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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 2, 2026 IA SJR 11 Amends the State Constitution to Require a Super-Majority for Certain Tax Changes Joint Resolution Passed - House (57 - 21)
May 2, 2026 IA HF 2800 Establishes Various Regulations for State and Local Government and Finances Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
May 1, 2026 CT SB 397 Authorizes Residents to Sue Federal Law Enforcement in State Court Bill Passed - House (91 - 53)
April 27, 2026 National HR 7959 IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (346 - 10)
April 27, 2026 CA AB 2691 Prohibits Individuals Convicted of Sexual Assault or Human Trafficking from Running for Public Office Bill Passed - House (67 - 0)
April 23, 2026 TN SB 2473 Amends the Governance Structure for Certain Airports (73 - 21)
April 23, 2026 CT HB 5001 Establishes No-Excuse Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (101 - 49)
April 22, 2026 AK HB 262 Expands the Number of Superior Court Judges in the Third Judicial District Bill Passed - House (37 - 0)
April 22, 2026 National H Res 1182 Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities Bill Passed - House (220 - 196)
April 16, 2026 National HR 6409 Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 208)
April 16, 2026 CA AB 1652 Prohibits the Use of Non-Disclousure Agreements While Holding Office Bill Passed - House (68 - 0)
April 16, 2026 National HR 6398 Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act Bill Passed - House (222 - 205)
April 15, 2026 OK SJR 47 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Requires Proof of Identification for Voting Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
April 15, 2026 OK SJR 47 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Requires Proof of Identification for Voting Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
April 14, 2026 MI HB 4765 Requires Proof of Citizenship When Registering to Vote Bill Passed - House (58 - 46)
April 13, 2026 TN SB 1603 Requires Legislative Approval Before Rescheduling or Removing Marijuana as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - House (73 - 22)
April 10, 2026 MD SB 933 Repeals and Amends the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Related to Temporary Appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities Bill Passed - House (134 - 0)
April 10, 2026 MD SB 933 Repeals and Amends the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Related to Temporary Appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities Bill Passed - House (134 - 0)
April 8, 2026 MD SB 848 Amends Municipal Election Requirements and Authorizes Municipalities to Use Ranked-Choice Voting Bill Passed - House (135 - 0)
April 8, 2026 IL HB 4339 Requires High Schools to Offer Eligible Students the Ability to Register to Vote Bill Passed - House (77 - 24)
March 30, 2026 TN HB 1971 Repeals Individuals' Ability to Sue the State for Claims of Unconstitutional Laws in Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (56 - 38)
March 27, 2026 National HR 7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (247 - 164)
March 26, 2026 ID H 561 Restricts Flags Authorized to be Flown on Government Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 8)
March 26, 2026 National H Res 1128 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security Resolution Passed - House (225 - 187)
March 25, 2026 ID S 1322 Requires Voters' Information to be Verified Prior to Voting When Signing an Affidavit in Lieu of Providing Identification Bill Passed - House (67 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/02 SJR 11 Amends the State Constitution to Require a Super-Majority for Certain Tax Changes Joint Resolution Passed - House (57 - 21)
5/02 HF 2800 Establishes Various Regulations for State and Local Government and Finances Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
5/01 SB 397 Authorizes Residents to Sue Federal Law Enforcement in State Court Bill Passed - House (91 - 53)
4/27 HR 7959 IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act Bill Passed - House (346 - 10)
4/27 AB 2691 Prohibits Individuals Convicted of Sexual Assault or Human Trafficking from Running for Public Office Bill Passed - House (67 - 0)
4/23 SB 2473 Amends the Governance Structure for Certain Airports (73 - 21)
4/23 HB 5001 Establishes No-Excuse Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (101 - 49)
4/22 HB 262 Expands the Number of Superior Court Judges in the Third Judicial District Bill Passed - House (37 - 0)
4/22 H Res 1182 Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities Bill Passed - House (220 - 196)
4/16 HR 6409 Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 208)
4/16 AB 1652 Prohibits the Use of Non-Disclousure Agreements While Holding Office Bill Passed - House (68 - 0)
4/16 HR 6398 Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act Bill Passed - House (222 - 205)
4/15 SJR 47 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Requires Proof of Identification for Voting Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
4/15 SJR 47 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Requires Proof of Identification for Voting Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
4/14 HB 4765 Requires Proof of Citizenship When Registering to Vote Bill Passed - House (58 - 46)
4/13 SB 1603 Requires Legislative Approval Before Rescheduling or Removing Marijuana as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - House (73 - 22)
4/10 SB 933 Repeals and Amends the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Related to Temporary Appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities Bill Passed - House (134 - 0)
4/10 SB 933 Repeals and Amends the Proposed Constitutional Amendment Related to Temporary Appointments to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities Bill Passed - House (134 - 0)
4/08 SB 848 Amends Municipal Election Requirements and Authorizes Municipalities to Use Ranked-Choice Voting Bill Passed - House (135 - 0)
4/08 HB 4339 Requires High Schools to Offer Eligible Students the Ability to Register to Vote Bill Passed - House (77 - 24)
3/30 HB 1971 Repeals Individuals' Ability to Sue the State for Claims of Unconstitutional Laws in Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (56 - 38)
3/27 HR 7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (247 - 164)
3/26 H 561 Restricts Flags Authorized to be Flown on Government Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 8)
3/26 H Res 1128 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security Resolution Passed - House (225 - 187)
3/25 S 1322 Requires Voters' Information to be Verified Prior to Voting When Signing an Affidavit in Lieu of Providing Identification Bill Passed - House (67 - 0)
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