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House vote: H.R. 2083 // June 26, 2018

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act

Sponsor: Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River or certain tributaries in order to protect fish from sea lion predation. Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not depleted. The permits may authorize the lethal taking of 100 sea lions or fewer.

Animals Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

288 votes, representing 167,624,041 people66.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

116 votes, representing 67,828,184 people26.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% 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
YeaWon28866.2%
NayLost11626.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%