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House vote: H.Res. 668 // December 20, 2017

H.Res. 668

Sponsor: PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)

R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 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 133,819,470 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

190 votes, representing 110,245,038 people43.8%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
YeaWon23253.2%
NayLost19043.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%