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House vote: H.Res. 228 // March 24, 2017

H.Res. 228

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1628) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

230 votes, representing 132,552,099 people52.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 112,412,416 people44.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon23052.7%
NayLost19444.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%