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House vote: H.Res. 590 // May 21, 2014

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4435) “Howard P. ’Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2015”; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3361) USA FREEDOM Act

Sponsor: Richard Nugent (R-FL)

Sets forth the rules for consideration of H.R. 4435 (Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) and H.R. 3361 (USA FREEDOM Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 129,726,656 people53.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 107,023,772 people43.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon23153.0%
NayLost19043.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%