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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 22, 2026 National HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
July 22, 2026 National HR 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (216 - 212)
July 21, 2026 National HR 6955 Main Street Act Bill Passed - House (270 - 155)
July 20, 2026 National HR 4541 Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act Reathorization of 2025 Bill Passed - House (394 - 6)
July 16, 2026 National HR 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic" Bill Passed - House (418 - 0)
July 13, 2026 National HR 8897 Improving Travel for American Families Act Bill Passed - House (398 - 12)
June 30, 2026 National H Con Res 108 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (189 - 235)
June 25, 2026 National HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 2)
June 23, 2026 National HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (358 - 32)
June 23, 2026 National S 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (368 - 19)
June 11, 2026 National H Res 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment. Bill Passed - House (235 - 177)
June 10, 2026 National HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 200)
June 10, 2026 National HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (240 - 181)
June 4, 2026 National H Con Res 84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (92 - 324)
June 4, 2026 National HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (213 - 210)
June 3, 2026 National H Con Res 86 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 208)
June 3, 2026 National HR 7618 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (404 - 13)
May 21, 2026 National HR 6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (235 - 179)
May 21, 2026 National HR 1329 Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act Bill Failed - House (204 - 216)
May 20, 2026 National S 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 5)
May 20, 2026 National HR 5317 Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (393 - 16)
May 20, 2026 National HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
May 20, 2026 National HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 4)
May 20, 2026 National HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
May 15, 2026 National HR 8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (400 - 15)
May 14, 2026 National H Con Res 75 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Joint Resolution Failed - House (212 - 212)
May 12, 2026 National HR 2071 To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production (Save Our Shrimpers Act) Bill Passed - House (391 - 18)
May 12, 2026 National HR 2071 To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production (Save Our Shrimpers Act) Bill Passed - House (391 - 18)
April 30, 2026 National HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (224 - 200)
April 22, 2026 National HR 4690 Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 202)
April 21, 2026 National S 1020 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects Bill Passed - House (394 - 14)
April 21, 2026 National HR 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (406 - 4)
April 20, 2026 National HR 1681 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 9)
April 16, 2026 National H Con Res 40 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Joint Resolution Failed - House (213 - 214)
April 14, 2026 National HR 1011 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (395 - 10)
April 14, 2026 National HR 7613 To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (396 - 10)
April 14, 2026 National HR 7613 To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (396 - 10)
March 5, 2026 National H Con Res 38 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran Bill Failed - House (212 - 219)
March 4, 2026 National S 723 Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (384 - 40)
Feb. 25, 2026 National HR 4758 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Bill Passed - House (210 - 199)
Feb. 24, 2026 National S 2503 Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act Bill Failed - House (264 - 133)
Feb. 24, 2026 National HR 4626 Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 190)
Feb. 11, 2026 National S 1383 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (218 - 213)
Feb. 11, 2026 National HR 3617 Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 206)
Feb. 9, 2026 National HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act Bill Passed - House (390 - 9)
Jan. 21, 2026 National H J Res 140 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN Bill Passed - House (214 - 208)
Jan. 13, 2026 National HR 4593 Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing (SHOWER) Act Bill Passed - House (226 - 197)
Jan. 9, 2026 National HR 5184 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for changes to preemptive energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured homes Bill Passed - House (263 - 147)
Jan. 9, 2026 National HR 5184 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for changes to preemptive energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured homes Bill Passed - House (263 - 147)
Jan. 8, 2026 National HR 6938 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Bill Passed - House (397 - 28)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/22 HR 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 198)
7/22 HR 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (216 - 212)
7/21 HR 6955 Main Street Act Bill Passed - House (270 - 155)
7/20 HR 4541 Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act Reathorization of 2025 Bill Passed - House (394 - 6)
7/16 HR 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic" Bill Passed - House (418 - 0)
7/13 HR 8897 Improving Travel for American Families Act Bill Passed - House (398 - 12)
6/30 H Con Res 108 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (189 - 235)
6/25 HR 2478 Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (414 - 2)
6/23 HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (358 - 32)
6/23 S 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (368 - 19)
6/11 H Res 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment. Bill Passed - House (235 - 177)
6/10 HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 200)
6/10 HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Bill Passed - House (240 - 181)
6/04 H Con Res 84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon Joint Resolution Failed - House (92 - 324)
6/04 HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Bill Passed - House (213 - 210)
6/03 H Con Res 86 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 208)
6/03 HR 7618 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (404 - 13)
5/21 HR 6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (235 - 179)
5/21 HR 1329 Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act Bill Failed - House (204 - 216)
5/20 S 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 5)
5/20 HR 5317 Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (393 - 16)
5/20 HR 3234 Keeping Deposits Local Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
5/20 HR 4544 American Access to Banking Act Bill Passed - House (405 - 4)
5/20 HR 1993 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 0)
5/15 HR 8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (400 - 15)
5/14 H Con Res 75 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Joint Resolution Failed - House (212 - 212)
5/12 HR 2071 To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production (Save Our Shrimpers Act) Bill Passed - House (391 - 18)
5/12 HR 2071 To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production (Save Our Shrimpers Act) Bill Passed - House (391 - 18)
4/30 HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Bill Passed - House (224 - 200)
4/22 HR 4690 Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 202)
4/21 S 1020 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects Bill Passed - House (394 - 14)
4/21 HR 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (406 - 4)
4/20 HR 1681 Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 9)
4/16 H Con Res 40 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Joint Resolution Failed - House (213 - 214)
4/14 HR 1011 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (395 - 10)
4/14 HR 7613 To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (396 - 10)
4/14 HR 7613 To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes Bill Passed - House (396 - 10)
3/05 H Con Res 38 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran Bill Failed - House (212 - 219)
3/04 S 723 Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (384 - 40)
2/25 HR 4758 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Bill Passed - House (210 - 199)
2/24 S 2503 Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act Bill Failed - House (264 - 133)
2/24 HR 4626 Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 190)
2/11 S 1383 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (218 - 213)
2/11 HR 3617 Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act Bill Passed - House (223 - 206)
2/09 HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act Bill Passed - House (390 - 9)
1/21 H J Res 140 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN Bill Passed - House (214 - 208)
1/13 HR 4593 Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing (SHOWER) Act Bill Passed - House (226 - 197)
1/09 HR 5184 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for changes to preemptive energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured homes Bill Passed - House (263 - 147)
1/09 HR 5184 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for changes to preemptive energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured homes Bill Passed - House (263 - 147)
1/08 HR 6938 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Bill Passed - House (397 - 28)

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