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Lincoln Chafee's Voting Records

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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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.

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Executive Actions
Bill No. S 2153
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/15/2014
Bill No. H 7764
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 07/09/2014
Bill No. S 2677 A
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/08/2014
Bill No. H 7631 A
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/08/2014
Bill No. H 8071
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/03/2014
Bill No. H 7904
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 07/02/2014
Bill No. H 8072A
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 07/01/2014
Bill No. H 7194A
Outcome VETOESSSSExecutive
Date 07/01/2014
Bill No. S 2690A
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/30/2014
Bill No. H 7133AAA
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/19/2014
Bill No. H 7944A
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 05/02/2014
Bill No. SB 624
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/24/2013
Bill No. SB 609
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/17/2013
Bill No. S 622A
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/17/2013
Bill No. HB 5404
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/17/2013
Bill No. SB 207
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/17/2013
Bill No. HB 6295
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/16/2013
Bill No. HB 5394
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/16/2013
Bill No. SB 298
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/16/2013
Bill No. SB 322
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/16/2013
Bill No. SB 992
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/16/2013
Bill No. HB 5053
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 07/16/2013
Bill No. S 256
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 07/15/2013
Bill No. H 5140
Outcome VETOESSSSExecutive
Date 07/02/2013
Bill No. H 5015
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 05/02/2013
Bill No. H 7536
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/26/2012
Bill No. H 7110
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. S 3051
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. S 3075
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. H 8205
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. H 7415
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. H 7782
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. S 3074
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/25/2012
Bill No. S 2641
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/21/2012
Bill No. H 7868
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/21/2012
Bill No. H 7606
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/20/2012
Bill No. S 2413
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/20/2012
Bill No. S 2427
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/20/2012
Bill No. S 2052
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/20/2012
Bill No. S 2374
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/20/2012
Bill No. H 8048
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/20/2012
Bill No. H 7942
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/19/2012
Bill No. H 7909
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/18/2012
Bill No. H 7323
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/15/2012
Bill No. S 2253
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/13/2012
Bill No. H 7092
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 06/13/2012
Bill No. S 2086
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/12/2012
Bill No. H 7936
Outcome VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date 06/12/2012
Bill No. H 7888 A
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 05/30/2012
Bill No. S 2555 A
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 05/22/2012
Bill No. S 2178
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 02/08/2012
Bill No. H 6319
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 11/18/2011
Bill No. S 400
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 07/02/2011
Bill No. H 6103
Outcome VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date 07/02/2011

National Key Votes
Bill No. S Amdt 3128
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Passage - Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 49)
Date 03/16/2006
Bill No. S Amdt 3166
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Amendment Vote - Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
Date 03/16/2006
Bill No. S Con Res 83
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Passage - Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49)
Date 03/16/2006
Bill No. S Amdt 3013
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Amendment Vote - Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
Date 03/14/2006
Bill No. S Amdt 3013
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Introduced - Senate
Date 03/14/2006
Bill No. HR 3199
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Conference Report Vote - Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 10)
Date 03/02/2006
Bill No. HR 4297
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Passage With Amendment - Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31)
Date 02/02/2006
Bill No. S Amdt 2730
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (52 - 45)
Date 02/02/2006
Bill No. S Amdt 2735
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)
Date 02/02/2006
Bill No. S Amdt 2737
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)
Date 02/02/2006
Bill No. PN 1059
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Confirmation Vote - Nomination Confirmed - Senate (58 - 42)
Date 01/31/2006
Bill No. HR 2863
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Cloture Vote - Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 44)
Date 12/21/2005
Bill No. HR 2863
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Conference Report Vote - Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 0)
Date 12/21/2005
Bill No. S 1932
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Concurrence Vote With Amendment - Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
Date 12/21/2005
Bill No. S Con Res 74
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Passage - Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (48 - 45)
Date 12/21/2005
Bill No. HR 3199
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Cloture Vote - Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
Date 12/16/2005
Bill No. S 2020
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Passage With Amendment - Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
Date 11/18/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2601
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (51 - 47)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2602
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 55)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2610
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (40 - 59)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2612
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (57 - 42)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2616
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (55 - 43)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2626
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 48)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2634
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
Date 11/17/2005
Bill No. S Amdt 2650
Outcome HERE!!!!!!!!!! Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 48)
Date 11/17/2005
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