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House vote: H.Res. 440 // July 13, 2017

H.Res. 440

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

R. 2810) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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 132,764,319 people52.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 110,071,719 people43.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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%
NayLost19043.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%