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House vote: H.R. 4667 // December 21, 2017

H.R. 4667

Sponsor: RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ)

DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in FY2018 emergency appropriations to several federal agencies for disaster assistance related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; and wildfires that occurred in 2017. ) DIVISION B--DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT This division amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response and recovery programs.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 131 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Yea

251 votes, representing 144,554,645 people57.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

169 votes, representing 98,292,884 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon25157.5%
NayLost16939.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%