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House vote: H.R. 5749 // July 10, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Options Markets Stability Act

Sponsor: Randy Hultgren (R-IL)

This bill revises the method of calculating the risk, for purposes of satisfying capital rules applicable to depository institutions and depository institution holding companies, of certain options cleared through a central counterparty.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

385 votes, representing 224,577,420 people88.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.3% 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
YeaWon38588.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.3%