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House vote: H.R. 4923 // April 27, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

Sponsor: KEVIN BRADY (R-TX)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill declares the sense of Congress that it should consider a miscellaneous tariff bill. (Sec. 3) The U.S. International Trade Commission shall: conduct a process, meeting specified requirements, for the submission and consideration of petitions for duty suspensions and reductions; and report to Congress on the effects of duty suspensions and reductions enacted pursuant to this Act on producers, purchasers, and consumers in the United States.

Foreign Trade and International Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 237,546,587 people95.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,145,369 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
YeaWon41595.4%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%