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H.R. 1158 // December 19, 2019

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-TX)

This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the science agencies, the Department of the Treasury, the judiciary, the Executive Office of the President, the District of Columbia, the Department of Homeland Security, and several related and independent agencies.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 179,629,421 people70.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 41,200,570 people16.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8170.5%
NayLost1116.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.3%