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House vote: H.Res. 556 // December 9, 2015

Providing for consideration of H.R. 2130, Red River Private Property Protection Act

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2130) to provide legal certainty to property owners along the Red River in Texas, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

241 votes, representing 136,630,054 people55.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

174 votes, representing 99,128,679 people40.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon24155.3%
NayLost17440.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%