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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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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 21, 2024 National HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 20)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 19, 2024 National HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Motion Agreed - Senate (73 - 23)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 31)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
Dec. 18, 2024 National HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Cloture Invoked - Senate (73 - 27)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Dec. 18, 2024 National S 3857 Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act Bill Passed - House (369 - 37)
Dec. 18, 2024 OH HB 106 Requires Employers to Provide Pay Stubs to Employees Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
Dec. 17, 2024 National HR 1101 Lumbee Fairness Act Bill Passed - House (311 - 96)
Dec. 16, 2024 National S 141 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5302 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Personal Identification Cards Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 4900 Amends and Updates Consumer Debt Garnishment Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 13, 2024 MI HB 5301 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Driver Licenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
Dec. 12, 2024 National S 4199 Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act Bill Passed - House (236 - 173)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI SB 409 Prohibits Family Homes from Being Included in Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI SB 408 Prohibits Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
Dec. 11, 2024 National PN 1789 Nomination of Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2029 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 50)
Dec. 10, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 962 Amends the State Unemployment Hardship Waiver Application Process Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 975 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 981 Requires Unemployment Insurance Application (UIA) Materials be Subject to Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Requests Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 976 Amends the Michigan Employment Security Act to Add New Requirements and Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Dec. 10, 2024 MI SB 40 Expands Eligibility for State Unemployment Benefits to 26 Weeks Bill Passed - House (58 - 51)
Dec. 4, 2024 OH HB 296 Increases Contributions to the State's Police and Fire Pension Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
Nov. 21, 2024 National H Res 915 Urging the Government of Ukraine to review and modify its decision to suspend adoption by foreign nationals with a view to resuming such adoptions, particularly in cases where the mutual concerns of the Governments of Ukraine and of the United States can be substantially addressed. Resolution Passed - House (372 - 6)
Nov. 20, 2024 OH HB 5 Amends and Modernizes State Adoption Systems Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Nov. 18, 2024 National HR 8371 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (389 - 9)
Nov. 13, 2024 OH SB 104 Prohibits K-12 Schools and Colleges From Allowing Transgender Individuals To Use Bathrooms That Align With Their Gender Identity Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Nov. 13, 2024 National PN 923 Nomination of David Huitema to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 46)
Nov. 13, 2024 MI HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
Nov. 13, 2024 MI HB 4224 Repeals Work Requirements for the Healthy Michigan Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Nov. 12, 2024 MI HB 5684 Authorizes Skin Care Services to be Performed by an Esthetician or Cosmetologist Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 3)
Nov. 12, 2024 National HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (327 - 75)
Nov. 7, 2024 MI SB 788 Authorizes Special Registration License Plates for Women Veterans Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI HB 5328 Extends Retirement Fund for Judges and Civil Servants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI HB 5328 Extends Retirement Fund for Judges and Civil Servants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI SB 166 Transfers Certain Law Enforcement Officers to the Michigan State Police Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI SB 167 Authorizes Corrections, Conservation, and Others to Become Members of the Michigan State Police Hybrid Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI SB 165 Amends Retirement System Membership for Certain Law Enforcement Officers Hired After Enactment Date Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Oct. 28, 2024 NJ A 4706 Amends Previous Tax Law to Reduce Property Tax Rates for Seniors 65 and Older Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 1)
Oct. 28, 2024 NJ A 4429 Prohibits Captive Audience Meetings Relating to Employee Unionization Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
Oct. 28, 2024 NJ A 4429 Prohibits Captive Audience Meetings Relating to Employee Unionization Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
Oct. 23, 2024 PA SB 365 Authorizes Worker Compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Injuries Bill Passed - House (201 - 1)
Oct. 22, 2024 PA SB 1232 Amends the Workers Compensation Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
Oct. 22, 2024 PA HR 318 Requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee Conduct a Study on the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Resolution Passed - House (152 - 50)
Oct. 22, 2024 PA HR 566 Establishes August 4, 2025, as BAPS Day in Pennsylvania Resolution Passed - House (150 - 52)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/21 HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 20)
12/20 HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/19 HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Motion Agreed - Senate (73 - 23)
12/18 HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 31)
12/18 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
12/18 HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Cloture Invoked - Senate (73 - 27)
12/18 HB 8 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Educate on Sexuality-Related Content Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
12/18 S 3857 Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act Bill Passed - House (369 - 37)
12/18 HB 106 Requires Employers to Provide Pay Stubs to Employees Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
12/17 HR 1101 Lumbee Fairness Act Bill Passed - House (311 - 96)
12/16 S 141 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
12/13 HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5302 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Personal Identification Cards Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 4900 Amends and Updates Consumer Debt Garnishment Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/13 HB 5301 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Driver Licenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
12/12 S 4199 Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act Bill Passed - House (236 - 173)
12/12 SB 409 Prohibits Family Homes from Being Included in Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
12/12 SB 408 Prohibits Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
12/11 PN 1789 Nomination of Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2029 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 50)
12/10 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
12/10 SB 962 Amends the State Unemployment Hardship Waiver Application Process Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 975 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 981 Requires Unemployment Insurance Application (UIA) Materials be Subject to Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Requests Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 976 Amends the Michigan Employment Security Act to Add New Requirements and Exemptions Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
12/10 SB 40 Expands Eligibility for State Unemployment Benefits to 26 Weeks Bill Passed - House (58 - 51)
12/04 HB 296 Increases Contributions to the State's Police and Fire Pension Fund Bill Passed - House (66 - 25)
11/21 H Res 915 Urging the Government of Ukraine to review and modify its decision to suspend adoption by foreign nationals with a view to resuming such adoptions, particularly in cases where the mutual concerns of the Governments of Ukraine and of the United States can be substantially addressed. Resolution Passed - House (372 - 6)
11/20 HB 5 Amends and Modernizes State Adoption Systems Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
11/18 HR 8371 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (389 - 9)
11/13 SB 104 Prohibits K-12 Schools and Colleges From Allowing Transgender Individuals To Use Bathrooms That Align With Their Gender Identity Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
11/13 PN 923 Nomination of David Huitema to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 46)
11/13 HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
11/13 HB 4224 Repeals Work Requirements for the Healthy Michigan Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
11/12 HB 5684 Authorizes Skin Care Services to be Performed by an Esthetician or Cosmetologist Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 3)
11/12 HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (327 - 75)
11/07 SB 788 Authorizes Special Registration License Plates for Women Veterans Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
10/30 HB 5328 Extends Retirement Fund for Judges and Civil Servants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
10/30 HB 5328 Extends Retirement Fund for Judges and Civil Servants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
10/30 SB 166 Transfers Certain Law Enforcement Officers to the Michigan State Police Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
10/30 SB 167 Authorizes Corrections, Conservation, and Others to Become Members of the Michigan State Police Hybrid Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
10/30 SB 165 Amends Retirement System Membership for Certain Law Enforcement Officers Hired After Enactment Date Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
10/28 A 4706 Amends Previous Tax Law to Reduce Property Tax Rates for Seniors 65 and Older Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 1)
10/28 A 4429 Prohibits Captive Audience Meetings Relating to Employee Unionization Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
10/28 A 4429 Prohibits Captive Audience Meetings Relating to Employee Unionization Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
10/23 SB 365 Authorizes Worker Compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Injuries Bill Passed - House (201 - 1)
10/22 SB 1232 Amends the Workers Compensation Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
10/22 HR 318 Requires the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee Conduct a Study on the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Resolution Passed - House (152 - 50)
10/22 HR 566 Establishes August 4, 2025, as BAPS Day in Pennsylvania Resolution Passed - House (150 - 52)
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