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House vote: H.R. 2824 // September 26, 2017

H.R. 2824

Sponsor: Adrian Smith (R-NE)

TITLE I--INCREASING OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING ACT Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act (Sec. 102) This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to reauthorize through FY2022, and otherwise revise, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. (Sec.

Social Welfare Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

214 votes, representing 122,856,807 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

209 votes, representing 121,535,573 people48.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21448.8%
NayLost20948.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%