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House vote: H.Res. 658 // December 13, 2017

H.Res. 658

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1638) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4324) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make certifications with respect to United States and foreign financial institutions' aircraft-related transactions involving Iran.

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

Won the vote · Yea

238 votes, representing 137,373,242 people54.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

182 votes, representing 105,591,833 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon23854.6%
NayLost18242.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%