Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018
Sponsor: RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ)
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 9, 2018. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to: (1) compensate employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which began on or about February 9, 2018; and (2) ratify and approve certain obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018. (Sec. 102) The bill also specifies that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 includes the period that began on or about February 9, 2018, during which there was a lapse in appropriations.
Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 3.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 371 | 85.0% |
| Nay | Lost | 48 | 11.3% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 3.8% |