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House vote: H.Res. 451 // July 18, 2017

H.Res. 451

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

R. 806) to facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

235 votes, representing 135,411,604 people53.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 109,065,656 people43.4%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
YeaWon23553.8%
NayLost18843.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%