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House vote: H.Res. 747 // February 27, 2018

H.Res. 747

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-CO)

R. R. 4607) to amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on covered persons.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

230 votes, representing 133,857,521 people52.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

177 votes, representing 103,131,621 people40.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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
YeaWon23052.9%
NayLost17740.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%