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House vote: H.Res. 639 // March 17, 2016

Authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674

Sponsor: Paul Ryan (R-WI)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House of Representatives in the Supreme Court in the matter of United States, et al. v.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 133,650,937 people53.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 106,625,452 people42.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon23453.7%
NayLost18642.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%