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House vote: H.R. 4775 // June 8, 2016

Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016

Sponsor: Pete Olson (R-TX)

Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. (Sec. 2) The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015.

Environmental Protection Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

236 votes, representing 135,041,615 people54.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

170 votes, representing 97,499,942 people39.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
YeaWon23654.2%
NayLost17039.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%