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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. 18, 2013 National H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 36)
Dec. 12, 2013 National H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (332 - 94)
May 20, 2013 MN HF 677 Amends State Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 30)
May 19, 2013 MN HF 677 Amends State Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 65)
March 21, 2013 OH HB 51 Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28)
April 27, 2013 IN HB 1001 2013-2015 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 11)
Feb. 23, 2013 VA HB 2313 Repeals the Retail Gas Tax and Establishes a Wholesale Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 15)
April 14, 2013 AK SB 21 Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
Sept. 30, 2013 National H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Motion Agreed - Senate (54 - 46)
Feb. 22, 2013 VA HB 2313 Repeals the Retail Gas Tax and Establishes a Wholesale Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 40)
March 20, 2013 OH HB 51 Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6)
April 27, 2013 IN HB 1001 2013-2015 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 30)
April 5, 2013 KS HB 2253 Amends Abortion Clinic Tax Credits and Procedure Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (90 - 30)
April 13, 2013 AK SB 21 Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
April 5, 2013 KS HB 2253 Amends Abortion Clinic Tax Credits and Procedure Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 10)
May 1, 2013 OK HB 2032 Reduces Certain Income Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
May 1, 2013 FL HB 7007 Exempts Manufacturing Equipment from Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 48)
Jan. 1, 2013 National HR 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (257 - 167)
May 6, 2013 OK HB 2005 Extends Tax Credits for Qualified Clean-Burning Motor Vehicle Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
May 30, 2013 OH SB 67 Prohibits JobsOhio Liquor Leases from Being Publicly Audited Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
May 8, 2013 CO HB 1318 Establishes Sales Taxes for Retail Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28)
May 9, 2013 MO HB 253 Authorizes Income Tax Cuts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 51)
March 13, 2013 UT HB 96 Extends Tax Credits for Certain Vehicles Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12)
Sept. 29, 2013 National H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (248 - 174)
April 13, 2013 AK SB 21 Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure Bill Passed - House (24 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/18 H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 36)
12/12 H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (332 - 94)
5/20 HF 677 Amends State Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 30)
5/19 HF 677 Amends State Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 65)
3/21 HB 51 Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28)
4/27 HB 1001 2013-2015 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 11)
2/23 HB 2313 Repeals the Retail Gas Tax and Establishes a Wholesale Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 15)
4/14 SB 21 Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
9/30 H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Motion Agreed - Senate (54 - 46)
2/22 HB 2313 Repeals the Retail Gas Tax and Establishes a Wholesale Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 40)
3/20 HB 51 Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6)
4/27 HB 1001 2013-2015 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 30)
4/05 HB 2253 Amends Abortion Clinic Tax Credits and Procedure Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (90 - 30)
4/13 SB 21 Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
4/05 HB 2253 Amends Abortion Clinic Tax Credits and Procedure Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 10)
5/01 HB 2032 Reduces Certain Income Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
5/01 HB 7007 Exempts Manufacturing Equipment from Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 48)
1/01 HR 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (257 - 167)
5/06 HB 2005 Extends Tax Credits for Qualified Clean-Burning Motor Vehicle Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
5/30 SB 67 Prohibits JobsOhio Liquor Leases from Being Publicly Audited Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
5/08 HB 1318 Establishes Sales Taxes for Retail Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28)
5/09 HB 253 Authorizes Income Tax Cuts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 51)
3/13 HB 96 Extends Tax Credits for Certain Vehicles Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12)
9/29 H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (248 - 174)
4/13 SB 21 Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure Bill Passed - House (24 - 15)

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