6/18 HB 444 Prohibits Voter Suppression and Other Forms of Voter Discrimination Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
6/11 H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
6/10 HB 472 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 34)
6/10 HB 472 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
6/10 HB 4359 Amends the Terms and Start Dates of Office for Elected Village Officials Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/10 SJR 10 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photo Identification to Vote Joint Resolution Passed - House (62 - 30)
6/10 H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - House (58 - 13)
6/04 HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (183 - 170)
6/04 HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
6/03 SJR 10 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photo Identification to Vote Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
5/29 SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
5/28 SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Bill Passed - House (66 - 36)
5/26 SB 73 Establishes Elections Regulations Related to Ballot Protection Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
5/22 SB 73 Establishes Elections Regulations Related to Ballot Protection Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
5/21 AB 1664 Requires Notification of the Secretary of State and Attorney General Following Law Enforcement Investigation of Election Materials Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
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