House vote: H.Res. 40 // January 11, 2017
H.Res. 40
Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
R. R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.
Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 7.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 233 | 53.4% |
| Nay | Lost | 170 | 39.2% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 7.4% |