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House vote: H.Res. 1049 // September 5, 2018

H.Res. 1049

Sponsor: Liz Cheney (R-WY)

R. R. 4606) to provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

224 votes, representing 130,371,764 people51.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 104,719,737 people41.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.2% 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
YeaWon22451.5%
NayLost18041.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.2%