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House vote: H.R. 5273 // November 27, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018

Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)

This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) establish the Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence, related to reducing and addressing the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility, with a focus on 10 pilot countries to be determined by USAID; and (2) develop and submit to Congress an initial interagency implementing strategy which shall include individual pilot country plans. The bill provides for initiative and pilot plan updates. The Government Accountability Office shall review U.S. government activities in each pilot country.

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

Won the vote · Yea

376 votes, representing 218,947,091 people86.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 9,512,304 people3.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon37686.5%
NayLost163.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%