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H.R. 240 // March 3, 2015

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 27, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Highlights: The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 provides FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Secret Service, and other DHS programs. The Act increases total funding for the bill compared to the FY2014 funding level.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

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Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 149,508,174 people60.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 66,546,847 people26.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5860.5%
NayLost3126.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.6%