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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
Dec. 22, 2022 National HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
Dec. 15, 2022 National HR 1437 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 19)
Sept. 29, 2022 National HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 25)
Aug. 11, 2022 AR SB 2 Appropriates $50 Million For School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
Aug. 7, 2022 National HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 50)
Aug. 1, 2022 MA H 5163 Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
July 27, 2022 National HR 4346 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
July 7, 2022 PA SB 1284 Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
June 30, 2022 DE HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
June 20, 2022 PA SB 1283 Prohibits Fetal Tissue Research at Universities Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
May 31, 2022 LA HB 202 Requires Political Committees to Include Specified Information on the Statement of Organization Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 19, 2022 National HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
May 5, 2022 MO HB 3020 Appropriates Funds to Various State Governmental Departments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
May 3, 2022 CT HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 21, 2022 MN SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 964 Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
March 30, 2022 MD HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 5)
March 29, 2022 ME LD 1610 Increases the State's Ability to Collect, Analyze, and Apply Data Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
March 25, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 16, 2022 SC S 133 Rescinds Federal Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
March 14, 2022 MN SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25)
March 10, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
March 10, 2022 WY HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 9, 2022 NC HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4)
March 7, 2022 AR HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2022 AL HB 231 Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
Feb. 17, 2022 National HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
Feb. 10, 2022 MO HB 3014 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/22 HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
12/15 HR 1437 Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 19)
9/29 HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 25)
8/11 SB 2 Appropriates $50 Million For School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
8/07 HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 50)
8/01 H 5163 Authorizes Technology Improvements to State Judiciary Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
7/27 HR 4346 Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
7/07 SB 1284 Appropriates Funds for State-Related Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
6/30 HB 388 Authorizes School Violence Prevention Programs Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
6/29 AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
6/20 SB 1283 Prohibits Fetal Tissue Research at Universities Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
5/31 HB 202 Requires Political Committees to Include Specified Information on the Statement of Organization Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/19 HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
5/05 HB 3020 Appropriates Funds to Various State Governmental Departments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
5/03 HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/21 SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
4/12 LB 964 Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
3/30 HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 5)
3/29 LD 1610 Increases the State's Ability to Collect, Analyze, and Apply Data Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
3/25 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/16 S 133 Rescinds Federal Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
3/14 SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25)
3/10 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
3/10 HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/09 HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4)
3/07 HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
2/17 HB 231 Exempts Certain Tax Credits from the Calculation of Income Tax Deductions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
2/17 HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
2/10 HB 3014 Appropriates Funds for the 2022 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)

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