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House vote: S. 1023 // December 21, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-OH)

Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through FY 2020 and expands the Act to include coral reefs as well as tropical forests. The bill also changes the name of the Act to the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998. The bill authorizes to be appropriated funds for the Act's debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs through FY 2020.

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

Won the vote · Yea

332 votes, representing 193,086,333 people76.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 25,056,678 people9.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.9% 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
YeaWon33276.2%
NayLost439.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.9%