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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
March 11, 1999 National HR 800 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1)
Nov. 3, 1999 National HR 434 Africa Free Trade bill Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 19)
July 15, 1999 National S 1344 Patient Bill of Rights bill Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 47)
Sept. 23, 1999 National HR 2466 Interior Department FY2000 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10)
June 16, 1999 National HR 1905 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 4)
July 20, 1999 National HR 1995 Teacher Empowerment Act Bill Passed - House (239 - 185)
March 3, 1999 National HR 669 Peace Corps Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House (326 - 90)
March 11, 1999 National HR 800 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 Bill Passed - House (330 - 90)
March 11, 1999 National H Con Res 42 Kosovo Peacekeeping Operations Resolution Resolution Passed - House (219 - 191)
March 17, 1999 National HR 975 Steel Import Limitation bill Bill Passed - House (289 - 141)
March 18, 1999 National HR 4 National Missile Defense bill Bill Passed - House (317 - 105)
March 23, 1999 National S Con Res 21 Kosovo Resolution Resolution Passed - Senate (58 - 41)
March 24, 1999 National HR 1141 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations-Conference Report Bill Passed - House (220 - 211)
March 25, 1999 National H Con Res 68 Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 Resolution Passed - House (221 - 208)
April 28, 1999 National HR 1569 Military Operations in Yugoslavia Limitation Act Bill Passed - House (249 - 180)
May 5, 1999 National HR 833 Bankruptcy Reform bill Bill Passed - House (313 - 108)
May 6, 1999 National S 900 Financial Services Modernization Bill Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 44)
May 6, 1999 National HR 1664 Kosovo Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House (311 - 105)
May 19, 1999 National HR 1654 NASA Authorization bill Bill Passed - House (259 - 168)
May 20, 1999 National S 254 Juvenile Crime bill Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 25)
May 26, 1999 National HR 1259 Social Security Lock Box bill Bill Passed - House (416 - 12)
May 27, 1999 National S 1059 FY 2000 Defense Authorization Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
June 8, 1999 National HR 1906 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House (246 - 183)
June 10, 1999 National HR 1905 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 Bill Passed - House (214 - 197)
June 10, 1999 National HR 1401 FY2000-2001 Defense Authorization bill Bill Passed - House (365 - 58)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/11 HR 800 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1)
11/03 HR 434 Africa Free Trade bill Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 19)
7/15 S 1344 Patient Bill of Rights bill Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 47)
9/23 HR 2466 Interior Department FY2000 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10)
6/16 HR 1905 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 4)
7/20 HR 1995 Teacher Empowerment Act Bill Passed - House (239 - 185)
3/03 HR 669 Peace Corps Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House (326 - 90)
3/11 HR 800 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 Bill Passed - House (330 - 90)
3/11 H Con Res 42 Kosovo Peacekeeping Operations Resolution Resolution Passed - House (219 - 191)
3/17 HR 975 Steel Import Limitation bill Bill Passed - House (289 - 141)
3/18 HR 4 National Missile Defense bill Bill Passed - House (317 - 105)
3/23 S Con Res 21 Kosovo Resolution Resolution Passed - Senate (58 - 41)
3/24 HR 1141 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations-Conference Report Bill Passed - House (220 - 211)
3/25 H Con Res 68 Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 Resolution Passed - House (221 - 208)
4/28 HR 1569 Military Operations in Yugoslavia Limitation Act Bill Passed - House (249 - 180)
5/05 HR 833 Bankruptcy Reform bill Bill Passed - House (313 - 108)
5/06 S 900 Financial Services Modernization Bill Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 44)
5/06 HR 1664 Kosovo Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House (311 - 105)
5/19 HR 1654 NASA Authorization bill Bill Passed - House (259 - 168)
5/20 S 254 Juvenile Crime bill Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 25)
5/26 HR 1259 Social Security Lock Box bill Bill Passed - House (416 - 12)
5/27 S 1059 FY 2000 Defense Authorization Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
6/08 HR 1906 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House (246 - 183)
6/10 HR 1905 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 Bill Passed - House (214 - 197)
6/10 HR 1401 FY2000-2001 Defense Authorization bill Bill Passed - House (365 - 58)

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