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House vote: H.Res. 783 // June 15, 2016

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

R. 5293 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017) in the House of Representatives.

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

Won the vote · Yea

239 votes, representing 136,670,840 people54.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 104,920,174 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.9% 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
YeaWon23954.9%
NayLost18342.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.9%