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House vote: H.R. 5977 // September 21, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-PA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to give Congress three full business days' prior notice of any announcement of competitive DOT projects receiving a discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit of $750,000 or more. DOT shall also give Congress notice of emergency program fund allocations for the repair of highways and roads damaged as a result of a disaster: three full business days before issuance of the allocation; or concurrently with the allocation, if it is made using DOT's quick release (or any successor) process.

Transportation and Public Works Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

424 votes, representing 242,763,347 people97.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 536,582 people0.2%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
YeaWon42497.5%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%