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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
July 23, 2026 National HR 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 188)
July 23, 2026 National H Con Res 89 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Joint Resolution Passed - House (214 - 208)
July 22, 2026 National H Con Res 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 Joint Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214)
July 22, 2026 National HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
July 22, 2026 National HR 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (216 - 212)
July 21, 2026 National HR 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (421 - 1)
July 21, 2026 National HR 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (220 - 205)
July 21, 2026 National HR 6955 Main Street Act Bill Passed - House (270 - 155)
July 20, 2026 National HR 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Act Bill Passed - House (396 - 0)
July 20, 2026 National HR 4541 Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act Reathorization of 2025 Bill Passed - House (394 - 6)
July 16, 2026 National HR 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic" Bill Passed - House (418 - 0)
July 15, 2026 National HR 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (217 - 209)
July 14, 2026 National HR 139 Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (308 - 117)
July 14, 2026 National HR 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 201)
July 13, 2026 National HR 3106 Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (400 - 7)
July 13, 2026 National HR 8897 Improving Travel for American Families Act Bill Passed - House (398 - 12)
June 30, 2026 National H Res 1399 Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment Resolution Passed - House (420 - 0)
June 30, 2026 National H Con Res 108 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (189 - 235)
June 29, 2026 National HR 7128 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (373 - 15)
June 29, 2026 National HR 7757 Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act Bill Passed - House (267 - 117)
June 25, 2026 National HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 2)
June 24, 2026 National HR 915 Small Business Technological Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 4)
June 24, 2026 National HR 7401 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
June 23, 2026 National HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (358 - 32)
June 23, 2026 National S 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (368 - 19)
June 11, 2026 National H Res 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment. Bill Passed - House (235 - 177)
June 10, 2026 National HR 7892 No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (249 - 172)
June 10, 2026 National HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 200)
June 10, 2026 National HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (240 - 181)
June 9, 2026 National S 2 Secure America Act Bill Passed - House (214 - 212)
June 9, 2026 National HR 5408 Faster Labor Contracts Act Bill Passed - House (230 - 193)
June 8, 2026 National HR 8466 Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 0)
June 8, 2026 National HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Bill Passed - House (393 - 0)
June 4, 2026 National H Con Res 84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (92 - 324)
June 4, 2026 National HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (213 - 210)
June 4, 2026 National HR 2913 Ukraine Support Act Bill Passed - House (226 - 195)
June 3, 2026 National S 254 Alaska's Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act Bill Passed - House (404 - 14)
June 3, 2026 National HR 7726 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
June 3, 2026 National H Con Res 86 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 208)
June 3, 2026 National HR 7618 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (404 - 13)
June 3, 2026 National HR 2860 Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (374 - 49)
May 21, 2026 National HR 1329 Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act Bill Failed - House (204 - 216)
May 21, 2026 National HR 6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (235 - 179)
May 21, 2026 National HR 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Bill Passed - House (216 - 201)
May 20, 2026 National S 1003 Lulu's Law Bill Passed - House (401 - 6)
May 20, 2026 National S 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 5)
May 20, 2026 National HR 2616 Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 198)
May 20, 2026 National HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
May 20, 2026 National HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 4)
May 20, 2026 National HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/23 HR 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 188)
7/23 H Con Res 89 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Joint Resolution Passed - House (214 - 208)
7/22 H Con Res 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 Joint Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214)
7/22 HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
7/22 HR 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (216 - 212)
7/21 HR 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (421 - 1)
7/21 HR 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (220 - 205)
7/21 HR 6955 Main Street Act Bill Passed - House (270 - 155)
7/20 HR 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Act Bill Passed - House (396 - 0)
7/20 HR 4541 Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act Reathorization of 2025 Bill Passed - House (394 - 6)
7/16 HR 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic" Bill Passed - House (418 - 0)
7/15 HR 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (217 - 209)
7/14 HR 139 Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (308 - 117)
7/14 HR 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 201)
7/13 HR 3106 Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (400 - 7)
7/13 HR 8897 Improving Travel for American Families Act Bill Passed - House (398 - 12)
6/30 H Res 1399 Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment Resolution Passed - House (420 - 0)
6/30 H Con Res 108 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (189 - 235)
6/29 HR 7128 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (373 - 15)
6/29 HR 7757 Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act Bill Passed - House (267 - 117)
6/25 HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 2)
6/24 HR 915 Small Business Technological Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 4)
6/24 HR 7401 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
6/23 HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (358 - 32)
6/23 S 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (368 - 19)
6/11 H Res 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment. Bill Passed - House (235 - 177)
6/10 HR 7892 No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (249 - 172)
6/10 HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 200)
6/10 HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (240 - 181)
6/09 S 2 Secure America Act Bill Passed - House (214 - 212)
6/09 HR 5408 Faster Labor Contracts Act Bill Passed - House (230 - 193)
6/08 HR 8466 Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies (TRUE) Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 0)
6/08 HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act Bill Passed - House (393 - 0)
6/04 H Con Res 84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (92 - 324)
6/04 HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (213 - 210)
6/04 HR 2913 Ukraine Support Act Bill Passed - House (226 - 195)
6/03 S 254 Alaska's Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act Bill Passed - House (404 - 14)
6/03 HR 7726 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
6/03 H Con Res 86 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 208)
6/03 HR 7618 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (404 - 13)
6/03 HR 2860 Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (374 - 49)
5/21 HR 1329 Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act Bill Failed - House (204 - 216)
5/21 HR 6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (235 - 179)
5/21 HR 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Bill Passed - House (216 - 201)
5/20 S 1003 Lulu's Law Bill Passed - House (401 - 6)
5/20 S 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 5)
5/20 HR 2616 Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 198)
5/20 HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
5/20 HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 4)
5/20 HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)

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