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Congressional Key Votes




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Key votes for 'HR 1':

02/13/2009HR 12009 Economic PackageConference Report Adopted-Senate
(60 - 38)
02/13/2009HR 12009 Economic PackageConference Report Adopted-House
(246 - 183)
02/10/2009HR 12009 Economic PackageBill Passed-Senate
(61 - 37)
02/06/2009S Amdt 538Tax Credit Substitute AmendmentMotion Rejected-Senate
(35 - 61)
02/04/2009S Amdt 279Removing the Buy American ClauseAmendment Rejected-Senate
(31 - 65)
02/03/2009S Amdt 109Hollywood Productions Tax CreditAmendment Adopted-Senate
(52 - 45)
01/28/2009HR 12009 Economic PackageBill Passed-House
(244 - 188)
08/02/2007S 1Lobbying and Donation RegulationsConcurrence Vote Passed-Senate
(83 - 14)
07/31/2007S 1Lobbying and Donation RegulationsBill Passed-House
(411 - 8)
07/27/2007HR 1Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations ActConference Report Adopted-House
(371 - 40)
07/26/2007HR 1Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations ActConference Report Adopted-Senate
(85 - 8)
05/24/2007H Amdt 1Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane RecoveryAmendment Adopted-House
(348 - 73)
01/09/2007HR 1Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations ActBill Passed-House
(299 - 128)
06/07/2006S J Res 1Same Sex Marriage ResolutionCloture Not Invoked-Senate
(49 - 48)
06/27/2003HR 1Medicare Prescription Drug billBill Passed-House
(216 - 215)
06/27/2003S 1Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit billBill Passed-Senate
(76 - 21)
12/18/2001HR 1No Child Left Behind ActConference Report Adopted-Senate
(87 - 10)
12/13/2001HR 1No Child Left Behind ActConference Report Adopted-House
(381 - 41)
05/23/2001HR 1No Child Left Behind ActBill Passed-House
(384 - 45)
03/19/1997HR 1Compensatory Time BillBill Passed-House
(222 - 210)
03/04/1997S J Res 1Balanced Budget amendmentJoint Resolution Failed-Senate
(66 - 34)
06/06/1996H J Res 1Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional AmendmentJoint Resolution Failed-Senate
(64 - 35)
01/26/1996Treaty Doc. 103-1The START II TreatyPassage-Senate
(87 - 4)
03/02/1995H J Res 1Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional AmendmentJoint Resolution Failed-Senate
(65 - 35)
01/26/1995H J Res 1Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional AmendmentJoint Resolution Passed-House
(300 - 132)
01/05/1995S Amdt 1Filibuster AmendmentAmendment Tabled-Senate
(76 - 19)
02/18/1993S Amdt 39Prohibiting Immigrants with AIDS from entering the United StatesAmendment Adopted-Senate
(76 - 23)
02/04/1993HR 1Family & Medical Leave BillBill Passed-Senate
(71 - 27)
02/03/1993HR 1Family & Medical Leave BillBill Passed-House
(265 - 163)
Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and state legislator voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. PVS uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a Legislator stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received national media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the PVS Hotline; the vote is added to the web site

Descriptions of the votes are written by PVS staff and based on information included in the Legislative Record, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc.

Key votes selected by PVS staff go through an approval process before web site posting, with political scientists of opposing viewpoints reviewing both the selection and the content. This is to ensure clarity, relevance, nonpartisanship and accuracy. After the approval process is completed, the votes are ready to go into the database and subsequently on-line.

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