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House vote: H.Res. 271 // June 19, 2013

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal years 2018, and for other purposes

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1947 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 129,615,151 people53.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

187 votes, representing 103,982,681 people43.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon23353.6%
NayLost18743.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%