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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
Feb. 7, 2008 National HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34)
Feb. 7, 2008 NM HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
Feb. 6, 2008 WA SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
Feb. 6, 2008 NM HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
Feb. 6, 2008 MA H 4488 Education Reorganization Bill Passed - House (135 - 19)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
Feb. 5, 2008 UT HB 85 Teacher Home Loan Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
Feb. 4, 2008 SD HB 1261 Firearm Possession on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (63 - 3)
Feb. 4, 2008 ID H 366 Driver's License Residency Requirement Bill Passed - House (47 - 21)
Feb. 4, 2008 NM HB 37 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
Jan. 31, 2008 MS HB 513 Funding for K-12 Education and Related Activities Bill Passed - House (95 - 26)
Jan. 31, 2008 GA HB 881 Georgia Charter Schools Commission Bill Passed - House (119 - 48)
Jan. 31, 2008 SC H 4400 Immigration Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
Jan. 30, 2008 CO HB 1025 Governor's Energy Office Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
Jan. 30, 2008 NH HB 847 Speed Limitations for Vessels Operating on Water Bill Passed - House (236 - 111)
Jan. 30, 2008 CO HB 1069 Prohibiting Motor Vehicles on Public Lands Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
Jan. 29, 2008 IN HB 1210 Teacher Certification Bill Passed - House (67 - 29)
Jan. 29, 2008 IN HB 1153 Low-Stakes Gambling Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
Jan. 29, 2008 SD HB 1193 Offering Sonograms to Women Considering Abortion Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
Jan. 29, 2008 National HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Bill Passed - House (385 - 35)
Jan. 23, 2008 MA H 4477 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (107 - 47)
Jan. 23, 2008 WI AB 377 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
Jan. 22, 2008 IN Amnd. 72 School Construction Exemption Amendment Adopted - House (49 - 44)
Jan. 22, 2008 IN Amnd. 72 School Construction Exemption Amendment Adopted - House (49 - 44)
Jan. 21, 2008 VA HB 188 HPV Vaccine Deadline Extension Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
Jan. 17, 2008 IL HB 656 Providing Free Public Transportation for Senior Citizens Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 47)
Jan. 16, 2008 National HR 4986 Defense Authorizations Bill Bill Passed - House (369 - 46)
Jan. 10, 2008 IL HB 656 Transportation Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 51)
Jan. 7, 2008 NJ A 500 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
Jan. 7, 2008 NJ A 4559 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
Jan. 7, 2008 NJ A 4314 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Bill Passed - House (49 - 25)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/07 HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34)
2/07 HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
2/06 SB 6272 Financial Literacy for Homeowners Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
2/06 HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
2/06 H 4488 Education Reorganization Bill Passed - House (135 - 19)
2/05 HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
2/05 HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
2/05 HB 85 Teacher Home Loan Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 7)
2/04 HB 1261 Firearm Possession on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (63 - 3)
2/04 H 366 Driver's License Residency Requirement Bill Passed - House (47 - 21)
2/04 HB 37 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
1/31 HB 513 Funding for K-12 Education and Related Activities Bill Passed - House (95 - 26)
1/31 HB 881 Georgia Charter Schools Commission Bill Passed - House (119 - 48)
1/31 H 4400 Immigration Bill Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
1/30 HB 1025 Governor's Energy Office Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
1/30 HB 847 Speed Limitations for Vessels Operating on Water Bill Passed - House (236 - 111)
1/30 HB 1069 Prohibiting Motor Vehicles on Public Lands Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
1/29 HB 1210 Teacher Certification Bill Passed - House (67 - 29)
1/29 HB 1153 Low-Stakes Gambling Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
1/29 HB 1193 Offering Sonograms to Women Considering Abortion Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
1/29 HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Plan Bill Passed - House (385 - 35)
1/23 H 4477 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (107 - 47)
1/23 AB 377 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
1/22 Amnd. 72 School Construction Exemption Amendment Adopted - House (49 - 44)
1/22 Amnd. 72 School Construction Exemption Amendment Adopted - House (49 - 44)
1/21 HB 188 HPV Vaccine Deadline Extension Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
1/17 HB 656 Providing Free Public Transportation for Senior Citizens Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 47)
1/16 HR 4986 Defense Authorizations Bill Bill Passed - House (369 - 46)
1/10 HB 656 Transportation Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 51)
1/07 A 500 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
1/07 A 4559 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
1/07 A 4314 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Bill Passed - House (49 - 25)

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