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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
July 21, 2010 HR 4380 Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions Bill Passed - House
(378 - 43)
Yea
Sept. 27, 2008 HR 7081 United States - India Nuclear Agreement Bill Passed - House
(298 - 117)
Yea
April 10, 2008 H Res 1092 Postponing the Consideration of the Trade Agreement with Colombia Resolution Passed - House
(224 - 195)
Nay
Nov. 8, 2007 HR 3688 United States-Peru Trade Agreement Bill Passed - House
(285 - 132)
Yea
Aug. 2, 2007 H Amdt 734 Prescription Drug Imports Amendment Rejected - House
(146 - 283)
Yea
July 11, 2007 HR 556 Foreign Investment Oversight Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(370 - 45)
Yea
June 27, 2007 HR 1830 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension Bill Passed - House
(365 - 59)
Yea
July 20, 2006 HR 5684 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill Passed - House
(221 - 205)
Yea
July 28, 2005 HR 3045 CAFTA Implementation Bill Bill Passed - House
(217 - 215)
Yea
June 9, 2005 H J Res 27 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Joint Resolution Failed - House
(86 - 338)
Nay
Sept. 25, 1998 HR 2621 Reciprocal Trade Agreement Bill Bill Failed - House
(180 - 243)
Nay
July 30, 1998 H J Res 120 Vietnam Trade Waiver Disapproval resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House
(163 - 260)
Yea
July 22, 1998 H J Res 121 Disapproval of 'Normal Trade Relations' Status with China Joint Resolution Failed - House
(166 - 264)
Yea
March 11, 1998 HR 1432 African Growth bill Bill Passed - House
(233 - 186)
Nay
Nov. 4, 1997 HR 2644 United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act Bill Failed - House
(182 - 234)
Nay
June 24, 1997 H J Res 79 China Most-Favored-Nation Resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House
(173 - 259)
Yea
March 6, 1996 HR 927 Cuba Sanctions Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(336 - 86)
Yea
Nov. 29, 1994 HR 5110 Uruguay Round Agreements Act Bill Passed - House
(288 - 146)
Nay
Aug. 18, 1994 HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State Conference Report Adopted - House
(322 - 98)
Nay
Aug. 4, 1994 HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(341 - 85)
Nay
June 28, 1994 HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State Bill Passed - House
(286 - 112)
Nay
June 16, 1994 H Amdt 645 Interstate Commerce Commission Funding Amendment Adopted - House
(234 - 192)
Yea
May 25, 1994 HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House
(337 - 87)
Nay
Nov. 17, 1993 HR 3450 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act Bill Passed - House
(234 - 200)
Nay
Oct. 19, 1993 HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(303 - 100)
Nay
July 21, 1993 H J Res 208 China's Most Favored Nation Status Joint Resolution Failed - House
(105 - 318)
Yea
July 20, 1993 HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - House
(327 - 98)
Nay
June 22, 1993 HR 1876 GATT Uruguay Round Bill Bill Passed - House
(295 - 126)
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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