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House vote: H.R. 5485 // July 7, 2016

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: ANDER CRENSHAW (R-FL)

This bill provides FY2017 appropriations to agencies responsible for: regulating the financial, telecommunications, and consumer products industries; collecting taxes and assisting taxpayers; managing federal buildings and the federal workforce; and operating the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, and the District of Columbia. The bill decreases overall Financial Services and General Government discretionary funding below FY2016 levels. Compared to FY2016 levels, the bill increases funding for the judiciary, while decreasing funding for the Department of the Treasury, the District of Columbia, and the General Services Administration.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

241 votes, representing 137,480,968 people55.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

182 votes, representing 104,483,986 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
NayWon24155.2%
YeaLost18242.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%