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House vote: H.R. 6784 // November 16, 2018

Manage our Wolves Act

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-WI)

Manage our Wolves Act (Sec. 2) This bill addresses the protection of the gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must issue a rule to remove the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 states from the list of endangered or threatened species and reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the list.

Animals Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

196 votes, representing 113,525,429 people44.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 105,056,555 people41.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 5.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon19644.8%
NayLost18041.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.7%