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U.S. Legislative Process: Congressional Voting

This guide provides access to the documents processed in the legislative process in the U.S.

Recent Voting Records

ProQuest Congressional
Key Votes in Congress from 1987-present.

Roll Call Votes - Congress.gov
House and Senate roll call votes from 101st (1989-90).
Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives
Roll Call votes are available for the 101st Congress, 2nd Session, 1990 to the present.
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
Overs 101st Congress, 1st session, 1989 to the present.
CQ Congressional Collection
Congressional member profiles, voting alignment, and interest group ratings (from 79th Congress, 1945-1947). Floor votes (all from 91st Congress, 1969-1971; key votes from 79th Congress, 1945-1947),

Older Votes

Congressional Record
Prior to 1989, use various versions of the Congressional Record to find roll call votes. Search the subject index for the number of the bill and then use the bill number to find the roll call vote. There are annual cumulative indexes. The House and Senate proceedings were indexed separately until 1884.
CQ Magazine
Online. Offers floor vote search, and vote browse by topic and date. 1983-present. Earlier editions at: Van Pelt Library Stacks For back issues from 1965 to 1983, see Van Pelt Library Stacks: JK 1 .C66. Weekly report summarizes the activities of Congress including votes and status of major legislation.
CQ Almanac
Online. This annual has sections on House and Senate roll call votes. Also in print: [Van Pelt Library: JK1 .C66], latest ten years in reference.
Albert Castel and Scott L. Gibson. The Yeas and the Nays: Key Congressional Decisions 1774-1945.
[Kalamazoo : New Issues Press, Institute of Public Affairs, Western Michigan University, 1975]
[Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: JK 1021 C37]
Provides summary and analysis for some of the key legislation and votes in the history of Congress.
Sharp, J. Michael. Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings. 4th ed. Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2006.
[Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: JK1051 .S555 2006]
This two volume directory profiles the voting behavior of members of congress based on interest group ratings and voting records.
Bosnich, Victor W. Congressional Voting Guide: a Ten Year Compilation . 4th ed. Bronx, N.Y. : H.W. Wilson Co., 1992.
[Van Pelt Library Stacks: JK1051 .B67 1992]
CQ Congressional Collection
Congressional member profiles, voting alignment, and interest group ratings (from 79th Congress, 1945-1947). Floor votes (all from 91st Congress, 1969-1971; key votes from 79th Congress, 1945-1947),

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