No general “support” verdict
A procedural vote is not silently recast as support for an entire bill.
Claim vs. Record
What does the record actually say?
Pick what the claim is about: a recorded vote, who sponsored a bill, or which president signed an executive order. The checker compares only those exact details with the public record.
No article scoring.No intent inferred.No missing vote called false.
Enter the exact record coordinates
The member ID is at the end of a Vote Files member page’s web address. The official roll-call number and session are in the heading of the exact recorded vote, for example “House Roll Call 283 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)”.
Why the form is so specific: a bill can receive procedural, amendment, and passage votes. The checker will not silently choose one or turn a vote into a claim about motive.
What this checker will not claim
No article fact-check
We do not open links, and we do not rate any outlet, speaker, motive, or the effect of a policy.
No verdict from absence
If we do not have the member’s vote on file, the answer is “not established”, never “contradicted”.