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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
Dec. 23, 2022 National HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (225 - 201)
Dec. 14, 2022 National HR 1437 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (224 - 201)
Sept. 30, 2022 National HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (230 - 201)
Sept. 30, 2022 National HR 8987 Fairness for 9/11 Families Act Bill Passed - House (400 - 31)
Aug. 12, 2022 National HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 207)
Aug. 1, 2022 MA H 5163 Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary Bill Passed - House (147 - 6)
July 28, 2022 National HR 4346 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) Concurrence Vote Passed - House (243 - 187)
July 20, 2022 National HR 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - House (220 - 207)
July 6, 2022 PA SB 1284 Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities Bill Passed - House (145 - 55)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - House (64 - 13)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
May 16, 2022 NY A 7425 Amends the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Bill Passed - House (145 - 1)
May 11, 2022 SC S 133 Rescinds Federal Appropriations Bill Passed - House (67 - 41)
May 10, 2022 National HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - House (368 - 57)
May 6, 2022 MO HB 3020 Appropriates Funds to Various State Governmental Departments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 16)
May 3, 2022 CT HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Bill Passed - House (95 - 52)
April 28, 2022 MN SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - House (70 - 59)
April 28, 2022 National S 3522 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
April 5, 2022 MS HB 1353 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (110 - 3)
March 24, 2022 MN SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
March 24, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
March 24, 2022 ME LD 1610 Increases the State's Ability to Collect, Analyze, and Apply Data Bill Passed - House (74 - 54)
March 18, 2022 AK SJR 25 Establishes Support for Ukraine During the Russo-Ukrainian War Joint Resolution Passed - House (32 - 4)
March 17, 2022 National HR 7108 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act Bill Passed - House (424 - 8)
March 12, 2022 MD HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - House (92 - 37)
March 11, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171)
March 10, 2022 WY HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 18)
March 10, 2022 NC HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 16)
March 8, 2022 SD HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
March 8, 2022 AR SB 101 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
March 4, 2022 UT HB 456 Expands Acceptance of Digital User Asset Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 7)
March 2, 2022 National H Res 956 Supporting the people of Ukraine Resolution Passed - House (426 - 3)
Feb. 28, 2022 SD SB 187 Requires a Fiscal Note to Accompany All Passed Legislation and Amendments Bill Passed - House (62 - 3)
Feb. 24, 2022 MO HB 3014 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (133 - 12)
Feb. 8, 2022 National HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - House (272 - 162)
Dec. 15, 2021 National S J Res 33 Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 209)
Dec. 2, 2021 National HR 6119 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - House (221 - 212)
Nov. 19, 2021 National HR 5376 Build Back Better Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 213)
Oct. 26, 2021 WI AB 605 Requires Local Governments Appropriate Federal Funds for New Housing Developments Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
Sept. 30, 2021 National HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 175)
Sept. 29, 2021 National S 1301 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 212)
Sept. 29, 2021 AL HB 6 Transfers $154 Million from the State's General Fund for Correctional Facilities Bill Passed - House (78 - 22)
Sept. 29, 2021 AL HB 5 Transfers $400 Million in COVID-19 Aid from the American Rescue Plan to Correctional Facilities Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
Sept. 21, 2021 National HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 211)
Aug. 12, 2021 NC SB 105 Appropriates Funds for the State Budget Bill Passed - House (72 - 41)
July 28, 2021 MA H 4002 Appropriates Funds for FY 2022 Veto Override Passed - House (124 - 35)
July 28, 2021 National HR 4373 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (217 - 212)
July 28, 2021 National HR 4346 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (215 - 207)
July 28, 2021 National HR 4373 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (217 - 212)
July 21, 2021 MI HB 4411 Appropriates School Aid for FY 2021-2022 Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 54)
July 15, 2021 CA AB 164 Appropriates Funds for the 2021 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 5)
June 29, 2021 WI AB 68 Appropriates $87.5 Billion in Funds for the 2021-2023 Budget Bill Passed - House (64 - 34)
June 28, 2021 OH HB 110 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 13)
June 28, 2021 National HR 391 Global Health Security Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (307 - 112)
June 25, 2021 PA SB 255 Appropriates Funds for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments Bill Passed - House (140 - 61)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 2022 Appropriates $46 Billion in Funds for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 2924 Appropriates $8.4 Million for a "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities" Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 21)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3949 Appropriates $100.3 Million for the General Fund and $14.4 Million for the in Property Tax Relief Fund Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 13 Establishes a Debt Defeasance Fund Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
June 22, 2021 WI AB 367 Transfers Funds Allocated in the American Rescue Plan to Fund the Verso Paper Mill Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
June 22, 2021 WI AB 391 Requires Reopening Historic Sites Using American Rescue Plan Act Funds Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
June 14, 2021 CA AB 128 Appropriates Funding for the 2021 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18)
June 10, 2021 MA H 3862 Appropriates Funds for the 2021 Fiscal Year and Supplements Existing Appropriations Bill Passed - House (131 - 29)
June 10, 2021 MA H 3871 Appropriates Funds for a Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (131 - 29)
June 9, 2021 LA HB 38 Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 27)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
June 7, 2021 ME LD 1555 Appropriates Funds for Broadband Internet Infrastructure for Marginalized Groups Bill Passed - House (84 - 61)
May 19, 2021 ME LD 604 Requires a Separate Line Item in the State Budget for Charter School Funding "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (81 - 65)
May 18, 2021 IA SF 619 Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
May 14, 2021 MO SB 86 Prohibits Any Public Funds from Being Used by School Districts for Supporting or Opposing Ballot Measures or Candidates Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 35)
May 12, 2021 MI HB 4400 Appropriations Funds for Fiscal Year 2022, Including Provisions for Higher Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 50)
May 10, 2021 AK HB 69 Appropriates Funds for the State's Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (24 - 15)
May 10, 2021 AK HB 71 Appropriates Funds for the State's Mental Health Budget Bill Passed - House (31 - 8)
May 7, 2021 TX HB 1900 Establishes Penalties for Municipalities that Reduce Police Funding Bill Passed - House (90 - 49)
May 5, 2021 LA HB 698 Establishes State Agency Partnerships to Improve Medicaid Administration and Program Integrity Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/23 HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (225 - 201)
12/14 HR 1437 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (224 - 201)
9/30 HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (230 - 201)
9/30 HR 8987 Fairness for 9/11 Families Act Bill Passed - House (400 - 31)
8/12 HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 207)
8/01 H 5163 Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary Bill Passed - House (147 - 6)
7/28 HR 4346 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) Concurrence Vote Passed - House (243 - 187)
7/20 HR 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - House (220 - 207)
7/06 SB 1284 Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities Bill Passed - House (145 - 55)
6/29 AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - House (64 - 13)
5/22 HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
5/16 A 7425 Amends the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Bill Passed - House (145 - 1)
5/11 S 133 Rescinds Federal Appropriations Bill Passed - House (67 - 41)
5/10 HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - House (368 - 57)
5/06 HB 3020 Appropriates Funds to Various State Governmental Departments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 16)
5/03 HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Bill Passed - House (95 - 52)
4/28 SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - House (70 - 59)
4/28 S 3522 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
4/05 HB 1353 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (110 - 3)
3/24 SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
3/24 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
3/24 LD 1610 Increases the State's Ability to Collect, Analyze, and Apply Data Bill Passed - House (74 - 54)
3/18 SJR 25 Establishes Support for Ukraine During the Russo-Ukrainian War Joint Resolution Passed - House (32 - 4)
3/17 HR 7108 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act Bill Passed - House (424 - 8)
3/12 HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - House (92 - 37)
3/11 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171)
3/10 HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 18)
3/10 HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 16)
3/08 HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
3/08 SB 101 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
3/04 HB 456 Expands Acceptance of Digital User Asset Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 7)
3/02 H Res 956 Supporting the people of Ukraine Resolution Passed - House (426 - 3)
2/28 SB 187 Requires a Fiscal Note to Accompany All Passed Legislation and Amendments Bill Passed - House (62 - 3)
2/24 HB 3014 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (133 - 12)
2/08 HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - House (272 - 162)
12/15 S J Res 33 Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 209)
12/02 HR 6119 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - House (221 - 212)
11/19 HR 5376 Build Back Better Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 213)
10/26 AB 605 Requires Local Governments Appropriate Federal Funds for New Housing Developments Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
9/30 HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 175)
9/29 S 1301 Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 212)
9/29 HB 6 Transfers $154 Million from the State's General Fund for Correctional Facilities Bill Passed - House (78 - 22)
9/29 HB 5 Transfers $400 Million in COVID-19 Aid from the American Rescue Plan to Correctional Facilities Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
9/21 HR 5305 Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 211)
8/12 SB 105 Appropriates Funds for the State Budget Bill Passed - House (72 - 41)
7/28 H 4002 Appropriates Funds for FY 2022 Veto Override Passed - House (124 - 35)
7/28 HR 4373 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (217 - 212)
7/28 HR 4346 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (215 - 207)
7/28 HR 4373 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (217 - 212)
7/21 HB 4411 Appropriates School Aid for FY 2021-2022 Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 54)
7/15 AB 164 Appropriates Funds for the 2021 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 5)
6/29 AB 68 Appropriates $87.5 Billion in Funds for the 2021-2023 Budget Bill Passed - House (64 - 34)
6/28 HB 110 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 13)
6/28 HR 391 Global Health Security Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (307 - 112)
6/25 SB 255 Appropriates Funds for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments Bill Passed - House (140 - 61)
6/24 S 2022 Appropriates $46 Billion in Funds for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
6/24 S 2924 Appropriates $8.4 Million for a "Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities" Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 21)
6/24 S 3949 Appropriates $100.3 Million for the General Fund and $14.4 Million for the in Property Tax Relief Fund Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
6/24 A 13 Establishes a Debt Defeasance Fund Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
6/22 AB 367 Transfers Funds Allocated in the American Rescue Plan to Fund the Verso Paper Mill Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
6/22 AB 391 Requires Reopening Historic Sites Using American Rescue Plan Act Funds Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
6/14 AB 128 Appropriates Funding for the 2021 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18)
6/10 H 3862 Appropriates Funds for the 2021 Fiscal Year and Supplements Existing Appropriations Bill Passed - House (131 - 29)
6/10 H 3871 Appropriates Funds for a Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (131 - 29)
6/09 HB 38 Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 27)
6/09 AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
6/07 LD 1555 Appropriates Funds for Broadband Internet Infrastructure for Marginalized Groups Bill Passed - House (84 - 61)
5/19 LD 604 Requires a Separate Line Item in the State Budget for Charter School Funding "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (81 - 65)
5/18 SF 619 Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
5/14 SB 86 Prohibits Any Public Funds from Being Used by School Districts for Supporting or Opposing Ballot Measures or Candidates Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 35)
5/12 HB 4400 Appropriations Funds for Fiscal Year 2022, Including Provisions for Higher Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 50)
5/10 HB 69 Appropriates Funds for the State's Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (24 - 15)
5/10 HB 71 Appropriates Funds for the State's Mental Health Budget Bill Passed - House (31 - 8)
5/07 HB 1900 Establishes Penalties for Municipalities that Reduce Police Funding Bill Passed - House (90 - 49)
5/05 HB 698 Establishes State Agency Partnerships to Improve Medicaid Administration and Program Integrity Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)

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