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House vote: H.R. 2822 // July 8, 2015

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: KEN CALVERT (R-CA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 provides appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2016. The bill provides regular annual appropriations for most of the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service (NPS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 115 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Nay

244 votes, representing 138,556,883 people56.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

181 votes, representing 102,880,566 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
NayWon24456.0%
YeaLost18141.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%