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House vote: H.R. 5687 // June 19, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act

Sponsor: Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018 or the SOUND Disposal and Packaging Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Food and Drug Administration to require certain packaging and disposal technologies, controls, or measures to mitigate the risk of abuse or misuse of a drug or a class of drugs.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

342 votes, representing 198,670,443 people78.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 7,716,641 people3.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.5% 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
YeaWon34278.5%
NayLost133.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.5%