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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 23, 2026 National HR 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 188)
July 20, 2026 National HR 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Act Bill Passed - House (396 - 0)
July 16, 2026 National S J Res 198 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model" Motion Rejected - Senate (46 - 50)
May 29, 2026 LA HB 335 Requires State-funded Organizations to Confirm Citizenship Status Of Benefit Applicants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 22)
May 27, 2026 LA SB 194 Limits the Eligibility of Immigrants for Social Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
May 27, 2026 LA HB 335 Requires State-funded Organizations to Confirm Citizenship Status Of Benefit Applicants Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
May 26, 2026 LA SB 194 Limits the Eligibility of Immigrants for Social Services Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
April 28, 2026 NC HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 3)
April 28, 2026 NC HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 2)
April 27, 2026 National HR 227 Clergy Act Bill Passed - House (350 - 5)
April 15, 2026 LA SB 52 Expands Reporting Requirements for Public Assistance Programs for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
April 2, 2026 MO HB 2355 Requires the Department of Social Services to Request Federal Nutritional Support for Medicaid Recipients with Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases Bill Passed - House (128 - 18)
March 25, 2026 OH HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
March 23, 2026 ID H 913 Establishes Community Engagement Requirements for Medicaid Recipients Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
March 18, 2026 OH HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 29)
March 18, 2026 National HR 1958 Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (231 - 186)
March 17, 2026 WI AB 180 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits on Candy and Soda Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
March 4, 2026 MS HB 565 Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Biomarker Testing for Cancer Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0)
March 3, 2026 AL SB 57 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits for Candy and Soda Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
Feb. 26, 2026 OK HB 4423 Requires the Determination of Medicaid Applicants' Immigration Status Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
Feb. 26, 2026 OK HB 4422 Requires Determination of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applicants' Immigration Status Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
Feb. 25, 2026 IN SB 1 Establishes and Amends Certain Requirements for SNAP Eligibility Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2026 IN SB 1 Establishes and Amends Certain Requirements for SNAP Eligibility Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
Feb. 19, 2026 WI AB 180 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits on Candy and Soda Bill Passed - House (71 - 22)
Feb. 5, 2026 KS SB 254 Prohibits Undocumented Immigrants From Receiving Public Benefits Bill Passed - House (86 - 36)
Jan. 28, 2026 MS HB 565 Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Biomarker Testing for Cancer Bill Passed - House (116 - 0)
Jan. 28, 2026 KS SB 254 Prohibits Undocumented Immigrants From Receiving Public Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
Jan. 21, 2026 National HR 6945 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 209)
Dec. 18, 2025 National HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 201)
Nov. 19, 2025 WI AB 596 Appropriates Funds to the State Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Grants to Organizations that Provide Services to Homeless Veterans Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
Nov. 18, 2025 WI AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
Nov. 15, 2025 NV SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
Nov. 13, 2025 NV SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
Nov. 12, 2025 PA HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
Oct. 22, 2025 NC SB 378 Amends Medicaid Eligibility to Align with Federal Law Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
Sept. 22, 2025 NC HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
Sept. 22, 2025 NC HB 562 Appropriates Funding for Medicaid Insurance to Avoid Threatened Payment Reductions to a Broad Range of Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA AB 299 Authorizes Individuals Displaced by Disasters to Use Short-Term Rentals Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
July 17, 2025 CA SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
July 7, 2025 CA SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
July 3, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (218 - 214)
July 1, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 1675 Amends the Standards for Pension Reduction for Retired State Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 9)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 5049 Repeals Certain Limitations on Receipt of Retirement or Death Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 5049 Repeals Certain Limitations on Receipt of Retirement or Death Benefits Bill Passed - House (80 - 0)
June 28, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Motion Agreed - Senate (51 - 49)
June 25, 2025 NC HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
June 17, 2025 NC HB 251 Prohibits Discrimination for Disaster Relief Funding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 1)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 3200 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
May 22, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
May 13, 2025 OR SB 64 Requires for the Department of Human Services to Seek Waiver of Federal SNAP Requirements for Advance Tax Credit Payments on Dependent Care Expenses Bill Passed - House (47 - 5)
May 13, 2025 IA HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - House (63 - 28)
May 1, 2025 CO HB 25-1213 Amends Regulations Regarding Funding, Billing, and Reporting for Certain Healthcare and Managed Care Entities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 7)
April 30, 2025 NC SB 405 Increases Funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
April 22, 2025 WI AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
April 9, 2025 PA HB 411 Requires School Employees that Retired Before July 2, 2001, Receive an Additional Monthly Supplemental Annuity Bill Passed - House (131 - 72)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 970 Limits SNAP Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
March 24, 2025 NJ A 1675 Amends the Standards for Pension Reduction for Retired State Employees Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
March 24, 2025 NJ A 3025 Exempts Poll Worker Wages from Affecting Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - House (70 - 7)
Feb. 19, 2025 ID H 138 Requires Policy Changes to State Medicaid Bill Passed - House (38 - 32)
Feb. 18, 2025 AL HB 188 Establishes Scholarship for Dependents of Alabama Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
Jan. 29, 2025 PA SB 156 Requires the Department of Human Services to Verify Wage Records for Recipients of Public Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Jan. 29, 2025 PA SB 157 Requires the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Issue an Annual Report Detailing Information Relating to Changes in How Lottery Winnings are Counted for All Forms of Cash Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Jan. 29, 2025 PA SB 155 Requires the Department of Human Services to Check Death Certificates for Recipients of Public Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 338 Authorizes Child Support for Adult Disabled Children Bill Passed - House (85 - 4)
June 24, 2023 OR HB 3235 Establishes a Refundable Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
June 5, 2023 NV AB 498 Amends the calculations of contribution rates to the public employees retirement system for state employees Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
May 31, 2023 NV AB 498 Amends the calculations of contribution rates to the public employees retirement system for state employees Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1200 Establishes Behavioral Health Crisis Vouchers to Fund Treatment Plans Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
Feb. 21, 2023 AZ HB 2211 Amends Rules Concerning SNAP Eligibility Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
Feb. 17, 2022 AL HB 231 Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
July 15, 2021 CA AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/23 HR 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 188)
7/20 HR 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Act Bill Passed - House (396 - 0)
7/16 S J Res 198 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model" Motion Rejected - Senate (46 - 50)
5/29 HB 335 Requires State-funded Organizations to Confirm Citizenship Status Of Benefit Applicants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 22)
5/27 SB 194 Limits the Eligibility of Immigrants for Social Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
5/27 HB 335 Requires State-funded Organizations to Confirm Citizenship Status Of Benefit Applicants Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
5/26 SB 194 Limits the Eligibility of Immigrants for Social Services Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
4/28 HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 3)
4/28 HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 2)
4/27 HR 227 Clergy Act Bill Passed - House (350 - 5)
4/15 SB 52 Expands Reporting Requirements for Public Assistance Programs for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
4/02 HB 2355 Requires the Department of Social Services to Request Federal Nutritional Support for Medicaid Recipients with Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases Bill Passed - House (128 - 18)
3/25 HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
3/23 H 913 Establishes Community Engagement Requirements for Medicaid Recipients Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
3/18 HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 29)
3/18 HR 1958 Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (231 - 186)
3/17 AB 180 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits on Candy and Soda Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
3/04 HB 565 Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Biomarker Testing for Cancer Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0)
3/03 SB 57 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits for Candy and Soda Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
2/26 HB 4423 Requires the Determination of Medicaid Applicants' Immigration Status Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
2/26 HB 4422 Requires Determination of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applicants' Immigration Status Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
2/25 SB 1 Establishes and Amends Certain Requirements for SNAP Eligibility Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
2/23 SB 1 Establishes and Amends Certain Requirements for SNAP Eligibility Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
2/19 AB 180 Prohibits the Use of SNAP Benefits on Candy and Soda Bill Passed - House (71 - 22)
2/05 SB 254 Prohibits Undocumented Immigrants From Receiving Public Benefits Bill Passed - House (86 - 36)
1/28 HB 565 Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Biomarker Testing for Cancer Bill Passed - House (116 - 0)
1/28 SB 254 Prohibits Undocumented Immigrants From Receiving Public Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
1/21 HR 6945 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 209)
12/18 HR 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 201)
11/19 AB 596 Appropriates Funds to the State Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Grants to Organizations that Provide Services to Homeless Veterans Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
11/18 AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
11/15 SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
11/13 SB 3 Establishes the Silver State General Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
11/12 HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
11/12 HB 749 Amends the Public Welfare Laws of Pennsylvania Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
10/22 SB 378 Amends Medicaid Eligibility to Align with Federal Law Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
9/22 HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
9/22 HB 562 Appropriates Funding for Medicaid Insurance to Avoid Threatened Payment Reductions to a Broad Range of Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
9/12 AB 299 Authorizes Individuals Displaced by Disasters to Use Short-Term Rentals Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
7/17 SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
7/07 SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
7/03 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (218 - 214)
7/01 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
6/30 A 1675 Amends the Standards for Pension Reduction for Retired State Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 9)
6/30 A 5049 Repeals Certain Limitations on Receipt of Retirement or Death Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
6/30 A 5049 Repeals Certain Limitations on Receipt of Retirement or Death Benefits Bill Passed - House (80 - 0)
6/28 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Motion Agreed - Senate (51 - 49)
6/25 HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
6/17 HB 251 Prohibits Discrimination for Disaster Relief Funding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 1)
5/22 HB 3200 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
5/22 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
5/14 HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
5/13 SB 64 Requires for the Department of Human Services to Seek Waiver of Federal SNAP Requirements for Advance Tax Credit Payments on Dependent Care Expenses Bill Passed - House (47 - 5)
5/13 HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - House (63 - 28)
5/01 HB 25-1213 Amends Regulations Regarding Funding, Billing, and Reporting for Certain Healthcare and Managed Care Entities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 7)
4/30 SB 405 Increases Funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
4/22 AB 165 Prohibits Local Governments From Using Tax Revenue to Establish a Guaranteed Income Program Without Work Requirements Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
4/09 HB 411 Requires School Employees that Retired Before July 2, 2001, Receive an Additional Monthly Supplemental Annuity Bill Passed - House (131 - 72)
3/26 HF 970 Limits SNAP Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
3/24 A 1675 Amends the Standards for Pension Reduction for Retired State Employees Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
3/24 A 3025 Exempts Poll Worker Wages from Affecting Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - House (70 - 7)
2/19 H 138 Requires Policy Changes to State Medicaid Bill Passed - House (38 - 32)
2/18 HB 188 Establishes Scholarship for Dependents of Alabama Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
1/29 SB 156 Requires the Department of Human Services to Verify Wage Records for Recipients of Public Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
1/29 SB 157 Requires the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Issue an Annual Report Detailing Information Relating to Changes in How Lottery Winnings are Counted for All Forms of Cash Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
1/29 SB 155 Requires the Department of Human Services to Check Death Certificates for Recipients of Public Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
5/08 HB 338 Authorizes Child Support for Adult Disabled Children Bill Passed - House (85 - 4)
6/24 HB 3235 Establishes a Refundable Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
6/05 AB 498 Amends the calculations of contribution rates to the public employees retirement system for state employees Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
5/31 AB 498 Amends the calculations of contribution rates to the public employees retirement system for state employees Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
5/07 HB 23-1200 Establishes Behavioral Health Crisis Vouchers to Fund Treatment Plans Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
2/21 HB 2211 Amends Rules Concerning SNAP Eligibility Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
2/17 HB 231 Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
7/15 AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/09 AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)

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