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House vote: H.R. 88 // December 20, 2018

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make several changes to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administrative policies and various tax deductions, tax credits, and requirements for tax-favored savings accounts. L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act); modify requirements for the IRS regarding its organizational structure, customer service, whistle-blowers, tax enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems; prohibit the rehiring of certain IRS employees who were removed for misconduct; establish requirements for cybersecurity and identify protection; and make Tax Court judges subject to the same grounds for disqualification as other federal judges.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

220 votes, representing 128,227,369 people50.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 106,345,528 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon22050.6%
NayLost18342.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%