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House vote: H.Res. 502 // September 6, 2017Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 601, with an amendment.

Sponsor: RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 601 (the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [READ Act] and the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

419 votes, representing 242,199,172 people96.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,748,518 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon41996.3%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%