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House vote: H.Res. 323 // May 17, 2017

H.Res. 323

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

R. 115) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.

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 134,257,830 people53.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 106,578,690 people42.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% 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%
NayLost18442.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%