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House vote: H.R. 5303 // September 28, 2016

Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-PA)

S. Army Corps of Engineers water resources development projects, feasibility studies, and relationships with nonfederal project sponsors. It establishes a process to deauthorize projects with an aggregate estimated federal cost to complete of at least $10 billion.

Water Resources Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

233 votes, representing 133,275,154 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

190 votes, representing 108,841,739 people43.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
NayWon23353.5%
YeaLost19043.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%