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House vote: H.Res. 275 // April 26, 2017

H.Res. 275

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1695) to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

237 votes, representing 136,521,084 people54.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

186 votes, representing 107,844,378 people42.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon23754.3%
NayLost18642.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%