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House vote: H.R. 1768 // September 9, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-CA)

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies.

Environmental Protection Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

295 votes, representing 172,401,472 people67.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

114 votes, representing 66,815,999 people26.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon29567.7%
NayLost11426.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%