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House vote: H.Res. 601 // November 2, 2017

H.Res. 601

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3922) to extend funding for certain public health programs.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 133,340,979 people53.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 111,233,563 people44.2%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
YeaWon23153.0%
NayLost19244.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%