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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
Sept. 15, 2022 NH SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Failed - Senate (13 - 10)
May 26, 2022 NH SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (176 - 171)
May 11, 2022 MO HB 2909 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
May 9, 2022 MO HB 2909 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (114 - 34)
April 21, 2022 FL SB 2-C Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
April 20, 2022 FL SB 2-C Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
March 30, 2022 LA HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 31)
March 23, 2022 MO HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
March 4, 2022 FL SB 102 Establishes State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
March 4, 2022 FL SB 102 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (67 - 47)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 27)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA SB 5 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA SB 5 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
Feb. 17, 2022 NC SB 745 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (66 - 53)
Feb. 17, 2022 NC SB 745 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19)
Feb. 15, 2022 RI S 2162 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (57 - 6)
Feb. 15, 2022 RI S 2162 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Feb. 9, 2022 KS SB 355 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - House (85 - 37)
Feb. 8, 2022 KS SB 355 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
Feb. 8, 2022 WA HCR 4407 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
Feb. 2, 2022 NY A 9167 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
Feb. 2, 2022 NY A 9167 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (104 - 44)
Feb. 2, 2022 WA HCR 4407 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 7)
Jan. 26, 2022 SC S 865 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 33)
Jan. 26, 2022 KS SB 355 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (79 - 37)
Jan. 24, 2022 TN SB 780 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
Jan. 24, 2022 PA HB 2146 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Jan. 20, 2022 SC S 865 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
Jan. 20, 2022 TN SB 780 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
Jan. 19, 2022 MO HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (95 - 55)
Jan. 13, 2022 SC S 865 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (68 - 36)
Jan. 12, 2022 MS HB 384 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
Jan. 12, 2022 PA HB 2146 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (110 - 91)
Jan. 6, 2022 MS HB 384 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (75 - 44)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/15 SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Failed - Senate (13 - 10)
5/26 SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (176 - 171)
5/11 HB 2909 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
5/09 HB 2909 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (114 - 34)
4/21 SB 2-C Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
4/20 SB 2-C Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
3/30 HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 31)
3/23 HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
3/04 SB 102 Establishes State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
3/04 SB 102 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (67 - 47)
2/18 HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 27)
2/18 HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
2/18 SB 5 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
2/18 SB 5 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
2/17 SB 745 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (66 - 53)
2/17 SB 745 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19)
2/15 S 2162 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (57 - 6)
2/15 S 2162 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
2/09 SB 355 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - House (85 - 37)
2/08 SB 355 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
2/08 HCR 4407 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
2/02 A 9167 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
2/02 A 9167 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (104 - 44)
2/02 HCR 4407 Amends Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 7)
1/26 S 865 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 33)
1/26 SB 355 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (79 - 37)
1/24 SB 780 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
1/24 HB 2146 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
1/20 S 865 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
1/20 SB 780 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
1/19 HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (95 - 55)
1/13 S 865 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (68 - 36)
1/12 HB 384 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
1/12 HB 2146 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (110 - 91)
1/06 HB 384 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (75 - 44)

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