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House vote: H.Res. 933 // December 1, 2016

Providing amounts for further expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.

Sponsor: Candice Miller (R-MI)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 114th Congress.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

235 votes, representing 134,081,311 people53.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

177 votes, representing 101,357,065 people40.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon23553.9%
NayLost17740.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%