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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
June 6, 2013 HR 2217 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014 Bill Passed - House
(245 - 182)
Nay
June 6, 2013 H Amdt 136 Prohibit the Use of Funds to Finalize, Implement, Administer, or Enforce the "Morton Memos" Amendment Adopted - House
(224 - 201)
Nay
June 5, 2013 H Amdt 121 Delays National Flood Insurance Premiums Increases Amendment Adopted - House
(281 - 146)
Yea
May 23, 2013 HR 1911 Smarter Solutions for Students Act Bill Passed - House
(221 - 198)
Nay
May 22, 2013 H Amdt 66 Requires that a Finding be Added to the Bill That the State Department's Scientific and Environmental Findings That the Keystone XL Pipeline is a Safe and Environmentally Sound Project Amendment Adopted - House
(246 - 168)
Nay
May 22, 2013 H Amdt 71 Repeals Requirement that 1 Specifically Named Company to Never Receive Oversight Through the Permit Process in Perpetuity and Authorizes a Construction Permit Fast-Track Amendment Rejected - House
(182 - 234)
Yea
May 22, 2013 H Amdt 69 Requires Threat Assessment of Pipeline Vulnerabilities to a Terrorist Attack Amendment Rejected - House
(176 - 239)
Yea
May 22, 2013 HR 3 Northern Route Approval Act Bill Passed - House
(241 - 175)
Nay
May 22, 2013 H Amdt 72 Increases Time to File a Claim Under the Northern Route Approval Act from 60 Days to 1 Year Amendment Rejected - House
(182 - 234)
Yea
May 22, 2013 H Amdt 75 Requires All Oil and Refined Fuels Transported Through the Keystone XL Pipeline to be Used Only in The United States Amendment Rejected - House
(162 - 255)
Yea
May 22, 2013 H Amdt 67 Requires That a Finding be Added to the Bill That "Reliance on Oil Sands Crudes for Transportation Fuels Would Likely Result in an Increase in Incremental Greehouse Gas Emissions" Amendment Rejected - House
(146 - 269)
Yea
May 17, 2013 HR 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Bill Passed - House
(235 - 161)
Nay
May 16, 2013 HR 45 Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care-Related Provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Bill Passed - House
(229 - 195)
Nay
May 9, 2013 HR 807 Full Faith and Credit Act Bill Passed - House
(221 - 207)
Nay
May 8, 2013 HR 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(223 - 204)
Nay
April 18, 2013 HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House
(288 - 127)
Yea
April 15, 2013 HR 249 Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 Bill Failed - House
(250 - 159)
Yea
April 12, 2013 HR 1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Bill Passed - House
(219 - 209)
Nay
March 21, 2013 HR 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(318 - 109)
Yea
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)
Nay
March 15, 2013 HR 803 SKILLS Act Bill Passed - House
(215 - 202)
Nay
March 13, 2013 HR 890 Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(246 - 181)
Nay
March 6, 2013 HR 933 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(267 - 151)
Yea
Feb. 28, 2013 S 47 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(286 - 138)
Yea
Feb. 28, 2013 H Amdt 23 Reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act Amendment Rejected - House
(166 - 257)
Yea
Feb. 15, 2013 HR 273 Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees Bill Passed - House
(261 - 154)
Yea
Jan. 23, 2013 HR 325 To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(285 - 144)
Yea
Jan. 15, 2013 HR 152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(241 - 180)
Yea
Jan. 15, 2013 H Amdt 4 Offsets Cost of Disaster Relief Appropriations Through Discretionary Budget Cuts Amendment Rejected - House
(162 - 258)
Nay

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 31, 2012 SB 1234 Establishes Retirement Program for Private Sector Employees Bill Passed - House
(48 - 29)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2012 AB 1313 Requires Overtime Wages for Agricultural Workers Concurrence Vote Failed - House
(35 - 33)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2012 AB 889 Establishes Work Condition Requirements for Domestic Work Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(45 - 30)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2012 AB 2189 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Individuals Ineligible for a Social Security Number Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 21)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2012 AB 1478 Appropriates Funds for State Parks for 2 Years Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 20)
Yea
Aug. 29, 2012 AB 2346 Authorizes Farm Workers to Sue Employers for Health or Safety Violations Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(42 - 33)
Yea
Aug. 29, 2012 AB 2132 Encourages State Universities to Include Public Service in Tenure Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(51 - 27)
Yea
Aug. 29, 2012 ACA 10 Limits Citizen-led Initiatives to Amend the State Constitution Amendment Rejected - House
(41 - 30)
Did Not Vote
Aug. 28, 2012 SB 1172 Prohibits Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House
(52 - 22)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 472 Authorizes Immunity for Reporting Drug Overdoses Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 24)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 2327 Increases Penalties for the Misuse of Funds by Charitable Organizations Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(62 - 18)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 SB 1476 Authorizes Courts to Designate More than 2 Individuals as Parents of a Child Bill Passed - House
(52 - 27)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 1640 Expands Cash Assistance Programs for Pregnant Teenagers Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(54 - 26)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 2348 Authorizes Registered Nurses to Dispense Contraceptives Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(46 - 28)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 2109 Requires Parents to Obtain a Waiver for Unvaccinated Children Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(51 - 29)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 1436 Authorizes Same-Day Voter Registration Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(50 - 29)
Yea
Aug. 24, 2012 AB 1081 Prohibits Excessive Detention of Undocumented Immigrants Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(48 - 26)
Yea
Aug. 22, 2012 SB 1221 Prohibits the Use of Dogs to Hunt Bears or Bobcats Bill Passed - House
(46 - 30)
Yea
Aug. 22, 2012 ACR 161 Establishes September as "Food Literacy Awareness Month" Resolution Passed - House
(53 - 21)
Yea
Aug. 16, 2012 SB 9 Sentence Reconsideration for Juvenile Offenders Bill Passed - House
(41 - 34)
Yea
Aug. 13, 2012 AB 1500 Corporate Tax Rates and Middle Class Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - House
(54 - 25)
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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