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House vote: H.Res. 406 // September 22, 2011

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2401) to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2401) to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

237 votes, representing 133,301,758 people56.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 96,172,614 people40.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon23756.2%
NayLost18440.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%