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House vote: H.Res. 1001 // July 18, 2018

H.Res. 1001

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 119) expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.

Congress 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 133,231,790 people52.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 106,729,360 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon22952.6%
NayLost18342.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%