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Bill Clinton's Voting Records

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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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.

Executive Actions
Bill No. HR 2415
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/18/2000
Bill No. HR 4811
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/06/2000
Bill No. HR 4392
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/04/2000
Bill No. HR 1654
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/30/2000
Bill No. HR 4516
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/30/2000
Bill No. S 2045
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/17/2000
Bill No. HR 4444
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/10/2000
Bill No. HR 4733
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/07/2000
Bill No. HR 8
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 08/31/2000
Bill No. HR 4810
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 08/05/2000
Bill No. HR 4762
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/01/2000
Bill No. HR 434
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/18/2000
Bill No. S 1287
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/25/2000
Bill No. HR 1000
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2000
Bill No. HR 2116
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/30/1999
Bill No. HR 3194
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/29/1999
Bill No. HR 3064
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/03/1999
Bill No. HR 2561
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/25/1999
Bill No. HR 1906
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/22/1999
Bill No. HR 2684
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/20/1999
Bill No. HR 2084
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/09/1999
Bill No. HR 2490
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/29/1999
Bill No. HR 1905
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/29/1999
Bill No. HR 2605
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/29/1999
Bill No. HR 2587
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 09/28/1999
Bill No. HR 2670
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 09/25/1999
Bill No. HR 2488
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 09/23/1999
Bill No. HR 2606
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 09/18/1999
Bill No. HR 2465
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/17/1999
Bill No. HR 1664
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/17/1999
Bill No. HR 4
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/22/1999
Bill No. HR 1141
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/21/1999
Bill No. HR 669
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/21/1999
Bill No. HR 800
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/29/1999
Bill No. S 1260
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/03/1998
Bill No. HR 4655
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/31/1998
Bill No. HR 2431
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/27/1998
Bill No. HR 2616
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/22/1998
Bill No. HR 4328
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1998
Bill No. HR 1757
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/21/1998
Bill No. HR 4194
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1998
Bill No. HR 4112
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1998
Bill No. HR 3694
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/20/1998
Bill No. HR 4101
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/07/1998
Bill No. HR 4060
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/07/1998
Bill No. HR 6
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/07/1998
Bill No. HR 4059
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/20/1998
Bill No. HR 1385
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/07/1998
Bill No. HR 2646
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 07/21/1998
Bill No. S 1150
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/23/1998
Bill No. HR 2709
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 06/23/1998
Bill No. HR 2400
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/09/1998
Bill No. S 1502
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 05/20/1998
Bill No. HR 3579
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/01/1998
Bill No. HR 2267
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/02/1997
Bill No. S 830
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/21/1997
Bill No. S 858
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/20/1997
Bill No. HR 2160
Outcome Executive
Date 11/20/1997
Bill No. HR 2107
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/20/1997
Bill No. HR 2607
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/19/1997
Bill No. HR 1119
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/18/1997
Bill No. HR 2107
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/14/1997
Bill No. HR 2264
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/13/1997
Bill No. HR 2631
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/13/1997
Bill No. HR 2158
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/01/1997
Bill No. HR 2169
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/01/1997
Bill No. HR 2203
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/17/1997
Bill No. HR 2378
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/16/1997
Bill No. HR 2378
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/16/1997
Bill No. HR 2266
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/14/1997
Bill No. HR 1122
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/10/1997
Bill No. HR 2209
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/07/1997
Bill No. HR 2016
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/06/1997
Bill No. H J Res 94
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1997
Bill No. HR 2015
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/03/1997
Bill No. HR 2014
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/03/1997
Bill No. HR 2015
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 08/11/1997
Bill No. HR 2014
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 08/11/1997
Bill No. HR 1871
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/12/1997
Bill No. HR 1469
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 06/06/1997
Bill No. HR 1003
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/30/1997
Bill No. HR 3539
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/09/1996
Bill No. HR 2909
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/02/1996
Bill No. HR 3610
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1996
Bill No. HR 3816
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1996
Bill No. HR 3666
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/26/1996
Bill No. HR 3230
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/23/1996
Bill No. HR 3396
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/21/1996
Bill No. HR 3734
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/22/1996
Bill No. HR 3103
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/21/1996
Bill No. HR 3448
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/20/1996
Bill No. S 1316
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/06/1996
Bill No. HR 743
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 07/30/1996
Bill No. S 641
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/20/1996
Bill No. HR 2137
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/17/1996
Bill No. HR 956
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 05/02/1996
Bill No. HR 3019
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/26/1996
Bill No. S 735
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/24/1996
Bill No. HR 1561
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/12/1996
Bill No. HR 1833
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/10/1996
Bill No. S 4
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/09/1996
Bill No. HR 2854
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/04/1996
Bill No. HR 927
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/12/1996
Bill No. HR 1868
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/12/1996
Bill No. S 1124
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/10/1996
Bill No. S 652
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/08/1996
Bill No. HR 4
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 01/09/1996
Bill No. HR 660
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/28/1995
Bill No. HR 1530
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/28/1995
Bill No. HR 1058
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/19/1995
Bill No. HR 2076
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/19/1995
Bill No. HR 2099
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/18/1995
Bill No. HR 1977
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/18/1995
Bill No. HR 2491
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/06/1995
Bill No. HR 2126
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/01/1995
Bill No. S 440
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/28/1995
Bill No. HR 2020
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/19/1995
Bill No. HR 2492
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/19/1995
Bill No. H J Res 115
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/13/1995
Bill No. HR 2586
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/13/1995
Bill No. HR 1976
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1995
Bill No. HR 1817
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/03/1995
Bill No. HR 1854
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/03/1995
Bill No. S 21
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 08/11/1995
Bill No. HR 1944
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/27/1995
Bill No. HR 1158
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 06/07/1995
Bill No. HR 5110
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/08/1994
Bill No. S 21
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/31/1994
Bill No. S 2182
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/05/1994
Bill No. HR 4606
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4649
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4554
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4650
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4602
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4556
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4539
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1994
Bill No. HR 4624
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/28/1994
Bill No. HR 3355
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/13/1994
Bill No. HR 4603
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/26/1994
Bill No. HR 4506
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/26/1994
Bill No. HR 4453
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/23/1994
Bill No. HR 4426
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/23/1994
Bill No. HR 4454
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/22/1994
Bill No. S 636
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/26/1994
Bill No. HR 2333
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/30/1994
Bill No. HR 1804
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/31/1994
Bill No. HR 3759
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/12/1994
Bill No. S 714
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/17/1993
Bill No. HR 3450
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/08/1993
Bill No. HR 1025
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/30/1993
Bill No. HR 2401
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/30/1993
Bill No. HR 3116
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/11/1993
Bill No. HR 2492
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/29/1993
Bill No. HR 2445
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/28/1993
Bill No. HR 2491
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/28/1993
Bill No. HR 2403
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/28/1993
Bill No. HR 2750
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/27/1993
Bill No. HR 2519
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/27/1993
Bill No. HR 2446
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1993
Bill No. HR 2518
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1993
Bill No. HR 2493
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/21/1993
Bill No. HR 20
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/06/1993
Bill No. HR 2295
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/1993
Bill No. HR 2010
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/21/1993
Bill No. HR 2667
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/12/1993
Bill No. HR 2348
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/11/1993
Bill No. HR 2264
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/10/1993
Bill No. HR 1876
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/02/1993
Bill No. HR 2118
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/02/1993
Bill No. HR 2
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/20/1993
Bill No. HR 1335
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/23/1993
Bill No. HR 1
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/05/1993

National Key Votes
Bill No. PN 729
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/24/2000
Bill No. PN 100
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 02/10/1999
Bill No. PN 49
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/06/1999
Bill No. PN 623
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 09/12/1997
Bill No. PN 82
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/07/1997
Bill No. PN 951
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 03/15/1996
Bill No. PN 953
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 03/15/1996
Bill No. PN 245
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 02/28/1995
Bill No. PN 1399
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 05/17/1994
Bill No. PN 1210
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 03/15/1994
Bill No. PN 898
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 11/18/1993
Bill No. PN 452
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 07/01/1993
Bill No. PN 422
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 06/22/1993
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