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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 3, 1995 H Amdt 725 Corporation for Public Broadcasting Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(136 - 286)
Nay
July 31, 1995 HR 2099 Veterans Affairs, HUD FY '96 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House
(228 - 193)
Yea
July 26, 1995 HR 2076 Appropriations bill FY96, Commerce, Justice, State Bill Passed - House
(272 - 151)
Yea
July 19, 1995 HR 2020 Appropriations bill FY96, Treasury, Postal Service Bill Passed - House
(216 - 211)
Nay
July 18, 1995 HR 1977 Interior Department FY96 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House
(244 - 181)
Yea
July 11, 1995 HR 1868 Appropriations bill, FY96, Foreign Relations Bill Passed - House
(333 - 89)
Yea
June 29, 1995 HR 1944 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Bill Passed - House
(276 - 151)
Yea
June 29, 1995 H Con Res 67 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House
(239 - 194)
Yea
May 18, 1995 H Con Res 67 Budget FY1996 Appropriations Resolution Resolution Passed - House
(238 - 193)
Yea
May 18, 1995 HR 1158 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Conference Report Adopted - House
(235 - 189)
Yea
May 16, 1995 HR 961 Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act Bill Passed - House
(240 - 185)
Yea
April 5, 1995 HR 1215 Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House
(246 - 188)
Yea
March 24, 1995 HR 4 Welfare Reform Bill Bill Passed - House
(234 - 199)
Yea
March 16, 1995 HR 1158 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Bill Passed - House
(227 - 200)
Yea
Feb. 14, 1995 HR 728 Anti-Crime bill Bill Passed - House
(238 - 192)
Yea
Jan. 26, 1995 H J Res 1 Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House
(300 - 132)
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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