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House vote: H.Res. 209 // March 21, 2017

H.Res. 209

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA)

R. 372) to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 134,899,549 people53.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 105,338,230 people41.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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
YeaWon23453.6%
NayLost18241.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%