In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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H.R. 644 // February 11, 2016

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Reed (R-NY)

(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on December 9, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 TITLE I--TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. (Sec. 102) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement).

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 166,685,970 people67.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 61,263,482 people24.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7567.0%
NayLost2024.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%