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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
March 15, 2013 HR 803 SKILLS Act Bill Passed - House
(215 - 202)
Yea
March 13, 2013 HR 890 Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(246 - 181)
Yea

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 31, 2012 SB 1234 Establishes Retirement Program for Private Sector Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(25 - 13)
Nay
Aug. 22, 2012 AB 1640 Expands Cash Assistance Programs for Pregnant Teenagers Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 12)
Nay
June 15, 2012 AB 1464 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 16)
Nay
Aug. 31, 2011 AB 6 Repeals Fingerprinting Requirement for CalFresh Benefits Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 11)
Nay
Aug. 29, 2008 SB 840 California Universal Healthcare Agency Bill Passed - House
(44 - 32)
Nay
Aug. 29, 2008 AB 1107 Drought-Related Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(60 - 18)
Nay
May 28, 2008 AB 2368 CalWORKs Eligibility Bill Passed - House
(46 - 33)
Nay
May 27, 2008 AB 1996 Food Stamps for Convicted Drug Felons Bill Passed - House
(42 - 35)
Nay
June 7, 2007 AB 8 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House
(47 - 32)
Nay
May 31, 2006 AB 3029 CalWorks and Food Stamp Program Bill Passed - House
(49 - 31)
Nay
May 31, 2006 AB 2378 Affordable Housing Bill Bill Passed - House
(49 - 27)
Nay
May 31, 2006 AB 2205 Food Stamp Eligibility for Medi-Cal Recipients Bill Passed - House
(48 - 32)
Nay
May 15, 2006 AB 813 Medi-Cal: Emergency Drug Benefits Bill Passed - House
(66 - 5)
Nay
May 5, 2006 SB 1689 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House
(54 - 16)
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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