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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
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)
Nay
Sept. 21, 2012 HR 3409 Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House
(233 - 175)
Yea
Sept. 14, 2012 HR 6213 No More Solyndras Act Bill Passed - House
(245 - 161)
Yea
July 12, 2012 HR 4402 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House
(256 - 160)
Yea
July 11, 2012 HR 6079 Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Bill Passed - House
(244 - 185)
Yea
June 21, 2012 HR 4480 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act Bill Passed - House
(248 - 163)
Yea
June 7, 2012 HR 436 Repeals Excise Tax on Medical Devices Bill Passed - House
(270 - 146)
Yea
May 9, 2012 HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House
(330 - 93)
Nay
April 26, 2012 HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House
(248 - 168)
Yea
April 19, 2012 HR 9 Income Tax Deduction for Small Businesses Bill Passed - House
(235 - 173)
Yea
Feb. 9, 2012 S 2038 Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials Bill Passed - House
(417 - 2)
Yea
Dec. 8, 2011 HR 1633 Limits Regulation of Farm Dust Bill Passed - House
(268 - 150)
Yea
Dec. 7, 2011 HR 10 Congressional Approval of Regulations Bill Passed - House
(241 - 184)
Yea
Dec. 2, 2011 HR 3010 Establishes Additional Requirements for Regulatory Agencies Bill Passed - House
(253 - 167)
Yea
Dec. 1, 2011 HR 527 Increases Requirements for Agencies that Promulgate Regulations Affecting Small Businesses Bill Passed - House
(263 - 159)
Yea
Nov. 3, 2011 HR 2930 Authorizes Crowdfunding for Small Businesses Bill Passed - House
(407 - 17)
Yea
Nov. 3, 2011 H Amdt 849 Requires Public Disclosure of Bonuses and Golden Parachute Arrangements Amendment Rejected - House
(190 - 234)
Nay
Nov. 3, 2011 H Amdt 853 Requires Crowdfunding Intermediaries to Disclose Methods of Compensation to Investors Amendment Rejected - House
(189 - 234)
Nay
Oct. 12, 2011 HR 3079 Trade Promotion Agreement with Panama Bill Passed - House
(300 - 129)
Yea
Oct. 12, 2011 HR 3080 Free Trade Agreement with Korea Bill Passed - House
(278 - 151)
Yea
Oct. 12, 2011 HR 3078 Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombia Bill Passed - House
(262 - 167)
Yea
Oct. 6, 2011 HR 2681 Repeals EPA Emissions Regulations for Cement Manufacturers Bill Passed - House
(262 - 161)
Yea
Sept. 23, 2011 H Amdt 800 Requires the EPA to Consider Costs and Feasibility of Air Quality Standards Amendment Adopted - House
(227 - 192)
Yea
Sept. 23, 2011 H Amdt 799 Suspends Cross State Air Pollution Rule Amendment Adopted - House
(234 - 188)
Yea
Sept. 15, 2011 HR 2587 National Labor Relations Board Prohibitions Bill Passed - House
(238 - 186)
Yea
July 21, 2011 HR 1315 Oversight of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Bill Passed - House
(241 - 173)
Yea
July 12, 2011 HR 2417 Repeals Energy Efficiency Standards for Incandescent Light Bulbs Motion Rejected - House
(233 - 193)
Nay
June 23, 2011 HR 1249 Patent Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(304 - 117)
Nay
June 22, 2011 HR 2021 Impact of Drilling on Air Quality Bill Passed - House
(253 - 166)
Yea
March 3, 2011 HR 4 Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - House
(314 - 112)
Yea

Kansas Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
May 6, 2010 HB 2360 Kansas Tax Payer Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 17)
Nay
April 28, 2010 SB 514 Sexually Oriented Business Regulations Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate
(20 - 20)
Yea
March 17, 2010 SB 447 Home Child Care Regulations Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 13)
Nay
March 5, 2009 HB 2014 Allowing Coal Power Plants Bill Passed - Senate
(31 - 9)
Yea
Feb. 19, 2009 SB 160 Increasing Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 7)
Nay
Feb. 17, 2009 SB 25 Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 13)
Nay
May 7, 2008 SB 586 Incentives to Develop Nuclear Power Facilities Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(29 - 3)
Yea
May 6, 2008 HB 2412 Coal Plant Incentives Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(24 - 10)
Yea
April 30, 2008 SB 148 Electricity Generation and Conservation Veto Override Passed - Senate
(32 - 7)
Yea
April 4, 2008 SB 148 Electricity Generation and Conservation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(32 - 7)
Yea
March 26, 2008 Huelskamp Amnd. 1 Employment Verification Amendment Rejected - Senate
(11 - 27)
Yea
March 26, 2008 Bartlett Amnd. Bartlett Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(12 - 27)
Yea
March 6, 2008 SB 327 Expansion of Coal-Fired Power Plants Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(31 - 7)
Yea
Feb. 28, 2008 SB 501 Kansas Tourism Corporation Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 7)
Nay
Feb. 28, 2008 SB 586 Incentives to Develop Nuclear Power Facilities Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 8)
Yea
Feb. 14, 2008 HB 2066 Restricting the Secretary of Health and Environment's Enforcement Powers Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 7)
Yea
Feb. 13, 2008 Steineger Amnd. Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions Amendment Rejected - Senate
(3 - 32)
Nay
March 28, 2007 SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 18)
Nay
May 10, 2006 HB 2583 Machinery Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(28 - 11)
Yea

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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