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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Nov. 13, 2024 MI HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
Nov. 13, 2024 MI HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
Oct. 21, 2024 PA HB 1509 Authorizes Various Criminal Sentencing Regulations and Parole Guideline Reforms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 89)
Oct. 9, 2024 PA HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
Oct. 9, 2024 PA HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
Sept. 25, 2024 MI SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Sept. 18, 2024 National HR 7909 Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Bill Passed - House (266 - 158)
Sept. 17, 2024 National S 2861 Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 87)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 9)
July 11, 2024 National H J Res 165 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance". Joint Resolution Passed - House (210 - 205)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 300 Requires Pregnancy Centers in the State of Delaware to Provide Notice if the Center is not Licensed Bill Passed - House (23 - 15)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5171 Authorizes Mental Health Screenings for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5167 Requires the Department of Human Services Authorize Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (101 - 8)
June 26, 2024 MI HB 5168 Authorizes Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access to Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (89 - 20)
June 25, 2024 PA HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
June 4, 2024 PA HB 851 Appropriates Funding for Public Schools to Distribute Menstrual Hygiene Products Free to Students Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35)
May 21, 2024 IL HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
April 17, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
April 17, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
April 16, 2024 IL HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
April 10, 2024 ME LD 227 Establishes State Protections for Abortion, In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Gender-Affirming Health Care "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (80 - 70)
March 14, 2024 OK HB 3013 Prohibits the Use of Certain IVF Medications and Drugs Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
March 14, 2024 OK HB 3013 Prohibits the Use of Certain IVF Medications and Drugs Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
March 12, 2024 OK HB 3329 Requires Menstrual Products be Available for 6-12 Grade Students in Public and Private Schools Bill Passed - House (55 - 35)
March 7, 2024 IA HF 2575 Increases Penalties for Intentionally or Unintentionally Ending a Pregnancy Without Consent Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
March 6, 2024 WV SB 601 Establishes the West Virginia Women's Bill of Right's Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
March 5, 2024 National HR 3838 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
March 5, 2024 National HR 3838 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2024 VA SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD SB 170 Appropriates $5.75 Million to the Department of Corrections to Expand Health Care Services at the Pierre Women's Prison Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
Feb. 27, 2024 VA SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
Feb. 26, 2024 IA SF 2096 Repeals Gender Balance Requirements on Iowa's Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
Feb. 21, 2024 OR HB 4146 Prohibits Revenge Porn and Increases Penalties Bill Passed - House (54 - 0)
Feb. 7, 2024 ID H 421 Amends Existing Law to Define Terms and Revise Definitions for "Sex"and "Gender" Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
Feb. 1, 2024 VA HB 110 Repeals the State Prohibition on For-Profit Surrogacy Brokers Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Feb. 1, 2024 VA HB 110 Repeals the State Prohibition on For-Profit Surrogacy Brokers Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Jan. 31, 2024 MS HB 539 Expands Eligibility for Ambulatory Prenatal Care Bill Passed - House (117 - 5)
Jan. 18, 2024 National HR 6914 Pregnant Students' Rights Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 207)
Jan. 18, 2024 National HR 6918 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act Bill Passed - House (214 - 208)
Jan. 11, 2024 VT H 27 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include "Coercive and Controlling Behavior" Bill Passed - House (106 - 31)
Jan. 10, 2024 MA H 4241 Prohibits Revenge Porn and Increases Penalties Bill Passed - House (151 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/13 HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
11/13 HB 5013 Requires Health Insurance Policies to Cover 12-Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (57 - 52)
10/21 HB 1509 Authorizes Various Criminal Sentencing Regulations and Parole Guideline Reforms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 89)
10/09 HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
10/09 HB 2127 Expands Screening and Support Care for Postpartum Depression Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 3)
9/25 SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
9/18 HR 7909 Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Bill Passed - House (266 - 158)
9/17 S 2861 Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 87)
8/29 AB 2319 Establishes the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 9)
7/11 H J Res 165 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance". Joint Resolution Passed - House (210 - 205)
6/30 SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
6/30 SB 300 Requires Pregnancy Centers in the State of Delaware to Provide Notice if the Center is not Licensed Bill Passed - House (23 - 15)
6/26 SB 214 Authorizes Human Trafficking Victims to Expunge Certain Records Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
6/26 HB 5171 Authorizes Mental Health Screenings for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - House (97 - 12)
6/26 HB 5167 Requires the Department of Human Services Authorize Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (101 - 8)
6/26 HB 5168 Authorizes Pregnant or Postpartum Medicaid Recipients Access to Blood Pressure Monitors Bill Passed - House (89 - 20)
6/25 HB 1140 Requires Insurance Programs to Provide Coverage for Contraception Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
6/04 HB 851 Appropriates Funding for Public Schools to Distribute Menstrual Hygiene Products Free to Students Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
5/25 HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 35)
5/21 HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
4/18 HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
4/17 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
4/17 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
4/16 HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
4/10 LD 227 Establishes State Protections for Abortion, In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Gender-Affirming Health Care "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (80 - 70)
3/14 HB 3013 Prohibits the Use of Certain IVF Medications and Drugs Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
3/14 HB 3013 Prohibits the Use of Certain IVF Medications and Drugs Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
3/12 HB 3329 Requires Menstrual Products be Available for 6-12 Grade Students in Public and Private Schools Bill Passed - House (55 - 35)
3/07 HF 2575 Increases Penalties for Intentionally or Unintentionally Ending a Pregnancy Without Consent Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
3/06 SB 601 Establishes the West Virginia Women's Bill of Right's Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
3/05 HR 3838 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
3/05 HR 3838 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
2/27 SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
2/27 SB 170 Appropriates $5.75 Million to the Department of Corrections to Expand Health Care Services at the Pierre Women's Prison Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
2/27 SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
2/26 SF 2096 Repeals Gender Balance Requirements on Iowa's Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
2/21 HB 4146 Prohibits Revenge Porn and Increases Penalties Bill Passed - House (54 - 0)
2/07 H 421 Amends Existing Law to Define Terms and Revise Definitions for "Sex"and "Gender" Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
2/01 HB 110 Repeals the State Prohibition on For-Profit Surrogacy Brokers Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
2/01 HB 110 Repeals the State Prohibition on For-Profit Surrogacy Brokers Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
1/31 HB 539 Expands Eligibility for Ambulatory Prenatal Care Bill Passed - House (117 - 5)
1/18 HR 6914 Pregnant Students' Rights Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 207)
1/18 HR 6918 Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act Bill Passed - House (214 - 208)
1/11 H 27 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include "Coercive and Controlling Behavior" Bill Passed - House (106 - 31)
1/10 H 4241 Prohibits Revenge Porn and Increases Penalties Bill Passed - House (151 - 0)
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