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House vote: H.R. 5946 // September 22, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016

Sponsor: Robert Dold (R-IL)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, the value of any medal awarded or prize money received from the U.S. Olympic Committee on account of competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games. The exclusion does not apply to a taxpayer for any year in which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million, or half of that amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 237,494,314 people95.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 560,314 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% 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
YeaWon41595.4%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%