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House vote: H.Res. 954 // June 21, 2018

H.Res. 954

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

226 votes, representing 131,766,261 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 113,467,948 people44.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon22652.0%
NayLost19544.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%