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House vote: H.R. 1146 // September 12, 2019

Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from administering an oil and gas leasing, development, production, and transportation program in and from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Sec.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

225 votes, representing 131,676,219 people51.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

193 votes, representing 113,023,185 people44.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon22551.7%
NayLost19344.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%