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:
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.
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) |