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House vote: H.Res. 822 // July 13, 2016

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764, a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act; providing for consideration of S. 304, the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 764) to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 304) to improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the sharing of certain information; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

245 votes, representing 140,071,805 people56.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 104,953,345 people42.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon24556.3%
NayLost18342.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%