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House vote: H.R. 5143 // December 7, 2016

Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)

Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 (Sec. S. objectives regarding international insurance standards.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

239 votes, representing 136,462,804 people54.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

170 votes, representing 97,676,958 people39.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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
YeaWon23954.8%
NayLost17039.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%