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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
Aug. 3, 2026 National HR 6500 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (89 - 4)
July 21, 2026 National PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 48)
July 16, 2026 National PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 48)
July 2, 2026 CA AB 1781 Expands Agreements Between Insurers and Federal Home Loan Banks Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 18, 2026 National PN 730-33 Nomination of George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice J. Steven Dowd Nomination Confirmed - Senate (48 - 39)
June 10, 2026 RI S 2504 Requires Disclosure of Warehouse Quotas to Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
June 4, 2026 NY A 6578 Requires Generative AI Developers to Disclose Training Data on Their Websites Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 6)
May 27, 2026 CA SB 869 Requires Chain Restaurants to Display Sugar Content on Certain Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
May 21, 2026 IL SB 315 Establishes Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Developers Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 5)
May 20, 2026 LA HB 782 Expands Regulations and Increases Fees for Nicotine Sales Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 0)
May 19, 2026 CA SB 947 Restricts Employer Use of Automated Decision Systems in Disclipinary and Termination Decisions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
May 18, 2026 AK HB 25 Prohibits Restaurants from Using Styrofoam Disposable Food Service Ware Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
May 13, 2026 National PN 855-1 Nomination of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Jerome H. Powell, term expiring Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 45)
May 13, 2026 National S J Res 132 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents" Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 52)
May 13, 2026 National S J Res 141 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt" Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
May 13, 2026 National S J Res 130 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices" Motion Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)
May 13, 2026 NY S 8616A Prohibits Businesses from Implementing Certain Dynamic Pricing Practices Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 10)
May 12, 2026 NY S 363B Restricts the Imposition of Undisclosed Surcharges for Goods and Services Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 20)
May 12, 2026 National PN 855-1 Nomination of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Jerome H. Powell, term expiring Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
May 12, 2026 NY S 4413A Requires the Deletion of Consumer Financial Records Upon Cancellation of Services Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 12)
May 6, 2026 LA HB 185 Specifies That Employees Of Independent Contractors Engaged in Manual Labor Are Deemed Independent Contractors Under The Law Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
May 3, 2026 IA SF 2453 Requires Public Universities to Invest at Least 1% of their Endowment Assets in Innovation Funds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
April 6, 2026 ME LD 1822 Expands Privacy Requirements for Online Data Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
March 24, 2026 KS SB 20 Establishes Regulations on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 8)
March 12, 2026 AL SB 360 Expands the Alabama Public Service Commission Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 5, 2026 NY S 8830 Amends New York's Coerced Debt Law to Provide Corrections and Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 8)
March 5, 2026 NY S 8830 Amends New York's Coerced Debt Law to Provide Corrections and Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 8)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 277 Authorizes Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Legal Status and Limited Liability Protections (32 - 1)
Feb. 11, 2026 NY S 9155 Restricts the Location of Retail Adult-Use Dispensaries Based on Proximity to Schools and Churches Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 24)
Feb. 10, 2026 NY S 9072 Requires Companies With Over $1 Billion of Annual Revenue to Disclose Their Emissions Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22)
Jan. 28, 2026 DE SB 75 Prohibits Local Governments From Enacting Zoning Restrictions Regarding Marijuana Businesses Veto Override Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/03 HR 6500 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (89 - 4)
7/21 PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 48)
7/16 PN 851-8 Nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 48)
7/02 AB 1781 Expands Agreements Between Insurers and Federal Home Loan Banks Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
6/29 SB 180 Extends the California Competes Business Tax Credit Progarm Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/18 PN 730-33 Nomination of George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice J. Steven Dowd Nomination Confirmed - Senate (48 - 39)
6/10 S 2504 Requires Disclosure of Warehouse Quotas to Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
6/04 A 6578 Requires Generative AI Developers to Disclose Training Data on Their Websites Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 6)
5/27 SB 869 Requires Chain Restaurants to Display Sugar Content on Certain Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
5/21 SB 315 Establishes Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence Developers Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 5)
5/20 HB 782 Expands Regulations and Increases Fees for Nicotine Sales Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 0)
5/19 SB 947 Restricts Employer Use of Automated Decision Systems in Disclipinary and Termination Decisions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
5/18 HB 25 Prohibits Restaurants from Using Styrofoam Disposable Food Service Ware Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
5/13 PN 855-1 Nomination of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Jerome H. Powell, term expiring Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 45)
5/13 S J Res 132 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents" Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 52)
5/13 S J Res 141 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt" Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
5/13 S J Res 130 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices" Motion Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)
5/13 S 8616A Prohibits Businesses from Implementing Certain Dynamic Pricing Practices Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 10)
5/12 S 363B Restricts the Imposition of Undisclosed Surcharges for Goods and Services Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 20)
5/12 PN 855-1 Nomination of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Jerome H. Powell, term expiring Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
5/12 S 4413A Requires the Deletion of Consumer Financial Records Upon Cancellation of Services Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 12)
5/06 HB 185 Specifies That Employees Of Independent Contractors Engaged in Manual Labor Are Deemed Independent Contractors Under The Law Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
5/03 SF 2453 Requires Public Universities to Invest at Least 1% of their Endowment Assets in Innovation Funds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
4/06 LD 1822 Expands Privacy Requirements for Online Data Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
3/24 SB 20 Establishes Regulations on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 8)
3/12 SB 360 Expands the Alabama Public Service Commission Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/05 S 8830 Amends New York's Coerced Debt Law to Provide Corrections and Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 8)
3/05 S 8830 Amends New York's Coerced Debt Law to Provide Corrections and Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 8)
2/24 SB 277 Authorizes Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Legal Status and Limited Liability Protections (32 - 1)
2/11 S 9155 Restricts the Location of Retail Adult-Use Dispensaries Based on Proximity to Schools and Churches Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 24)
2/10 S 9072 Requires Companies With Over $1 Billion of Annual Revenue to Disclose Their Emissions Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22)
1/28 SB 75 Prohibits Local Governments From Enacting Zoning Restrictions Regarding Marijuana Businesses Veto Override Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
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