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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
March 21, 2013 H Con Res 25 Establishing the Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and Setting Forth Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2015 Through 2023 Joint Resolution Passed - House
(221 - 207)
Yea
March 13, 2013 HR 890 Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(246 - 181)
Yea
Jan. 15, 2013 HR 152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(241 - 180)
Nay

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
July 6, 2012 SB 1029 Authorizes the Sale of State Bonds for a High-Speed Rail Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(21 - 16)
Nay
July 5, 2012 AB 1081 Prohibits Excessive Detention of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 13)
Nay
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 922 Project Labor Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(24 - 14)
Nay
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 51 Compliance with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(25 - 16)
Did Not Vote
Sept. 6, 2011 AB 1236 Prohibits Requirement of Electronic Employment Verification Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 14)
Nay
Aug. 29, 2011 AB 46 Small City Disincorporation Bill Failed - Senate
(13 - 17)
Nay
July 14, 2011 AB 459 National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 15)
Nay
May 31, 2011 SB 469 Requirements for Expansion by Large Retailers Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Nay
June 23, 2008 SB 606 'No Child Left Behind' Implementation Bill Passed - House
(54 - 24)
Nay
June 9, 2008 SB 606 'No Child Left Behind' Implementation Bill Failed - House
(49 - 26)
Nay
May 28, 2008 AB 1991 Development on Half Moon Bay Bill Passed - House
(46 - 18)
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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