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House vote: H.R. 1373 // October 30, 2019

Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act

Sponsor: Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)

This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.

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

236 votes, representing 137,709,602 people54.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 108,735,871 people42.7%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
YeaWon23654.1%
NayLost18542.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%