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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:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- 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 | National | HR 3334 | Stop CCP Act | Bill Passed - House (243 - 174) |
| Sept. 25, 2024 | National | HR 8205 | Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 161) |
| Sept. 25, 2024 | National | H Res 1469 | Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden- Harris administration responsible for decision-making and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan. | Resolution Passed - House (219 - 194) |
| Sept. 24, 2024 | National | HR 8790 | Fix Our Forests Act | Bill Passed - House (268 - 151) |
| Sept. 23, 2024 | National | S 3764 | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (365 - 20) |
| Sept. 20, 2024 | National | HR 5717 | No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act | Bill Passed - House (219 - 186) |
| Sept. 19, 2024 | National | HR 3724 | Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (213 - 201) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | S 1146 | Find and Protect Foster Youth Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 7) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 9494 | Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025 | Bill Failed - House (202 - 220) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 7213 | Autism CARES Act | Bill Passed - House (402 - 13) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 7909 | Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Bill Passed - House (266 - 158) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 7909 | Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Bill Passed - House (266 - 158) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 7213 | Autism CARES Act | Bill Passed - House (402 - 13) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 5179 | Anti-BDS Labeling Act | Bill Passed - House (231 - 189) |
| Sept. 17, 2024 | MI | SB 911 | Amends the State's School Retirement System | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
| Sept. 17, 2024 | National | S 4445 | A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 44) |
| Sept. 17, 2024 | PA | SB 169 | Amends Juvenile Statutes in Pennsylvania | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
| Sept. 17, 2024 | National | HR 8314 | No Foreign Election Interference Act | Bill Failed - House (218 - 181) |
| Sept. 17, 2024 | PA | SB 170 | Amends Criminal Statutes Governing the Duties of Probation Officers | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 2) |
| Sept. 17, 2024 | PA | SB 173 | Establishes a Safe Exchange Zone Program | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1) |
| Sept. 12, 2024 | National | HR 7980 | End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 192) |
| Sept. 11, 2024 | NC | SB 166 | Amends and Reforms Certain Regulations Surrounding Building Codes | Veto Override Passed - House (70 - 40) |
| 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 1398 | Protect America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 180) |
| Sept. 11, 2024 | National | HR 9456 | Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (269 - 149) |
| Sept. 9, 2024 | NC | HB 556 | Prohibits Landlords from Refusing Tenants Based on their Lawful Source of Income and Clarifies Changes to Ordinances in North Carolina | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| Sept. 9, 2024 | NC | SB 166 | Amends and Reforms Certain Regulations Surrounding Building Codes | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| Sept. 9, 2024 | NC | SB 166 | Amends and Reforms Certain Regulations Surrounding Building Codes | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| Sept. 9, 2024 | NC | SB 445 | Amends the Recording of Court-Filed Documents | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 17) |
| Sept. 9, 2024 | National | HR 1157 | Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (351 - 36) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | CA | SB 1103 | Expands Certain Residential Tenant Protections to Commercial Property Tenants | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | CA | AB 1008 | Extends Privacy Laws to AI | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 15) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | CA | AB 1893 | Amends the Housing Accountability Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 9) |
| 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 | SB 1037 | Requires a Court to Modify Previous Housing and Zoning Orders | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | CA | AB 98 | Requires Creations of a Truck Routing Plan for California Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | CA | AB 1893 | Amends the Housing Accountability Act | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | CA | SB 1037 | Requires a Court to Modify Previous Housing and Zoning Orders | Bill Passed - House (46 - 16) |
| 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. 30, 2024 | CA | AB 1008 | Extends Privacy Laws to AI | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | AB 2515 | Prohibits PFAs in Menstrual Product | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 0) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | SB 1348 | Establishes Designation of Black-Serving Institutions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 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 1100 | Limits Driver License Requirements in Employment | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | AB 1954 | Amends Certain Sections of the Welfare and Institutions Code Relating to Sexually Violent Predators. | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
| Aug. 29, 2024 | CA | AB 1886 | Extends Certain State Housing Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | SB 940 | Amends Certain Procedures Regarding Civil Disputes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 1825 | Establishes the California Freedom to Read Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 9) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 1840 | Expands the Home Purchase Assistance Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 18) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 1877 | Requires a California Court to Seal Juvenile Records if a Person Has not Been Found Guilty of a Crime During that Time | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | SB 1137 | Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of a Combination of Characteristics (Intersectionality) | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
| 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) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 2801 | Increases Renter Protection | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 16) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 1986 | Requires List of Banned Book in Prisons | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 0) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | SB 1348 | Establishes Designation of Black-Serving Institutions | Bill Passed - House (69 - 0) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 2319 | Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | AB 2515 | Prohibits PFAs in Menstrual Product | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| Aug. 28, 2024 | CA | SB 1100 | Limits Driver License Requirements in Employment | Bill Passed - House (73 - 2) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 2655 | Establishes the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 1864 | Expand Pesticide Regulations Near Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 1825 | Establishes the California Freedom to Read Act | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 2099 | Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Reproductive Health Services | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | SB 940 | Amends Certain Procedures Regarding Civil Disputes | Bill Passed - House (56 - 16) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 1877 | Requires a California Court to Seal Juvenile Records if a Person Has not Been Found Guilty of a Crime During that Time | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 1840 | Expands the Home Purchase Assistance Program | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | SB 937 | Limits the Utility Service Fees Exception and Cap Certain Fees | Bill Passed - House (63 - 1) |
| Aug. 27, 2024 | CA | AB 1986 | Requires List of Banned Book in Prisons | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
| Aug. 26, 2024 | CA | SB 1022 | Amend Sections Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Rights | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9) |
| Aug. 26, 2024 | CA | AB 3234 | Requires Clear and Conspicuous Posting of Findings of Voluntary Social Compliance Audit | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 0) |
| Aug. 20, 2024 | CA | AB 2435 | Extends Healthcare Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
| Aug. 20, 2024 | CA | AB 2876 | Requires Adoption of Media Literacy Standards for California Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
| Aug. 19, 2024 | CA | SB 1022 | Amend Sections Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Rights | Bill Passed - House (51 - 16) |
| Aug. 19, 2024 | CA | SB 1137 | Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of a Combination of Characteristics (Intersectionality) | Bill Passed - House (62 - 6) |
| Aug. 19, 2024 | CA | AB 1810 | Requires that Individuals have Easy Access to Menstrual Products While Incarcertated | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
| Aug. 17, 2024 | CA | AB 2801 | Increases Renter Protection | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
| Aug. 12, 2024 | CA | AB 1863 | Amends the California Emergency Services Act | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
| July 31, 2024 | NC | HB 556 | Prohibits Landlords from Refusing Tenants Based on their Lawful Source of Income and Clarifies Changes to Ordinances in North Carolina | Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 40) |
| July 25, 2024 | National | H Res 1371 | Strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris's, failure to secure the United States border. | Resolution Passed - House (220 - 196) |
| July 25, 2024 | National | H Res 1371 | Strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris's, failure to secure the United States border. | Resolution Passed - House (220 - 196) |
| July 24, 2024 | National | H Res 1367 | Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump. | Resolution Passed - House (416 - 0) |
| July 24, 2024 | MA | H 4891 | Promoting Access and Affordability of Prescription Drugs | Bill Passed - House (158 - 0) |
| July 23, 2024 | National | S 3706 | Victims' VOICES Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 2) |
| July 18, 2024 | MA | H 4653 | Increases Oversight of the Massachusetts Healthcare Market | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2) |
| July 18, 2024 | NM | HB 1 | Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention | Bill Passed - House (57 - 7) |
| July 12, 2024 | PA | HB 2339 | Increases Hospital Pricing Transparency | Bill Passed - House (168 - 34) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | HB 1993 | Amending the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (172 - 30) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | SB 24 | Requires Automatic Return of Unclaimed Property | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | SB 24 | Requires Automatic Return of Unclaimed Property | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | SB 700 | Appropriates Funding for Cell Phone Pouches in Schools | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | HB 1633 | Prohibits Non-Compete Clauses in the Healthcare Industry | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (155 - 46) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | HB 1540 | Requires the Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence to Have Certain Members | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (138 - 64) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | HB 2310 | Amends the Fiscal Code in Emergency Response to COVID-19 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (125 - 77) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | SB 1150 | Establishes the Grow PA Scholarship Grant Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | HB 2310 | Amends the Fiscal Code in Emergency Response to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 4) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | SB 700 | Appropriates Funding for Cell Phone Pouches in Schools | Bill Passed - House (137 - 65) |
| July 11, 2024 | PA | HB 663 | Establishes New Guidelines for Students, Families, and School Districts During Residency Disputes | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |