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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
May 22, 2014 OK HJR 1033 Authorizes Bonds for Capitol Repairs Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 34)
May 22, 2014 NH SB 120 Requires Certain Political Organizations to Disclose Individual Contributors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 11)
May 22, 2014 National H Amdt 671 Prohibits Funds from Being Used for Certain Climate Change Reports Amendment Adopted - House (231 - 192)
May 22, 2014 National HR 3361 USA FREEDOM Act Bill Passed - House (303 - 121)
May 22, 2014 MI HB 5575 Establishes the Mighigan Settlement Authority Administration Bill Passed - House (75 - 35)
May 22, 2014 IL SJRCA 75 Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11)
May 16, 2014 MO HJR 72 Authorizes the Legislature to Override Certain Gubernatorial Spending Reductions Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 4)
May 16, 2014 MO HJR 72 Authorizes the Legislature to Override Certain Gubernatorial Spending Reductions Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 4)
May 16, 2014 MO HJR 72 Authorizes the Legislature to Override Certain Gubernatorial Spending Reductions Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 4)
May 15, 2014 MN HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 62)
May 15, 2014 MN HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 62)
May 15, 2014 IL HB 4075 Establishes Standards for Ridesharing Companies Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 8)
May 14, 2014 MO HJR 90 Authorizes Early Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 57)
May 14, 2014 NH SB 120 Requires Certain Political Organizations to Disclose Individual Contributors Bill Passed - House (186 - 119)
May 13, 2014 MN HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 25)
May 13, 2014 MN HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 25)
May 12, 2014 MO HJR 90 Authorizes Early Voting Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
May 8, 2014 CA SB 27 Requires Certain Nonprofit Organizations to Disclose Donors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
May 7, 2014 National H Res 574 Recommends that the House of Representatives Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress Resolution Passed - House (231 - 187)
May 7, 2014 National H Res 574 Recommends that the House of Representatives Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress Resolution Passed - House (231 - 187)
May 5, 2014 CA SB 27 Requires Certain Nonprofit Organizations to Disclose Donors Bill Passed - House (58 - 12)
May 5, 2014 MO SB 892 Amends Presidential Primary Dates Bill Passed - House (101 - 47)
May 2, 2014 MN SF 2099 Requires Political Contributions by Corporations to be Subject to the Individual Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 23)
May 1, 2014 RI H 7944A Authorizes State Fiscal Oversight of Certain Fire Districts Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
April 30, 2014 MO HB 1439 Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/22 HJR 1033 Authorizes Bonds for Capitol Repairs Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 34)
5/22 SB 120 Requires Certain Political Organizations to Disclose Individual Contributors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 11)
5/22 H Amdt 671 Prohibits Funds from Being Used for Certain Climate Change Reports Amendment Adopted - House (231 - 192)
5/22 HR 3361 USA FREEDOM Act Bill Passed - House (303 - 121)
5/22 HB 5575 Establishes the Mighigan Settlement Authority Administration Bill Passed - House (75 - 35)
5/22 SJRCA 75 Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11)
5/16 HJR 72 Authorizes the Legislature to Override Certain Gubernatorial Spending Reductions Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 4)
5/16 HJR 72 Authorizes the Legislature to Override Certain Gubernatorial Spending Reductions Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 4)
5/16 HJR 72 Authorizes the Legislature to Override Certain Gubernatorial Spending Reductions Amendment Adopted - Senate (25 - 4)
5/15 HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 62)
5/15 HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 62)
5/15 HB 4075 Establishes Standards for Ridesharing Companies Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 8)
5/14 HJR 90 Authorizes Early Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 57)
5/14 SB 120 Requires Certain Political Organizations to Disclose Individual Contributors Bill Passed - House (186 - 119)
5/13 HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 25)
5/13 HF 3169 Establishes a Legislative Salary Council Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 25)
5/12 HJR 90 Authorizes Early Voting Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
5/08 SB 27 Requires Certain Nonprofit Organizations to Disclose Donors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
5/07 H Res 574 Recommends that the House of Representatives Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress Resolution Passed - House (231 - 187)
5/07 H Res 574 Recommends that the House of Representatives Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress Resolution Passed - House (231 - 187)
5/05 SB 27 Requires Certain Nonprofit Organizations to Disclose Donors Bill Passed - House (58 - 12)
5/05 SB 892 Amends Presidential Primary Dates Bill Passed - House (101 - 47)
5/02 SF 2099 Requires Political Contributions by Corporations to be Subject to the Individual Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 23)
5/01 H 7944A Authorizes State Fiscal Oversight of Certain Fire Districts Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
4/30 HB 1439 Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)

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