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House vote: H.Res. 242 // April 5, 2017

H.Res. 242

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, and providing for proceedings during the period from April 7, 2017, through April 24, 2017.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

240 votes, representing 138,319,554 people55.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

181 votes, representing 104,883,839 people41.7%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
YeaWon24055.0%
NayLost18141.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%