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House vote: H.Res. 937 // December 1, 2016

Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.

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

Won the vote · Yea

235 votes, representing 134,235,816 people53.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 102,985,315 people41.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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%
NayLost18041.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%