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House vote: H.Res. 580 // October 25, 2017

H.Res. 580

Sponsor: Rob Woodall (R-GA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

233 votes, representing 134,490,714 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 108,912,716 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon23353.5%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%