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House vote: H.R. 5538 // July 14, 2016

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: KEN CALVERT (R-CA)

This bill provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. The bill provides annual appropriations for most of the Department of the Interior, including: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program (PILT), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education. It does not include funding for the Bureau of Reclamation, which is considered in the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 139 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Nay

246 votes, representing 140,448,893 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

178 votes, representing 102,289,534 people41.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
NayWon24656.4%
YeaLost17841.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%