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House vote: H.R. 2250 // May 19, 2015

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Tom Graves (R-GA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to extend the continuing FY2016 appropriations for federal agencies at the current annual rate until the earlier of midnight on December 16, 2015, or enactment of FY2016 appropriations legislation. The bill prevents a government shutdown when funding under current law expires on December 11, 2015.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

224 votes, representing 127,426,918 people51.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 113,121,376 people45.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon22451.5%
NayLost19945.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%