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House vote: H.Res. 1027 // July 26, 2018

H.Res. 1027

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 131,474,344 people51.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 106,693,569 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon22651.9%
NayLost18342.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%