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House vote: H.R. 4957 // May 10, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

To designate the Federal Building located at 99 New York Avenue, N.E., in the District of Columbia as the “Ariel Rios Federal Building”

Sponsor: André Carson (D-IN)

(Sec. 1) This bill designates the federal building located at 99 New York Avenue, N.E., in the District of Columbia as the "Ariel Rios Federal Building."

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 229,466,912 people92.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.8% 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
YeaWon40192.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.8%