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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
June 13, 2025 CA SB 101 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Government Operations Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
June 13, 2025 ME LD 1868 Authorizes the Maine the Public Utilities Commission to Coordinate with Other States in the Procurement of Transmission Capacity Resources and Specified Energy Credits "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 16)
June 13, 2025 NY S 3765 Specifies Procedures for Issuance of Birth Certificate for Foreign Adoptions Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
June 12, 2025 LA HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 3)
June 12, 2025 LA HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 3)
June 12, 2025 LA HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
June 12, 2025 National PN 12-27 Nomination of William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 44)
June 12, 2025 National HR 2056 District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act Bill Passed - House (224 - 194)
June 11, 2025 LA HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 1)
June 11, 2025 LA HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 1)
June 11, 2025 LA SB 8 Authorizes the Legislature to Alter the Classified and Unclassified Status of Civil Officers and Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
June 11, 2025 NC SB 50 Establishes State Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill Passed - House (59 - 48)
June 11, 2025 NY S 4906 Authorizes Certain Victim Statements to be Taken at Their Workplace Instead of the Police Department Bill Passed - House (105 - 41)
June 11, 2025 ME LD 297 Extends Certain Provisions Relating to the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-Owned Landfill in Maine "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (85 - 57)
June 11, 2025 National PN 12-27 Nomination of William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 46)
June 11, 2025 NY S 410 Prohibits Courts From Reducing Jury Awards in Employment Discrimination Cases Except Under Exceptional Circumstance Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 21)
June 10, 2025 LA SB 234 Establishes and Provides for the St. George Community School System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
June 10, 2025 ME LD 259 Establishes the Criminal Records Review Commission "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (78 - 68)
June 10, 2025 National PN 26-20 Nomination of Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 43)
June 10, 2025 National PN 12-43 Nomination of Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 44)
June 10, 2025 National PN 13-6 Nomination of David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 41)
June 10, 2025 NC HB 402 Limits the Authority of the State's Executive Branch to Enact New Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 17)
June 10, 2025 National PN 26-20 Nomination of Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 44)
June 10, 2025 National PN 12-43 Nomination of Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Cloture Invoked - Senate (48 - 45)
June 10, 2025 National HR 2096 Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act Bill Passed - House (235 - 178)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/13 SB 101 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Government Operations Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
6/13 LD 1868 Authorizes the Maine the Public Utilities Commission to Coordinate with Other States in the Procurement of Transmission Capacity Resources and Specified Energy Credits "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 16)
6/13 S 3765 Specifies Procedures for Issuance of Birth Certificate for Foreign Adoptions Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
6/12 HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 3)
6/12 HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 3)
6/12 HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
6/12 PN 12-27 Nomination of William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 44)
6/12 HR 2056 District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act Bill Passed - House (224 - 194)
6/11 HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 1)
6/11 HB 63 Authorizes a Constitutional Amendment to Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age For Judges Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 1)
6/11 SB 8 Authorizes the Legislature to Alter the Classified and Unclassified Status of Civil Officers and Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
6/11 SB 50 Establishes State Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill Passed - House (59 - 48)
6/11 S 4906 Authorizes Certain Victim Statements to be Taken at Their Workplace Instead of the Police Department Bill Passed - House (105 - 41)
6/11 LD 297 Extends Certain Provisions Relating to the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-Owned Landfill in Maine "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (85 - 57)
6/11 PN 12-27 Nomination of William Long to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 46)
6/11 S 410 Prohibits Courts From Reducing Jury Awards in Employment Discrimination Cases Except Under Exceptional Circumstance Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 21)
6/10 SB 234 Establishes and Provides for the St. George Community School System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
6/10 LD 259 Establishes the Criminal Records Review Commission "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (78 - 68)
6/10 PN 26-20 Nomination of Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 43)
6/10 PN 12-43 Nomination of Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 44)
6/10 PN 13-6 Nomination of David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 41)
6/10 HB 402 Limits the Authority of the State's Executive Branch to Enact New Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 17)
6/10 PN 26-20 Nomination of Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 44)
6/10 PN 12-43 Nomination of Stephen Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Cloture Invoked - Senate (48 - 45)
6/10 HR 2096 Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act Bill Passed - House (235 - 178)

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