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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
Nov. 29, 2007 WA HB 2416 Adjusting the Property Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (86 - 8)
Nov. 29, 2007 WA Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
Nov. 19, 2007 MD HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 33)
Nov. 15, 2007 National HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House (291 - 127)
Nov. 13, 2007 MD HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (103 - 36)
Nov. 8, 2007 National HR 3355 Homeowners' Catastrophic Insurance Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (258 - 155)
Oct. 23, 2007 WI AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 39)
Oct. 10, 2007 National HR 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 148)
Oct. 4, 2007 National HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (386 - 27)
Oct. 3, 2007 IL HB 664 Homeowner Tax Exemption Veto Override Passed - House (92 - 19)
Sept. 18, 2007 National HR 1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (348 - 72)
Aug. 4, 2007 National HR 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 172)
July 12, 2007 National HR 1851 Section 8 Voucher Adjustments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (333 - 83)
June 27, 2007 OH SB 7 Eminent Domain Bill Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
June 27, 2007 OH SJR 1 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Ballot Bill Bill Failed - House (56 - 42)
June 27, 2007 MI Sub HB 4463 Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
June 21, 2007 NJ S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
June 14, 2007 FL A 637277 Education Funding Amendment to Property Tax Amendment Bill Tabled - House (74 - 42)
June 14, 2007 FL SJR 4B Property Tax Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 43)
June 13, 2007 ME LD 1925 Tax Cuts Bill Passed - House (87 - 49)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 2, 2007 CT Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (132 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/29 HB 2416 Adjusting the Property Tax Cap Bill Passed - House (86 - 8)
11/29 Sub SB 6178 Property Tax Deferral Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
11/19 HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 33)
11/15 HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House (291 - 127)
11/13 HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (103 - 36)
11/08 HR 3355 Homeowners' Catastrophic Insurance Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (258 - 155)
10/23 AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 39)
10/10 HR 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 148)
10/04 HR 3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (386 - 27)
10/03 HB 664 Homeowner Tax Exemption Veto Override Passed - House (92 - 19)
9/18 HR 1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (348 - 72)
8/04 HR 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (241 - 172)
7/12 HR 1851 Section 8 Voucher Adjustments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (333 - 83)
6/27 SB 7 Eminent Domain Bill Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
6/27 SJR 1 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Ballot Bill Bill Failed - House (56 - 42)
6/27 Sub HB 4463 Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
6/21 S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
6/20 HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
6/14 A 637277 Education Funding Amendment to Property Tax Amendment Bill Tabled - House (74 - 42)
6/14 SJR 4B Property Tax Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 43)
6/13 LD 1925 Tax Cuts Bill Passed - House (87 - 49)
6/06 AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
6/06 AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
6/05 AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/02 Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (132 - 7)

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