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House vote: H.Res. 392 // June 21, 2017

H.Res. 392

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

R. R. 1654) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing.

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 132,717,482 people52.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 107,163,022 people42.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon23052.8%
NayLost18542.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%