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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:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | National | S J Res 199 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)" | Motion Rejected - Senate (47 - 52) |
| July 13, 2026 | National | HR 8897 | Improving Travel for American Families Act | Bill Passed - House (398 - 12) |
| June 29, 2026 | National | HR 7757 | Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act | Bill Passed - House (267 - 117) |
| June 3, 2026 | National | HR 7726 | Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 207) |
| Dec. 17, 2025 | National | HR 3492 | Protect Children's Innocence Act | Bill Passed - House (216 - 211) |
| Dec. 16, 2025 | National | HR 4371 | To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children | Bill Passed - House (225 - 201) |
| Dec. 15, 2025 | National | S 284 | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act | Bill Passed - House (370 - 22) |
| Dec. 4, 2025 | National | HR 1069 | Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings (PROTECT) Our Kids Act | Bill Passed - House (247 - 164) |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | National | HR 5348 | Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 | Bill Passed - House (386 - 0) |
| Sept. 16, 2025 | National | HR 5140 | To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age. | Bill Passed - House (225 - 203) |
| April 29, 2025 | National | HR 1442 | Youth Poisoning Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 42) |
| March 3, 2025 | National | S 9 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 45) |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | National | HR 28 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act | Bill Passed - House (218 - 206) |
| Dec. 18, 2024 | National | S 1351 | Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act | Bill Passed - House (373 - 33) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | S 1146 | Find and Protect Foster Youth Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 7) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | HR 9076 | Supporting America's Children and Families Act | Bill Passed - House (405 - 10) |
| July 30, 2024 | National | S 2073 | Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (91 - 3) |
| July 25, 2024 | National | S 2073 | Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 1) |
| May 15, 2024 | National | HR 4310 | Youth Poisoning Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (376 - 33) |
| May 15, 2024 | National | HR 6960 | Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act | Bill Passed - House (399 - 13) |
| March 24, 2023 | National | HR 5 | Parents Bill of Rights Act | Bill Passed - House (213 - 208) |
| Dec. 2, 2022 | National | HR 8876 | Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (390 - 26) |
| July 15, 2022 | National | HR 8351 | Formula Act | Bill Passed - House (421 - 2) |
| June 8, 2022 | National | HR 7910 | Protecting Our Kids Act | Bill Passed - House (223 - 204) |
| May 18, 2022 | National | HR 7790 | Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 192) |