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House vote: H.R. 3442 // February 11, 2016

Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015

Sponsor: Kenny Marchant (R-TX)

Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which the Secretary anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. S.

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 · Nay

234 votes, representing 133,886,390 people53.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 105,337,868 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
NayWon23453.8%
YeaLost18442.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%