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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
Dec. 11, 2021 NM SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
Dec. 10, 2021 NM SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
Dec. 9, 2021 MD HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - House (96 - 42)
Nov. 18, 2021 OK HB 1002 Authorizes the Oklahoma Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
Nov. 17, 2021 MA H 4256 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
Nov. 17, 2021 OK HB 1002 Authorizes the Oklahoma Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
Nov. 16, 2021 NV SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (25 - 17)
Nov. 14, 2021 NV SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
Nov. 11, 2021 WI SB 622 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 38)
Nov. 10, 2021 SD HB 1001 Amends State Legislative Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 31)
Nov. 10, 2021 UT HB 2004 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
Nov. 9, 2021 UT HB 2004 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
Nov. 8, 2021 WI SB 622 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Nov. 4, 2021 NC HB 976 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 21)
Nov. 4, 2021 NC SB 740 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (65 - 49)
Nov. 3, 2021 AL HB 2 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Nov. 2, 2021 NC SB 740 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
Nov. 2, 2021 NC HB 976 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (67 - 49)
Nov. 1, 2021 AL HB 2 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (68 - 35)
Oct. 28, 2021 IL HB 1291 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
Oct. 28, 2021 IL HB 1291 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 18)
Oct. 28, 2021 IA SF 621 Establishes Congressional and Legislative Districts Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
Oct. 20, 2021 WV SB 3034 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (72 - 19)
Oct. 18, 2021 TX SB 6 Amends State Congressional Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 59)
Oct. 8, 2021 TX SB 6 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
Oct. 7, 2021 AR HB 1982 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Oct. 7, 2021 AR SB 743 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (53 - 35)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR HB 1982 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (59 - 30)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR SB 743 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
Sept. 30, 2021 NE LB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
Sept. 27, 2021 OR SB 881 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (33 - 16)
Sept. 20, 2021 OR SB 881 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
Sept. 3, 2021 CA SB 594 Amends Redistricting Regulations for Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Aug. 27, 2021 TX SB 13 Repeals Certain 2022 Election Dates Bill Passed - House (96 - 25)
June 23, 2021 WI AB 369 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
June 16, 2021 WI AB 369 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
June 10, 2021 MA H 3863 Amends the Redistricting Process to Redraw Congressional Boundaries Bill Passed - House (131 - 29)
June 9, 2021 NY S 7150 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (103 - 45)
June 9, 2021 NY S 7150 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
March 30, 2021 KS HB 2412 Establishes a Grant Program to Reduce the Effects of Substance Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 43)
March 5, 2021 NM SB 304 Establishes a Citizen's Redistricting Committee Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/11 SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
12/10 SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
12/09 HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - House (96 - 42)
11/18 HB 1002 Authorizes the Oklahoma Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
11/17 H 4256 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
11/17 HB 1002 Authorizes the Oklahoma Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
11/16 SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (25 - 17)
11/14 SB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
11/11 SB 622 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 38)
11/10 HB 1001 Amends State Legislative Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 31)
11/10 HB 2004 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
11/09 HB 2004 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
11/08 SB 622 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
11/04 HB 976 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 21)
11/04 SB 740 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (65 - 49)
11/03 HB 2 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
11/02 SB 740 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
11/02 HB 976 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (67 - 49)
11/01 HB 2 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (68 - 35)
10/28 HB 1291 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
10/28 HB 1291 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 18)
10/28 SF 621 Establishes Congressional and Legislative Districts Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
10/20 SB 3034 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (72 - 19)
10/18 SB 6 Amends State Congressional Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 59)
10/08 SB 6 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
10/07 HB 1982 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
10/07 SB 743 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (53 - 35)
10/06 HB 1982 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (59 - 30)
10/06 SB 743 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
9/30 LB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
9/27 SB 881 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (33 - 16)
9/20 SB 881 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
9/03 SB 594 Amends Redistricting Regulations for Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
8/27 SB 13 Repeals Certain 2022 Election Dates Bill Passed - House (96 - 25)
6/23 AB 369 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
6/16 AB 369 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
6/10 H 3863 Amends the Redistricting Process to Redraw Congressional Boundaries Bill Passed - House (131 - 29)
6/09 S 7150 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (103 - 45)
6/09 S 7150 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
3/30 HB 2412 Establishes a Grant Program to Reduce the Effects of Substance Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 43)
3/05 SB 304 Establishes a Citizen's Redistricting Committee Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)

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