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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 22, 2026 National HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
July 22, 2026 National HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
July 21, 2026 National HR 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (220 - 205)
July 21, 2026 National HR 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (421 - 1)
July 3, 2026 MI HB 4062 Prohibits Former Members of the Legislature from Engaging in Lobbying for Two Years After Leaving Office Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 18)
July 1, 2026 PA HB 2146 Amends Open Meetings Law to Limit Last-Minute Changes to Public Meeting Agendas Bill Passed - House (193 - 9)
June 30, 2026 NJ A 1715 Expands Voting Rights Measures and Protections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 21)
June 30, 2026 National H Res 1399 Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment Resolution Passed - House (420 - 0)
June 30, 2026 NC HB 958 Amends Election Administration Processes Bill Passed - House (66 - 47)
June 25, 2026 SC H 3558 Amends the Qualifications and Duties of Commissioners of Constitutional Conventions Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 27)
June 24, 2026 NC SB 153 Requires the Department of Public Safety to Cooperate with Federal Immigration Officials Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 47)
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 10, 2026 OH HB 472 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 34)
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 8, 2026 National HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Bill Passed - House (393 - 0)
June 4, 2026 NH HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (183 - 170)
June 3, 2026 National HR 7726 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
May 28, 2026 LA SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Bill Passed - House (66 - 36)
May 28, 2026 LA SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Bill Passed - House (66 - 36)
May 27, 2026 CA AB 1807 Prohibits the Use of State-Owned Property for Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - House (58 - 15)
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)
May 20, 2026 AK HB 16 Requires Political Candidacy Groups to Maintain an In-State Address Concurrence Vote Passed - House (21 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/22 HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
7/22 HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
7/21 HR 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (220 - 205)
7/21 HR 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (421 - 1)
7/03 HB 4062 Prohibits Former Members of the Legislature from Engaging in Lobbying for Two Years After Leaving Office Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 18)
7/01 HB 2146 Amends Open Meetings Law to Limit Last-Minute Changes to Public Meeting Agendas Bill Passed - House (193 - 9)
6/30 A 1715 Expands Voting Rights Measures and Protections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 21)
6/30 H Res 1399 Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment Resolution Passed - House (420 - 0)
6/30 HB 958 Amends Election Administration Processes Bill Passed - House (66 - 47)
6/25 H 3558 Amends the Qualifications and Duties of Commissioners of Constitutional Conventions Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 27)
6/24 SB 153 Requires the Department of Public Safety to Cooperate with Federal Immigration Officials Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 47)
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)
6/10 HB 472 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 34)
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)
6/08 HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Bill Passed - House (393 - 0)
6/04 HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (183 - 170)
6/03 HR 7726 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
5/28 SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Bill Passed - House (66 - 36)
5/28 SB 121 Establishes New Congressional Maps Bill Passed - House (66 - 36)
5/27 AB 1807 Prohibits the Use of State-Owned Property for Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - House (58 - 15)
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)
5/20 HB 16 Requires Political Candidacy Groups to Maintain an In-State Address Concurrence Vote Passed - House (21 - 19)

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