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House vote: H.Res. 391 // October 29, 2013

Providing for consideration of H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act; and H.R. 2347, the Retail Investor Protection Act

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 992) to amend provisions in section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to Federal assistance for swaps entities, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2374) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 125,655,875 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 107,341,903 people44.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon22651.9%
NayLost19344.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%