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House vote: H.Res. 473 // July 26, 2017

H.Res. 473

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

232 votes, representing 133,864,502 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 111,339,998 people44.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
YeaWon23253.2%
NayLost19244.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%