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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Dec. 12, 2007 HR 4299 Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension and Modification Bill Passed - House
(303 - 116)
Nay
Dec. 6, 2007 HR 6 Energy Act of 2007 Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(235 - 181)
Nay
Nov. 15, 2007 HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act Bill Passed - House
(291 - 127)
Nay
Nov. 15, 2007 HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act Bill Passed - House
(227 - 189)
Nay
Nov. 7, 2007 HR 3685 Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) Bill Passed - House
(235 - 184)
Nay
Nov. 1, 2007 HR 2262 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act Bill Passed - House
(244 - 166)
Nay
Oct. 31, 2007 HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(264 - 157)
Nay
Oct. 10, 2007 HR 3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(232 - 173)
Nay
Oct. 4, 2007 HR 2740 Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(389 - 30)
Yea
Sept. 25, 2007 HR 1400 Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(397 - 16)
Yea
Sept. 19, 2007 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA) Bill Passed - House
(312 - 110)
Nay
Sept. 18, 2007 HR 1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(348 - 72)
Yea
Sept. 7, 2007 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(220 - 175)
Yea
Sept. 7, 2007 HR 2669 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants Conference Report Adopted - House
(292 - 97)
Yea
Aug. 4, 2007 HR 2776 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(221 - 189)
Nay
Aug. 2, 2007 H Amdt 734 Prescription Drug Imports Amendment Rejected - House
(146 - 283)
Yea
July 27, 2007 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Bill Passed - House
(231 - 191)
Nay
July 24, 2007 H Amdt 600 Funding Reduction for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Account, Amtrak and Other Services Amendment Rejected - House
(94 - 328)
Yea
July 11, 2007 HR 2669 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants Bill Passed - House
(273 - 149)
Nay
July 11, 2007 HR 556 Foreign Investment Oversight Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(370 - 45)
Yea
May 24, 2007 H Amdt 1 Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery Amendment Adopted - House
(348 - 73)
Nay
May 10, 2007 HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(221 - 205)
Nay
March 1, 2007 HR 800 Union Organization Bill Bill Passed - House
(241 - 185)
Nay
Jan. 18, 2007 HR 6 Energy Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House
(264 - 163)
Nay
Jan. 10, 2007 HR 2 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House
(315 - 116)
Nay

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 31, 2006 SB 1675 Renewable Diesel Fuel Requirements Bill Failed - House
(33 - 40)
Nay
Aug. 31, 2006 AB 32 Greenhouse Gases Emission Limits Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(47 - 32)
Nay
Aug. 30, 2006 SB 1414 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies Bill Passed - House
(41 - 37)
Nay
Aug. 30, 2006 AB 1953 Amount of Lead in Plumbing Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(42 - 36)
Nay
June 29, 2006 SB 1 Solar Energy Bill Passed - House
(49 - 19)
Did Not Vote
May 31, 2006 AB 1899 Flood Assessment Requirements for Building Bill Passed - House
(42 - 35)
Nay
May 30, 2006 AB 1970 Energy Conservation Bill Bill Passed - House
(44 - 35)
Nay
May 25, 2006 AB 2122 Shareholder Distribution Restrictions Bill Passed - House
(48 - 32)
Nay
May 15, 2006 AB 2496 Water Conservation: Low-Flush Water Closet Bill Passed - House
(51 - 26)
Did Not Vote

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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