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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
Sept. 25, 2024 MI HB 4361 Establishes a 1-Time Individual Tax Credit for Organ Donation Bill Passed - House (92 - 17)
Sept. 24, 2024 National HR 7073 Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 41)
Sept. 20, 2024 National H J Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 191)
Sept. 19, 2024 National HR 4790 Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits (GUARDRAIL) Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (215 - 203)
Sept. 19, 2024 National HR 3724 Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (213 - 201)
Sept. 18, 2024 National HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 13)
Sept. 18, 2024 National HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 13)
Sept. 17, 2024 National S 2861 Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 87)
Sept. 11, 2024 NC SB 166 Amends and Reforms Certain Regulations Surrounding Building Codes Veto Override Passed - House (70 - 40)
Sept. 11, 2024 National HR 1425 No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 199)
Sept. 11, 2024 National HR 9456 Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (269 - 149)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA AB 1008 Extends Privacy Laws to AI Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 15)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA AB 98 Requires Creations of a Truck Routing Plan for California Cities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 17)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA AB 1113 Establishes a Framework for Collecting Pupil Enrollment Data in Expanded Learning Opportunity Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 0)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA AB 1893 Amends the Housing Accountability Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 9)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA SB 1037 Requires a Court to Modify Previous Housing and Zoning Orders Bill Passed - House (46 - 16)
Aug. 31, 2024 CA SB 1394 Requires Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to Provide Options for Vehicle Tracking to be Disabled Bill Passed - House (76 - 1)
Aug. 30, 2024 CA AB 1886 Extends Certain State Housing Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
Aug. 30, 2024 CA SB 1103 Expands Certain Residential Tenant Protections to Commercial Property Tenants Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA AB 2515 Prohibits PFAs in Menstrual Product Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 0)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 9)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA SB 1374 Amends Solar Energy Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
Aug. 28, 2024 CA AB 2801 Increases Renter Protection Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 16)
Aug. 28, 2024 CA AB 1864 Expand Pesticide Regulations Near Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 10)
Aug. 28, 2024 CA AB 2655 Establishes the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 8)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/25 HB 4361 Establishes a 1-Time Individual Tax Credit for Organ Donation Bill Passed - House (92 - 17)
9/24 HR 7073 Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 41)
9/20 H J Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 191)
9/19 HR 4790 Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits (GUARDRAIL) Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (215 - 203)
9/19 HR 3724 Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (213 - 201)
9/18 HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 13)
9/18 HR 7213 Autism CARES Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 13)
9/17 S 2861 Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 87)
9/11 SB 166 Amends and Reforms Certain Regulations Surrounding Building Codes Veto Override Passed - House (70 - 40)
9/11 HR 1425 No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 199)
9/11 HR 9456 Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (269 - 149)
8/31 AB 1008 Extends Privacy Laws to AI Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 15)
8/31 AB 98 Requires Creations of a Truck Routing Plan for California Cities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 17)
8/31 AB 1113 Establishes a Framework for Collecting Pupil Enrollment Data in Expanded Learning Opportunity Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 0)
8/31 AB 1893 Amends the Housing Accountability Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 9)
8/31 SB 1037 Requires a Court to Modify Previous Housing and Zoning Orders Bill Passed - House (46 - 16)
8/31 SB 1394 Requires Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to Provide Options for Vehicle Tracking to be Disabled Bill Passed - House (76 - 1)
8/30 AB 1886 Extends Certain State Housing Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
8/30 SB 1103 Expands Certain Residential Tenant Protections to Commercial Property Tenants Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
8/29 AB 2515 Prohibits PFAs in Menstrual Product Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 0)
8/29 AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 9)
8/29 SB 1374 Amends Solar Energy Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
8/28 AB 2801 Increases Renter Protection Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 16)
8/28 AB 1864 Expand Pesticide Regulations Near Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 10)
8/28 AB 2655 Establishes the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 8)

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