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House vote: H.R. 5859 // September 21, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-TX)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a grant program for emergency response providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the most likely terrorist attack scenarios, including active shooters against major metropolitan areas. DHS shall provide to eligible applicants: (1) unclassified information on such scenarios, and (2) information on training and exercises best practices.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

395 votes, representing 226,235,279 people90.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 17,064,650 people6.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
YeaWon39590.9%
NayLost306.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%