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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 31, 2022 National HR 6833 The Affordable Insulin Now Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 193)
March 28, 2022 National HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 28)
March 18, 2022 National HR 2116 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act of 2021) Bill Passed - House (235 - 185)
March 17, 2022 National HR 963 FAIR Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 209)
March 17, 2022 National HR 7108 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act Bill Passed - House (424 - 8)
March 15, 2022 National S 623 Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0)
March 15, 2022 National S J Res 37 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to "Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (57 - 40)
March 11, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171)
March 10, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
March 9, 2022 National HR 6968 Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act Bill Passed - House (414 - 17)
March 8, 2022 National HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 19)
March 7, 2022 National HR 55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0)
March 3, 2022 National HR 3967 Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (256 - 174)
March 3, 2022 National S J Res 38 A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020 Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (48 - 47)
March 2, 2022 National S J Res 32 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
March 2, 2022 National H Res 956 Supporting the people of Ukraine Resolution Passed - House (426 - 3)
Feb. 28, 2022 National HR 3755 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 48)
Feb. 28, 2022 National HR 55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act Bill Passed - House (422 - 3)
Feb. 17, 2022 National HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
Feb. 14, 2022 National PN 1593 Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
Feb. 9, 2022 National HR 3485 Global Respect Act Bill Passed - House (227 - 206)
Feb. 8, 2022 National HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - House (272 - 162)
Feb. 8, 2022 National HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (342 - 92)
Feb. 7, 2022 National HR 4445 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (335 - 97)
Feb. 4, 2022 National HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 210)
Jan. 20, 2022 National HR 4673 EVEST Act Bill Passed - House (265 - 163)
Jan. 19, 2022 National HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 48)
Jan. 13, 2022 National HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 203)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/31 HR 6833 The Affordable Insulin Now Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 193)
3/28 HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 28)
3/18 HR 2116 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act of 2021) Bill Passed - House (235 - 185)
3/17 HR 963 FAIR Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 209)
3/17 HR 7108 Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act Bill Passed - House (424 - 8)
3/15 S 623 Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0)
3/15 S J Res 37 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to "Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (57 - 40)
3/11 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171)
3/10 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
3/09 HR 6968 Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act Bill Passed - House (414 - 17)
3/08 HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 19)
3/07 HR 55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0)
3/03 HR 3967 Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (256 - 174)
3/03 S J Res 38 A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020 Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (48 - 47)
3/02 S J Res 32 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (49 - 44)
3/02 H Res 956 Supporting the people of Ukraine Resolution Passed - House (426 - 3)
2/28 HR 3755 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 48)
2/28 HR 55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act Bill Passed - House (422 - 3)
2/17 HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
2/14 PN 1593 Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
2/09 HR 3485 Global Respect Act Bill Passed - House (227 - 206)
2/08 HR 6617 Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act Bill Passed - House (272 - 162)
2/08 HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (342 - 92)
2/07 HR 4445 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (335 - 97)
2/04 HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 210)
1/20 HR 4673 EVEST Act Bill Passed - House (265 - 163)
1/19 HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 48)
1/13 HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 203)

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