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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Nov. 19, 2021 National HR 5376 Build Back Better Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 213)
Oct. 5, 2021 CA AB 1403 Authorizes Planned Power Outages During State of Emergencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 9)
Sept. 29, 2021 OH HB 175 Repeals the Ohio EPA's Authority to Regulate Ephemeral Streams Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
Sept. 10, 2021 CA SB 715 Extends Restrictions on Gun Control Loopholes by Requiring Verification on Hunting Licenses Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 22)
Sept. 9, 2021 CA AB 416 Requires Companies that Produce Forest-Risk Commodities Maintain a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 21)
Sept. 9, 2021 IL SB 2408 Increases the Growth of Wind, Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - House (83 - 33)
Sept. 9, 2021 CA AB 1346 Prohibits Exhaust, Emissions From Certain Vehicles Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
Sept. 7, 2021 CA AB 1183 Establishes the California Desert Conservation Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 14)
Sept. 1, 2021 CA SB 500 Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 Bill Passed - House (46 - 17)
July 21, 2021 National HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (241 - 183)
July 15, 2021 NC HB 951 Reduces Reliance on Coal-Burning Plants as Part of the State's Energy Policy Bill Passed - House (57 - 49)
July 2, 2021 ME LD 1503 Prohibits PFAS in All Products by 2030 (121 - 2)
July 1, 2021 ME LD 1541 Amends Recycling Laws to Shift the Cost of Disposing Packaging Materials to Companies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 47)
June 28, 2021 OH SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
June 28, 2021 OH SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
June 25, 2021 National S J Res 14 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review" Joint Resolution Passed - House (229 - 191)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 2374 Establishes the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 12)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 1010 Authorizes Counties and Municipalities to Bond for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - House (57 - 16)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - House (57 - 16)
June 22, 2021 WI AB 389 Authorizes $5 Million to Relocate Coal Piles in the City of Green Bay and Brown County Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
June 22, 2021 WI AB 389 Authorizes $5 Million to Relocate Coal Piles in the City of Green Bay and Brown County Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
June 22, 2021 WI AB 392 Limits Regulations on PFAS Chemicals Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
June 16, 2021 National HR 1187 ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
June 16, 2021 RI H 5328 Requires K-12 and Vocational Schools to Produce a "Waste Audit" Report Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
June 10, 2021 OH HR 56 Alleges the E-Check Program Should be Eliminated Bill Passed - House (62 - 29)
June 3, 2021 CT SB 1037 Expands the Types of Bottles and Cans that Can be Recycled Bill Passed - House (105 - 42)
June 3, 2021 CO SB 21-072 Expands Electric Transmission Facilities to Meet Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
June 3, 2021 CO SB 21-072 Expands Electric Transmission Facilities to Meet Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
June 3, 2021 NJ A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
June 3, 2021 CA AB 1395 Requires California to Maintain Net Negative Greenhouse Gas Emissions After Achieving Net-Zero Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
June 3, 2021 NJ A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
June 3, 2021 NJ A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
June 2, 2021 NY S 4095B Prohibits the Sale and Use of Pavement Products Containing Coal Tar Bill Passed - House (106 - 41)
June 2, 2021 NY S 4095B Prohibits the Sale and Use of Pavement Products Containing Coal Tar Bill Passed - House (106 - 41)
May 31, 2021 NV SB 448 Increases Spending on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
May 27, 2021 LA SB 203 Exempts Groundwater District Commissioners from Provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics Bill Passed - House (76 - 22)
May 26, 2021 NY A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
May 25, 2021 CT HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - House (105 - 39)
May 20, 2021 NJ S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
May 20, 2021 NY S 4478 Prohibits the Use of Pesticides at Children's' Day and Overnight Camps Bill Passed - House (112 - 35)
May 12, 2021 NY S 391 Requires Local Building and Planning Operations Accommodate Certain Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (109 - 38)
May 11, 2021 SC S 525 Repeals Regulations on Certain Recycling Practices Bill Passed - House (99 - 15)
May 10, 2021 CA AB 616 Authorizes "Card Check" for Farm Workers Unions Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
May 6, 2021 OH HB 201 Prohibits Local Governments from limiting use of Natural Gas Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
May 4, 2021 MO SB 26 Prohibits Any Person from Using Pesticides that are Cancelled or Suspended Bill Passed - House (98 - 50)
May 3, 2021 TX HJR 2 Establishes the State Utilities Reliability Fund and the State Utilities Reliability Revenue Fund Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
April 29, 2021 MT SB 98 Reduces Restrictions on Killing/Taking of Grizzly Bears Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 32)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/19 HR 5376 Build Back Better Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 213)
10/05 AB 1403 Authorizes Planned Power Outages During State of Emergencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 9)
9/29 HB 175 Repeals the Ohio EPA's Authority to Regulate Ephemeral Streams Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
9/10 SB 715 Extends Restrictions on Gun Control Loopholes by Requiring Verification on Hunting Licenses Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 22)
9/09 AB 416 Requires Companies that Produce Forest-Risk Commodities Maintain a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 21)
9/09 SB 2408 Increases the Growth of Wind, Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - House (83 - 33)
9/09 AB 1346 Prohibits Exhaust, Emissions From Certain Vehicles Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
9/07 AB 1183 Establishes the California Desert Conservation Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 14)
9/01 SB 500 Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 Bill Passed - House (46 - 17)
7/21 HR 2467 PFAS Action Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (241 - 183)
7/15 HB 951 Reduces Reliance on Coal-Burning Plants as Part of the State's Energy Policy Bill Passed - House (57 - 49)
7/02 LD 1503 Prohibits PFAS in All Products by 2030 (121 - 2)
7/01 LD 1541 Amends Recycling Laws to Shift the Cost of Disposing Packaging Materials to Companies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 47)
6/28 SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
6/28 SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
6/25 S J Res 14 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review" Joint Resolution Passed - House (229 - 191)
6/24 A 2374 Establishes the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 12)
6/24 S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
6/24 S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - House (49 - 26)
6/24 S 1010 Authorizes Counties and Municipalities to Bond for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
6/24 A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - House (57 - 16)
6/24 A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - House (57 - 16)
6/22 AB 389 Authorizes $5 Million to Relocate Coal Piles in the City of Green Bay and Brown County Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
6/22 AB 389 Authorizes $5 Million to Relocate Coal Piles in the City of Green Bay and Brown County Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
6/22 AB 392 Limits Regulations on PFAS Chemicals Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
6/16 HR 1187 ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
6/16 H 5328 Requires K-12 and Vocational Schools to Produce a "Waste Audit" Report Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
6/10 HR 56 Alleges the E-Check Program Should be Eliminated Bill Passed - House (62 - 29)
6/03 SB 1037 Expands the Types of Bottles and Cans that Can be Recycled Bill Passed - House (105 - 42)
6/03 SB 21-072 Expands Electric Transmission Facilities to Meet Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
6/03 SB 21-072 Expands Electric Transmission Facilities to Meet Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
6/03 A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
6/03 AB 1395 Requires California to Maintain Net Negative Greenhouse Gas Emissions After Achieving Net-Zero Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
6/03 A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
6/03 A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
6/02 S 4095B Prohibits the Sale and Use of Pavement Products Containing Coal Tar Bill Passed - House (106 - 41)
6/02 S 4095B Prohibits the Sale and Use of Pavement Products Containing Coal Tar Bill Passed - House (106 - 41)
5/31 SB 448 Increases Spending on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
5/27 SB 203 Exempts Groundwater District Commissioners from Provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics Bill Passed - House (76 - 22)
5/26 A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
5/25 HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - House (105 - 39)
5/20 S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
5/20 S 4478 Prohibits the Use of Pesticides at Children's' Day and Overnight Camps Bill Passed - House (112 - 35)
5/12 S 391 Requires Local Building and Planning Operations Accommodate Certain Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (109 - 38)
5/11 S 525 Repeals Regulations on Certain Recycling Practices Bill Passed - House (99 - 15)
5/10 AB 616 Authorizes "Card Check" for Farm Workers Unions Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
5/06 HB 201 Prohibits Local Governments from limiting use of Natural Gas Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
5/04 SB 26 Prohibits Any Person from Using Pesticides that are Cancelled or Suspended Bill Passed - House (98 - 50)
5/03 HJR 2 Establishes the State Utilities Reliability Fund and the State Utilities Reliability Revenue Fund Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
4/29 SB 98 Reduces Restrictions on Killing/Taking of Grizzly Bears Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 32)
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