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House vote: S. 3028 // December 7, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the "Daniel J. Evans Wilderness."

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 229,468,347 people92.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 4,686,879 people1.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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
YeaWon40192.2%
NayLost81.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%