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House vote: H.R. 806 // July 18, 2017

Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017

Sponsor: Pete Olson (R-TX)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 14, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. (Sec. 2) The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015.

Environmental Protection Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

229 votes, representing 131,704,439 people52.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

199 votes, representing 115,679,528 people46.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon22952.4%
NayLost19946.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%