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House vote: H.Res. 123 // February 15, 2017

H.Res. 123

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 43) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 134,300,057 people53.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 108,824,371 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon23353.4%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%