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House vote: H.Res. 378 // October 12, 2013

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 relating to the Secretary of Agriculture’s administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw and refined sugar

Sponsor: JOSEPH PITTS (R-PA)

R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013) should advance provisions to repeal the Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas language as added by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and thus restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to manage sugar supplies to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices.

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

Won the vote · Nay

212 votes, representing 118,034,503 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

192 votes, representing 106,672,761 people44.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21248.8%
YeaLost19244.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.1%