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12,678People files
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1964 · 88th Congress
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Recorded vote
289Yea126NayAGREED
Open vote file →1965 · 89th CongressVoting Rights Act of 1965
Recorded vote
333Yea85NayAGREED
Open vote file →1965 · 89th CongressSocial Security Amendments of 1965
Recorded vote
70Yea24NayAGREED
Open vote file →1990 · 101st CongressAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990
On Passage
403Yea20NayPassed
Open vote file →2001 · 107th CongressNo Child Left Behind Act
On the Conference Report
87Yea10NayConference Report Agreed to
Open vote file →2010 · 111th CongressPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act
On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments
219Yea212NayPassed
Open vote file →2021 · 117th CongressInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Table Motion to Reconsider
228Yea205NayPassed
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