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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
May 4, 1993 National S 171 Department of the Environment Act Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 15)
April 1, 1993 National H Con Res 64 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 45)
March 31, 1993 National H Con Res 64 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House (240 - 184)
March 25, 1993 National HR 670 Abortion Counseling Bill Motion Rejected - House (179 - 243)
March 25, 1993 National HR 670 Abortion Counseling Bill Bill Passed - House (273 - 149)
March 19, 1993 National HR 1335 Economic Stimulus Package Bill Passed - House (235 - 190)
March 18, 1993 National H Amdt 21 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution - Substitute Amendment 21 Amendment Rejected - House (20 - 409)
March 18, 1993 National H Amdt 20 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution - Kasich Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (135 - 295)
March 17, 1993 National HR 2 Motor Voter Registration Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 37)
March 11, 1993 National HR 4 Fetal Tissue Research Bill Bill Passed - House (283 - 131)
March 3, 1993 National HR 20 Hatch Act Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (333 - 86)
Feb. 18, 1993 National S Amdt 39 Prohibiting Immigrants with AIDS from entering the United States Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 23)
Feb. 4, 1993 National S Amdt 19 Homosexual Discrimination in the Military Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate (62 - 37)
Feb. 4, 1993 National HR 1 Family & Medical Leave Bill Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 27)
Feb. 4, 1993 National H Res 71 Agreeing to Family and Medical Leave Bill Resolution Passed - House (247 - 152)
Feb. 4, 1993 National HR 2 Motor Voter Registration Bill Passed - House (259 - 160)
Feb. 3, 1993 National HR 1 Family & Medical Leave Bill Bill Passed - House (265 - 163)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/04 S 171 Department of the Environment Act Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 15)
4/01 H Con Res 64 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 45)
3/31 H Con Res 64 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House (240 - 184)
3/25 HR 670 Abortion Counseling Bill Motion Rejected - House (179 - 243)
3/25 HR 670 Abortion Counseling Bill Bill Passed - House (273 - 149)
3/19 HR 1335 Economic Stimulus Package Bill Passed - House (235 - 190)
3/18 H Amdt 21 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution - Substitute Amendment 21 Amendment Rejected - House (20 - 409)
3/18 H Amdt 20 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution - Kasich Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (135 - 295)
3/17 HR 2 Motor Voter Registration Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 37)
3/11 HR 4 Fetal Tissue Research Bill Bill Passed - House (283 - 131)
3/03 HR 20 Hatch Act Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (333 - 86)
2/18 S Amdt 39 Prohibiting Immigrants with AIDS from entering the United States Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 23)
2/04 S Amdt 19 Homosexual Discrimination in the Military Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate (62 - 37)
2/04 HR 1 Family & Medical Leave Bill Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 27)
2/04 H Res 71 Agreeing to Family and Medical Leave Bill Resolution Passed - House (247 - 152)
2/04 HR 2 Motor Voter Registration Bill Passed - House (259 - 160)
2/03 HR 1 Family & Medical Leave Bill Bill Passed - House (265 - 163)

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