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H.R. 695 // December 21, 2018

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017

Sponsor: ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)

This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through the earlier of February 8, 2019 (December 21, 2018, under current law), or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 136 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

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Won the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 101,806,604 people40.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 125,357,151 people49.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 9.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4740.2%
NayLost4749.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%