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House vote: H.R. 23 // January 7, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 11, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program and to reauthorize the Program through FY2017. Defines the "Director" of the Program to mean the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (currently, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy).

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

381 votes, representing 216,810,789 people87.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 22,027,983 people8.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon38187.7%
NayLost398.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%