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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
April 20, 2007 MN SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 45)
April 20, 2007 IA HF 909 2007-2008 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
April 19, 2007 MN SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (95 - 37)
April 19, 2007 MN SF 1997 2008-2009 State Government Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 64)
April 19, 2007 National HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
April 19, 2007 National HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
April 19, 2007 National HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 430 Recognition of Tribal Court Decisions Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
April 18, 2007 ND SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
April 18, 2007 FL HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
April 17, 2007 WI AJR 17 Voter Identification Constitutional Amendment Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
April 17, 2007 OK SB 507 Comprehensive tort reform-Provide Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
April 13, 2007 TX HB 2017 Early Presidential Primary Bill Passed - House (123 - 12)
April 11, 2007 NH HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
April 10, 2007 IN SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
April 6, 2007 MD SB 634 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (84 - 54)
April 6, 2007 MD SB 1 Early Voting Bill Passed - House (107 - 32)
April 5, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Bill Passed - House (90 - 7)
April 5, 2007 HI SB 1956 Popular Vote Presidential Election Bill Passed - House (35 - 12)
April 4, 2007 VA HB 2347 Capital Murder of a Witness Veto Override Passed - House (83 - 16)
April 4, 2007 VA Sub HB 2750 Capital Murder of a Judge Veto Override Passed - House (82 - 18)
April 4, 2007 VA Sub HB 2348 Extension of "Triggerman Rule" Veto Override Passed - House (79 - 21)
April 3, 2007 KS HB 2019 Voter Identification Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61)
April 2, 2007 MD HB 148 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (85 - 54)
March 30, 2007 ND SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/20 SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 45)
4/20 HF 909 2007-2008 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
4/19 SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (95 - 37)
4/19 SF 1997 2008-2009 State Government Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 64)
4/19 HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
4/19 HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
4/19 HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 177)
4/18 SF 430 Recognition of Tribal Court Decisions Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
4/18 SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
4/18 HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
4/17 AJR 17 Voter Identification Constitutional Amendment Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
4/17 SB 507 Comprehensive tort reform-Provide Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
4/13 HB 2017 Early Presidential Primary Bill Passed - House (123 - 12)
4/11 HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
4/10 SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
4/06 SB 634 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (84 - 54)
4/06 SB 1 Early Voting Bill Passed - House (107 - 32)
4/05 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Bill Passed - House (90 - 7)
4/05 SB 1956 Popular Vote Presidential Election Bill Passed - House (35 - 12)
4/04 HB 2347 Capital Murder of a Witness Veto Override Passed - House (83 - 16)
4/04 Sub HB 2750 Capital Murder of a Judge Veto Override Passed - House (82 - 18)
4/04 Sub HB 2348 Extension of "Triggerman Rule" Veto Override Passed - House (79 - 21)
4/03 HB 2019 Voter Identification Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61)
4/02 HB 148 Presidential Election by Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (85 - 54)
3/30 SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)

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