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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
July 30, 2010 HR 3534 Offshore Drilling Regulations and Other Energy Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(209 - 193)
Yea
July 30, 2010 H Amdt 773 Ending Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Rigs that Meet Certain Safety Standards Amendment Adopted - House
(216 - 195)
Nay
July 30, 2010 HR 5982 Tax Law Amendments Bill Failed - House
(241 - 154)
Yea
July 28, 2010 HR 5827 Exempting Guns from an Estate for Bankruptcy Purposes Bill Passed - House
(307 - 113)
Nay
July 27, 2010 H Con Res 301 Directing the President to Remove Armed Forces from Pakistan Joint Resolution Failed - House
(38 - 372)
Nay
July 27, 2010 HR 4899 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(308 - 114)
Yea
July 22, 2010 HR 4213 Unemployment Benefits Extension Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(272 - 152)
Yea
July 21, 2010 HR 4380 Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions Bill Passed - House
(378 - 43)
Yea
July 21, 2010 HR 725 Tribal Law Enforcement Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(326 - 92)
Yea
July 15, 2010 HR 5114 Flood Insurance Program Extension Bill Passed - House
(329 - 90)
Yea
July 1, 2010 HR 4899 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(239 - 182)
Yea
July 1, 2010 HR 4899 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations Concurrence Vote Failed - House
(100 - 321)
Nay
July 1, 2010 H Res 1500 Deeming Supplemental Military Appropriations Passed and Allowing Divided Question Bill Passed - House
(215 - 210)
Yea
July 1, 2010 HR 4899 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations Concurrence Vote Failed - House
(162 - 260)
Yea
July 1, 2010 HR 5618 Unemployment Benefits Extension Bill Passed - House
(270 - 153)
Yea
June 30, 2010 HR 4173 Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System Conference Report Adopted - House
(237 - 192)
Yea
June 24, 2010 HR 5175 Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements Bill Passed - House
(219 - 206)
Yea
June 17, 2010 HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(241 - 182)
Yea
June 10, 2010 H Amdt 684 Increasing Minimum Down Payment for Federal Housing Administration Mortgages Amendment Rejected - House
(131 - 289)
Nay
June 10, 2010 H Amdt 686 Limiting Federal Housing Administration Mortgage Issuance Amendment Rejected - House
(106 - 316)
Nay
June 10, 2010 H Amdt 688 Limiting Principal Obligation Amounts of Federal Housing Administration Mortgages Amendment Rejected - House
(121 - 301)
Nay
May 28, 2010 HR 5116 Science and Technology Funding Bill Passed - House
(262 - 150)
Yea
May 28, 2010 HR 5136 2010-2011 Defense Appropriation Authorizations Bill Passed - House
(229 - 186)
Yea
May 28, 2010 HR 4213 Unemployment Benefits Extension and Tax Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(215 - 204)
Yea
May 27, 2010 H Amdt 661 Removing Funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's Alternate Engine Program Amendment Rejected - House
(193 - 231)
Yea
May 27, 2010 H Amdt 672 Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" After Military Review and Certification Amendment Adopted - House
(234 - 194)
Yea
May 19, 2010 HR 5325 Science and Technology Funding Bill Failed - House
(261 - 148)
Yea
May 6, 2010 HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies Bill Failed - House
(268 - 147)
Yea
April 27, 2010 HR 5146 Prohibiting 2010- 2011 Congressional Cost-of-Living Pay Increase Bill Passed - House
(402 - 15)
Yea
April 15, 2010 HR 4851 Unemployment Benefits Extension Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(289 - 112)
Yea

Florida Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
April 15, 2010 SB 622 Gaming Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 9)
Did Not Vote
March 25, 2010 SJR 2 Classroom Size Limitation Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - Senate
(26 - 12)
Nay
March 24, 2010 SB 6 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 17)
Nay
March 16, 2010 SCR 10 Statement of Support for a Federal Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Balanced Budget Resolution Passed - Senate
(28 - 12)
Nay
March 3, 2010 SB 1158 Prohibiting Gun Licensing Trust Fund to Budget Stabilization Fund Transfers Bill Passed - Senate
(31 - 9)
Nay
May 8, 2009 SB 788 Gambling Expansion Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(31 - 9)
Yea
May 8, 2009 SB 2600 2009-2010 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(32 - 8)
Nay
May 1, 2009 HB 1495 Property Insurance Law Modifications Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(32 - 6)
Yea
May 1, 2009 HB 479 Amendments Regarding Public Employee Retirement Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 11)
Yea
May 1, 2009 SB 360 Growth Management Deregulation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(30 - 7)
Yea
May 1, 2009 HB 903 Capping Attorney Fees in Workers' Compensation Lawsuits Motion Agreed - Senate
(22 - 16)
Nay
April 30, 2009 Amdt 626368 Liability Insurance Related to SunRail Commuter Line Motion Rejected - Senate
(17 - 23)
Yea
April 27, 2009 SB 762 Allowing Universities to Levy "Tuition Differential" Charges Bill Passed - Senate
(30 - 7)
Yea
Jan. 14, 2009 SB 2-A 2008-2009 Budget Amendments Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(27 - 13)
Nay
May 2, 2008 HB 5001 2008-2009 Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(32 - 8)
Nay
April 30, 2008 SB 2400 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Failed - Senate
(20 - 20)
Nay
April 23, 2008 SB 2692 Science Curriculum Flexibility Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 17)
Nay
April 16, 2008 SB 2860 Property Insurance Regulations Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 7)
Yea
April 9, 2008 HB 503 Firearms in Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 13)
Nay
April 9, 2008 SB 2900 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 12)
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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