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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. 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

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 15, 2024 National HR 1797 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (378 - 34)
May 15, 2024 National HR 3950 Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act Bill Passed - House (388 - 24)
May 15, 2024 National HR 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act Bill Passed - House (334 - 79)
May 15, 2024 National HR 4510 National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act (NTIA) of 2023 Bill Passed - House (374 - 36)
May 15, 2024 National HR 7581 Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act Bill Passed - House (356 - 55)
May 8, 2024 National HR 8289 Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II Bill Passed - House (385 - 24)
April 29, 2024 National HR 4755 Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act Bill Passed - House (354 - 36)
April 20, 2024 National HR 8038 21st Century Peace through Strength Act Bill Passed - House (360 - 58)
April 17, 2024 National HR 4639 Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 199)
April 16, 2024 National HR 6603 No Technology for Terror Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 19)
April 12, 2024 National HR 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Bill Passed - House (273 - 147)
March 20, 2024 National HR 7520 Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (414 - 0)
March 13, 2024 National HR 7521 Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Bill Passed - House (352 - 65)
March 11, 2024 National HR 1752 Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (E-BRIDGE Act) Bill Passed - House (375 - 20)
Sept. 22, 2022 National HR 5768 Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (250 - 178)
Sept. 13, 2022 National HR 5315 Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 110)
Feb. 4, 2022 National HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 210)
Nov. 5, 2021 National HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (228 - 206)
July 1, 2021 National HR 3684 INVEST in America Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 201)
Oct. 2, 2020 National H Res 1154 Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes Bill Passed - House (371 - 18)
Dec. 4, 2019 National S 151 Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act Bill Passed - House (417 - 3)
April 10, 2019 National HR 1644 Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (232 - 190)
Feb. 27, 2018 National HR 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (388 - 25)
March 28, 2017 National S J Res 34 Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and other Telecommunications Services Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 205)
July 7, 2016 National HR 4361 Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 Bill Passed - House (241 - 181)
April 15, 2016 National HR 2666 No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act Bill Passed - House (241 - 173)
May 21, 2015 National HR 2262 Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (284 - 133)
July 16, 2014 National H Amdt 1093 Prohibits Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from Preventing States from Implementing Broadband Internet Access Service Laws Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 200)
June 19, 2014 National H Amdt 935 Prohibits a Federal Employee from Requesting Foreign Intelligence Information in Relation to a US Citizen Amendment Adopted - House (293 - 123)
June 10, 2014 National H Amdt 815 Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Acquire Traffic Cameras Amendment Adopted - House (255 - 171)
May 22, 2014 National HR 3361 USA FREEDOM Act Bill Passed - House (303 - 121)
Feb. 25, 2014 National HR 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act Bill Passed - House (295 - 114)
Jan. 13, 2014 National HR 3811 Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014 Bill Passed - House (291 - 122)
Dec. 5, 2013 National H Amdt 521 Authorizes Judicial Discretion in Awarding Legal Fees in Patent Lawsuits Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 213)
Dec. 5, 2013 National H Amdt 524 Limits Covered Customers to Businesses With Less Than $25 Million in Revenue Amendment Rejected - House (144 - 266)
Dec. 5, 2013 National HR 3309 Innovation Act Bill Passed - House (325 - 91)
Nov. 20, 2013 National H Amdt 498 Specifies That Certain Fees Do Not Limit the Right to Petition Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 222)
Nov. 20, 2013 National H Amdt 499 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to Require Certain Findings for Categorical Exclusions Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 228)
Nov. 20, 2013 National H Amdt 504 Appropriates $10 Million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 226)
Nov. 20, 2013 National H Amdt 503 Requires a Report on the Effect of Flooding on Oil and Gas Facilities Amendment Rejected - House (202 - 221)
Nov. 20, 2013 National HR 1965 Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act Bill Passed - House (228 - 192)
July 24, 2013 National H Amdt 413 Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOT Act Amendment Rejected - House (205 - 217)
April 18, 2013 National HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House (288 - 127)
Nov. 30, 2012 National HR 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House (245 - 139)
Sept. 20, 2012 National HR 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Bill Failed - House (257 - 158)
Sept. 12, 2012 National HR 5949 FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House (301 - 118)
April 26, 2012 National HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House (248 - 168)
Nov. 3, 2011 National H Amdt 853 Requires Crowdfunding Intermediaries to Disclose Methods of Compensation to Investors Amendment Rejected - House (189 - 234)
April 8, 2011 National H J Res 37 Disapproving FCC Rules Concerning Internet Providers Joint Resolution Passed - House (240 - 179)
Nov. 18, 2010 National HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 152)
May 28, 2010 National HR 5116 Science and Technology Funding Bill Passed - House (262 - 150)
May 19, 2010 National HR 5325 Science and Technology Funding Bill Failed - House (261 - 148)
May 6, 2010 National HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies Bill Failed - House (268 - 147)
July 9, 2008 National HR 5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act Bill Passed - House (286 - 137)
June 20, 2008 National HR 6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Bill Passed - House (293 - 129)
March 14, 2008 National HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197)
Nov. 15, 2007 National HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act Bill Passed - House (227 - 189)
Oct. 16, 2007 National HR 2102 Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines Bill Passed - House (398 - 21)
Aug. 4, 2007 National S 1927 Foreign Intelligence Acquisition Bill Passed - House (227 - 183)
Sept. 28, 2006 National HR 5825 Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 191)
July 27, 2006 National HR 4157 Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (270 - 148)
July 11, 2006 National H Amdt 1179 Online Gambling Ban Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (114 - 297)
July 11, 2006 National HR 4411 Internet Gambling Bill Bill Passed - House (317 - 93)
June 8, 2006 National HR 5252 COPE Bill of 2006 Bill Passed - House (321 - 101)
March 7, 2006 National S 2271 PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill Bill Passed - House (280 - 138)
Nov. 2, 2005 National HR 1606 Online Freedom of Speech Act Bill Failed - House (225 - 182)
March 11, 2004 National HR 3717 FCC Indecency Penalties Bill Bill Passed - House (391 - 22)
Nov. 22, 2003 National S 877 Reduction of SPAM bill Bill Passed - House (392 - 5)
Sept. 25, 2003 National HR 3161 Do-Not-Call-Registry bill Bill Passed - House (412 - 8)
June 10, 2003 National HR 2143 Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act Bill Passed - House (319 - 104)
April 10, 2003 National S 151 Enhance AMBER Alert bill Conference Report Adopted - House (400 - 25)
Oct. 10, 2002 National HR 3295 Help America Vote Act of 2002 Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48)
Oct. 24, 2001 National HR 3162 USA Patriot Act of 2001 Bill Passed - House (357 - 66)
May 10, 2000 National HR 3709 Regarding Internet Taxation Bill Passed - House (352 - 75)
Sept. 8, 1999 National H Amdt 423 International Space Station Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (121 - 298)
May 19, 1999 National HR 1654 NASA Authorization bill Bill Passed - House (259 - 168)
Feb. 1, 1996 National S 652 Telecommunications Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (414 - 16)
Nov. 22, 1993 National H Amdt 416 Penny Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993 Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 219)
June 23, 1993 National H Amdt 134 Space Station Termination Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (215 - 216)
May 19, 1993 National HR 820 National Competitiveness Act of 1993 Bill Passed - House (243 - 167)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/15 HR 1797 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (378 - 34)
5/15 HR 3950 Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act Bill Passed - House (388 - 24)
5/15 HR 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act Bill Passed - House (334 - 79)
5/15 HR 4510 National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act (NTIA) of 2023 Bill Passed - House (374 - 36)
5/15 HR 7581 Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act Bill Passed - House (356 - 55)
5/08 HR 8289 Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II Bill Passed - House (385 - 24)
4/29 HR 4755 Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act Bill Passed - House (354 - 36)
4/20 HR 8038 21st Century Peace through Strength Act Bill Passed - House (360 - 58)
4/17 HR 4639 Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 199)
4/16 HR 6603 No Technology for Terror Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 19)
4/12 HR 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Bill Passed - House (273 - 147)
3/20 HR 7520 Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (414 - 0)
3/13 HR 7521 Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Bill Passed - House (352 - 65)
3/11 HR 1752 Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (E-BRIDGE Act) Bill Passed - House (375 - 20)
9/22 HR 5768 Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (250 - 178)
9/13 HR 5315 Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 110)
2/04 HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 210)
11/05 HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (228 - 206)
7/01 HR 3684 INVEST in America Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 201)
10/02 H Res 1154 Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes Bill Passed - House (371 - 18)
12/04 S 151 Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act Bill Passed - House (417 - 3)
4/10 HR 1644 Save the Internet Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (232 - 190)
2/27 HR 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (388 - 25)
3/28 S J Res 34 Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and other Telecommunications Services Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 205)
7/07 HR 4361 Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 Bill Passed - House (241 - 181)
4/15 HR 2666 No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act Bill Passed - House (241 - 173)
5/21 HR 2262 Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (284 - 133)
7/16 H Amdt 1093 Prohibits Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from Preventing States from Implementing Broadband Internet Access Service Laws Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 200)
6/19 H Amdt 935 Prohibits a Federal Employee from Requesting Foreign Intelligence Information in Relation to a US Citizen Amendment Adopted - House (293 - 123)
6/10 H Amdt 815 Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Acquire Traffic Cameras Amendment Adopted - House (255 - 171)
5/22 HR 3361 USA FREEDOM Act Bill Passed - House (303 - 121)
2/25 HR 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act Bill Passed - House (295 - 114)
1/13 HR 3811 Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014 Bill Passed - House (291 - 122)
12/05 H Amdt 521 Authorizes Judicial Discretion in Awarding Legal Fees in Patent Lawsuits Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 213)
12/05 H Amdt 524 Limits Covered Customers to Businesses With Less Than $25 Million in Revenue Amendment Rejected - House (144 - 266)
12/05 HR 3309 Innovation Act Bill Passed - House (325 - 91)
11/20 H Amdt 498 Specifies That Certain Fees Do Not Limit the Right to Petition Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 222)
11/20 H Amdt 499 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to Require Certain Findings for Categorical Exclusions Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 228)
11/20 H Amdt 504 Appropriates $10 Million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 226)
11/20 H Amdt 503 Requires a Report on the Effect of Flooding on Oil and Gas Facilities Amendment Rejected - House (202 - 221)
11/20 HR 1965 Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act Bill Passed - House (228 - 192)
7/24 H Amdt 413 Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOT Act Amendment Rejected - House (205 - 217)
4/18 HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House (288 - 127)
11/30 HR 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House (245 - 139)
9/20 HR 6429 STEM Jobs Act of 2012 Bill Failed - House (257 - 158)
9/12 HR 5949 FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House (301 - 118)
4/26 HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House (248 - 168)
11/03 H Amdt 853 Requires Crowdfunding Intermediaries to Disclose Methods of Compensation to Investors Amendment Rejected - House (189 - 234)
4/08 H J Res 37 Disapproving FCC Rules Concerning Internet Providers Joint Resolution Passed - House (240 - 179)
11/18 HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 152)
5/28 HR 5116 Science and Technology Funding Bill Passed - House (262 - 150)
5/19 HR 5325 Science and Technology Funding Bill Failed - House (261 - 148)
5/06 HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies Bill Failed - House (268 - 147)
7/09 HR 5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act Bill Passed - House (286 - 137)
6/20 HR 6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Bill Passed - House (293 - 129)
3/14 HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197)
11/15 HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act Bill Passed - House (227 - 189)
10/16 HR 2102 Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines Bill Passed - House (398 - 21)
8/04 S 1927 Foreign Intelligence Acquisition Bill Passed - House (227 - 183)
9/28 HR 5825 Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 191)
7/27 HR 4157 Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (270 - 148)
7/11 H Amdt 1179 Online Gambling Ban Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (114 - 297)
7/11 HR 4411 Internet Gambling Bill Bill Passed - House (317 - 93)
6/08 HR 5252 COPE Bill of 2006 Bill Passed - House (321 - 101)
3/07 S 2271 PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill Bill Passed - House (280 - 138)
11/02 HR 1606 Online Freedom of Speech Act Bill Failed - House (225 - 182)
3/11 HR 3717 FCC Indecency Penalties Bill Bill Passed - House (391 - 22)
11/22 S 877 Reduction of SPAM bill Bill Passed - House (392 - 5)
9/25 HR 3161 Do-Not-Call-Registry bill Bill Passed - House (412 - 8)
6/10 HR 2143 Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act Bill Passed - House (319 - 104)
4/10 S 151 Enhance AMBER Alert bill Conference Report Adopted - House (400 - 25)
10/10 HR 3295 Help America Vote Act of 2002 Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48)
10/24 HR 3162 USA Patriot Act of 2001 Bill Passed - House (357 - 66)
5/10 HR 3709 Regarding Internet Taxation Bill Passed - House (352 - 75)
9/08 H Amdt 423 International Space Station Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (121 - 298)
5/19 HR 1654 NASA Authorization bill Bill Passed - House (259 - 168)
2/01 S 652 Telecommunications Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (414 - 16)
11/22 H Amdt 416 Penny Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993 Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 219)
6/23 H Amdt 134 Space Station Termination Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (215 - 216)
5/19 HR 820 National Competitiveness Act of 1993 Bill Passed - House (243 - 167)

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