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House vote: H.Res. 71 // February 1, 2017

H.Res. 71

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.

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 132,981,168 people52.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

191 votes, representing 110,703,725 people44.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon23152.9%
NayLost19144.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%