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George Bush's Voting Records

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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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.

Executive Actions
Bill No. HR 2095
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/16/2008
Bill No. HR 7081
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/08/2008
Bill No. HR 1424
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/03/2008
Bill No. HR 2638
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/2008
Bill No. HR 4137
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/14/2008
Bill No. HR 4040
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/14/2008
Bill No. HR 5501
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/30/2008
Bill No. HR 3221
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/30/2008
Bill No. HR 6331
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 07/15/2008
Bill No. HR 6304
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/10/2008
Bill No. HR 2642
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/30/2008
Bill No. HR 6124
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 06/18/2008
Bill No. HR 2419
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 05/21/2008
Bill No. HR 6022
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/19/2008
Bill No. S 2739
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/08/2008
Bill No. HR 5715
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/07/2008
Bill No. HR 2082
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/08/2008
Bill No. HR 5140
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/13/2008
Bill No. HR 4986
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/28/2008
Bill No. HR 1585
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/28/2007
Bill No. HR 3996
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/26/2007
Bill No. HR 2761
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/26/2007
Bill No. HR 2764
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/26/2007
Bill No. HR 3648
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/20/2007
Bill No. HR 6
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/19/2007
Bill No. HR 3688
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/14/2007
Bill No. HR 3963
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 12/12/2007
Bill No. HR 1429
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/12/2007
Bill No. HR 3222
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/13/2007
Bill No. HR 3043
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/13/2007
Bill No. HR 1495
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 11/02/2007
Bill No. HR 976
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 10/03/2007
Bill No. HR 2669
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/27/2007
Bill No. S 1
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/14/2007
Bill No. S 1927
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/05/2007
Bill No. HR 1
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/03/2007
Bill No. HR 556
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/26/2007
Bill No. S 1701
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/18/2007
Bill No. HR 1830
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/30/2007
Bill No. S 5
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 06/20/2007
Bill No. S 214
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/14/2007
Bill No. HR 2206
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/25/2007
Bill No. HR 1591
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 05/01/2007
Bill No. HR 6061
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/26/2006
Bill No. S 3930
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/17/2006
Bill No. HR 5441
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/04/2006
Bill No. HR 4
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/17/2006
Bill No. HR 9
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/27/2006
Bill No. HR 810
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 07/19/2006
Bill No. HR 4939
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/15/2006
Bill No. HR 4297
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/17/2006
Bill No. H J Res 47
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/20/2006
Bill No. HR 3199
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/09/2006
Bill No. S 2271
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/09/2006
Bill No. S 1932
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/08/2006
Bill No. HR 1815
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/06/2006
Bill No. HR 2863
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/30/2005
Bill No. HR 3010
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/30/2005
Bill No. HR 3058
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/30/2005
Bill No. HR 2862
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/22/2005
Bill No. HR 2419
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/19/2005
Bill No. HR 3057
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/14/2005
Bill No. HR 2744
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/10/2005
Bill No. S 397
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/26/2005
Bill No. HR 2360
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/18/2005
Bill No. HR 3
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/10/2005
Bill No. HR 6
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/08/2005
Bill No. HR 2985
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/02/2005
Bill No. HR 2361
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/02/2005
Bill No. HR 3045
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/02/2005
Bill No. HR 1268
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/11/2005
Bill No. S 256
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/20/2005
Bill No. S 686
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/21/2005
Bill No. S 5
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/18/2005
Bill No. HR 4548
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/23/2004
Bill No. HR 4818
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/08/2004
Bill No. HR 1350
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/03/2004
Bill No. S 150
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/03/2004
Bill No. HR 4200
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/28/2004
Bill No. HR 4520
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/22/2004
Bill No. HR 4567
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/18/2004
Bill No. HR 1308
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/04/2004
Bill No. HR 4613
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/05/2004
Bill No. HR 2751
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/07/2004
Bill No. HR 3108
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/10/2004
Bill No. HR 1997
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2004
Bill No. HR 743
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/02/2004
Bill No. HR 2673
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/23/2004
Bill No. HR 2417
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/13/2003
Bill No. HR 2115
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/12/2003
Bill No. HR 1
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/08/2003
Bill No. S 1156
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/06/2003
Bill No. HR 1904
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/03/2003
Bill No. HR 2754
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/01/2003
Bill No. HR 1588
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/24/2003
Bill No. HR 2559
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/22/2003
Bill No. HR 2691
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/10/2003
Bill No. HR 3289
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/06/2003
Bill No. S 3
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/05/2003
Bill No. HR 2555
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/01/2003
Bill No. HR 2657
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/2003
Bill No. HR 2658
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/30/2003
Bill No. HR 3161
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/29/2003
Bill No. HR 2738
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/03/2003
Bill No. HR 2739
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/03/2003
Bill No. HR 2859
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/08/2003
Bill No. HR 2350
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/30/2003
Bill No. HR 2
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/28/2003
Bill No. HR 1298
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/27/2003
Bill No. S 151
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/30/2003
Bill No. HR 1559
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/16/2003
Bill No. H J Res 2
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/20/2003
Bill No. S 23
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/08/2003
Bill No. HR 4546
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/02/2002
Bill No. HR 5005
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/25/2002
Bill No. HR 3295
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/29/2002
Bill No. HR 5011
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/23/2002
Bill No. HR 5010
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/23/2002
Bill No. H J Res 114
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/16/2002
Bill No. HR 3009
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/06/2002
Bill No. HR 4775
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/02/2002
Bill No. HR 2646
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/13/2002
Bill No. HR 2356
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/27/2002
Bill No. HR 2506
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/10/2002
Bill No. HR 3061
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/10/2002
Bill No. HR 1
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 01/08/2002
Bill No. S 1438
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/28/2001
Bill No. HR 2944
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/21/2001
Bill No. HR 2299
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 12/18/2001
Bill No. HR 2330
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/28/2001
Bill No. HR 2500
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/28/2001
Bill No. HR 2620
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/26/2001
Bill No. S 1447
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/19/2001
Bill No. HR 2590
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/12/2001
Bill No. HR 2647
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/12/2001
Bill No. HR 2311
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/12/2001
Bill No. HR 2217
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 11/05/2001
Bill No. HR 3162
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 10/26/2001
Bill No. HR 2926
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/22/2001
Bill No. S J Res 23
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 09/18/2001
Bill No. HR 1954
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 08/03/2001
Bill No. HR 2216
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 07/24/2001
Bill No. HR 1836
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/07/2001
Bill No. S J Res 6
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/20/2001

National Key Votes
Bill No. PN 1641
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 07/10/2008
Bill No. PN 958
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 09/21/2007
Bill No. PN 2191
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 12/04/2006
Bill No. PN 1552
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 05/08/2006
Bill No. PN 1396
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 03/15/2006
Bill No. PN 1059
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 11/10/2005
Bill No. PN 801
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 09/06/2005
Bill No. PN 326
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 03/17/2005
Bill No. PN 194
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 02/14/2005
Bill No. PN 200
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 02/14/2005
Bill No. PN 201
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 02/14/2005
Bill No. PN 202
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 02/14/2005
Bill No. PN 12
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/04/2005
Bill No. PN 8
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/04/2005
Bill No. PN 884
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 09/03/2003
Bill No. PN 107
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/29/2001
Bill No. PN 96
Outcome Introduced - Senate
Date 01/20/2001
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