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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
May 9, 2013 HR 807 Full Faith and Credit Act Bill Passed - House
(221 - 207)
Yea
May 8, 2013 HR 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(223 - 204)
Yea
April 18, 2013 HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House
(288 - 127)
Yea
April 15, 2013 HR 249 Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 Bill Failed - House
(250 - 159)
Yea
April 12, 2013 HR 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill Passed - House
(219 - 209)
Yea
March 21, 2013 HR 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(318 - 109)
Yea
March 21, 2013 H Con Res 25 Establishing the Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and Setting Forth Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2015 Through 2023 Joint Resolution Passed - House
(221 - 207)
Yea
March 15, 2013 HR 803 SKILLS Act Bill Passed - House
(215 - 202)
Yea
March 13, 2013 HR 890 Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(246 - 181)
Yea
March 6, 2013 HR 933 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(267 - 151)
Yea
Feb. 28, 2013 H Amdt 23 Reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act Bill Failed - House
(166 - 257)
Yea
Feb. 28, 2013 S 47 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(286 - 138)
Nay
Feb. 15, 2013 HR 273 Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees Bill Passed - House
(261 - 154)
Yea
Jan. 23, 2013 HR 325 To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(285 - 144)
Yea
Jan. 15, 2013 HR 152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(241 - 180)
Nay
Jan. 15, 2013 H Amdt 4 Offsets Cost of Disaster Relief Appropriations Through Discretionary Budget Cuts Amendment Rejected - House
(162 - 258)
Yea

Texas Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
June 29, 2011 SB 29 Restricts Certain Types of Touching During Searches by Government Officials Motion Rejected - House
(96 - 26)
Yea
June 16, 2011 HB 5 Interstate Health Care Compact Bill Passed - House
(92 - 43)
Yea
June 16, 2011 SB 8 Management and Operation of Public Schools Bill Passed - House
(81 - 55)
Yea
June 15, 2011 SB 4 Congressional Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(93 - 47)
Yea
June 10, 2011 SB 1 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget Bill Passed - House
(83 - 62)
Yea
June 9, 2011 SB 7 Health Care Bill Passed - House
(89 - 41)
Yea
May 29, 2011 HB 242 Prohibits Texting While Driving Conference Report Adopted - House
(80 - 61)
Nay
May 29, 2011 SB 1811 Reduces Funding for State Agencies Conference Report Adopted - House
(84 - 63)
Yea
May 28, 2011 HB 1 2011-2013 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House
(97 - 53)
Yea
May 25, 2011 H Amdt 1 Interstate Health Care Compact Amendment Adopted - House
(99 - 43)
Yea
May 25, 2011 HB 359 Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(80 - 64)
Nay
May 20, 2011 H Amdt 53 Prohibits Smoking in Public Places Amendment Adopted - House
(73 - 66)
Nay
May 19, 2011 H Amdt 47 Prohibits State Funding of Facilities that Perform Abortions Amendment Adopted - House
(90 - 44)
Yea
May 17, 2011 SB 420 Eligibility for Indigent Health Care Bill Passed - House
(102 - 40)
Yea
May 16, 2011 SB 14 Voter Identification Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House
(98 - 46)
Yea
May 13, 2011 HB 359 Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Bill Passed - House
(84 - 55)
Yea
May 10, 2011 HB 12 Enforcement Of State And Federal Laws Governing Immigration Bill Passed - House
(100 - 47)
Yea
May 5, 2011 HB 15 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(94 - 41)
Yea
April 28, 2011 HB 150 2011-2012 Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(92 - 54)
Yea
April 27, 2011 HB 2403 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - House
(125 - 20)
Yea
April 3, 2011 HB 1 2011-2013 Budget Bill Passed - House
(98 - 49)
Yea
April 1, 2011 Amdt 143 Requiring Public Colleges and Universities to Fund Student Centers for Family and Traditional Values Amendment Adopted - House
(110 - 24)
Yea
April 1, 2011 H Amdt 6 Appropriations for the Department of Aging and Disability Services Amendment Adopted - House
(67 - 61)
Yea
March 24, 2011 SB 14 Voter Identification Requirements Bill Passed - House
(101 - 48)
Yea
March 7, 2011 HB 15 Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - House
(107 - 42)
Yea
May 31, 2009 SB 956 Establishing a Public Law School in Dallas Conference Report Adopted - House
(112 - 24)
Yea
May 31, 2009 HB 537 Increase Required Age for Seatbelts Conference Report Adopted - House
(105 - 34)
Nay
May 26, 2009 SB 175 Capping Automatic College Admissions Bill Passed - House
(123 - 20)
Yea
May 15, 2009 HB 2962 Childrens' Health Care Bill Passed - House
(87 - 55)
Nay
May 14, 2009 HB 1657 Contractor Worker's Compensation Bill Passed - House
(73 - 71)
Nay
April 20, 2009 HB 681 Warning Signs Regarding Mercury Levels in Fish Bill Passed - House
(95 - 50)
Nay

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). 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

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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