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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
July 15, 2022 National HR 8297 Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (223 - 205)
July 15, 2022 National HR 8351 Formula Act Bill Passed - House (421 - 2)
July 14, 2022 National HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Bill Passed - House (329 - 101)
July 13, 2022 National S 3373 Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (342 - 88)
July 13, 2022 National HR 6538 Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (260 - 169)
June 24, 2022 National S 2938 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (234 - 193)
June 23, 2022 National HR 4176 LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 201)
June 16, 2022 National HR 7606 Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (221 - 204)
June 15, 2022 National HR 2543 Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 207)
June 14, 2022 National HR 2773 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (231 - 190)
June 9, 2022 National HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 202)
June 8, 2022 National HR 7910 Protecting Our Kids Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 204)
May 19, 2022 National HR 7688 Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
May 18, 2022 National HR 7791 Access to Baby Formula Act Bill Passed - House (414 - 9)
May 18, 2022 National HR 350 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 203)
May 18, 2022 National HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
May 13, 2022 National HR 5129 Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (246 - 169)
May 11, 2022 National HR 7081 Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (362 - 56)
May 11, 2022 National HR 2499 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (288 - 131)
May 10, 2022 National HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - House (368 - 57)
April 28, 2022 National S 3522 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
April 7, 2022 National HR 3807 Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (223 - 203)
April 6, 2022 National H Res 1037 Recommending that the House of Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. Resolution Passed - House (220 - 203)
April 4, 2022 National HR 1916 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Bill Passed - House (310 - 110)
April 4, 2022 National HR 5657 Medical Marijuana Research Act Bill Passed - House (343 - 75)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/15 HR 8297 Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (223 - 205)
7/15 HR 8351 Formula Act Bill Passed - House (421 - 2)
7/14 HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Bill Passed - House (329 - 101)
7/13 S 3373 Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (342 - 88)
7/13 HR 6538 Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (260 - 169)
6/24 S 2938 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (234 - 193)
6/23 HR 4176 LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act Bill Passed - House (220 - 201)
6/16 HR 7606 Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (221 - 204)
6/15 HR 2543 Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 207)
6/14 HR 2773 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (231 - 190)
6/09 HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 202)
6/08 HR 7910 Protecting Our Kids Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 204)
5/19 HR 7688 Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
5/18 HR 7791 Access to Baby Formula Act Bill Passed - House (414 - 9)
5/18 HR 350 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 203)
5/18 HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
5/13 HR 5129 Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (246 - 169)
5/11 HR 7081 Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (362 - 56)
5/11 HR 2499 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (288 - 131)
5/10 HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - House (368 - 57)
4/28 S 3522 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
4/07 HR 3807 Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (223 - 203)
4/06 H Res 1037 Recommending that the House of Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. Resolution Passed - House (220 - 203)
4/04 HR 1916 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Bill Passed - House (310 - 110)
4/04 HR 5657 Medical Marijuana Research Act Bill Passed - House (343 - 75)

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