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Senate vote: H.R. 302 // October 3, 2018

Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 302

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

Won the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 233,435,871 people92.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 9,152,905 people3.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9392.2%
NayLost63.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%