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House vote: H.R. 1876 // April 30, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

Senior Security Act of 2019

Sponsor: Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2019 or the Senior Security Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission. The taskforce must report on topics relating to investors over the age of 65, including industry trends and serious issues impacting such investors, and make recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions to address problems encountered by senior investors. The Government Accountability Office must report on the financial exploitation of senior citizens.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

392 votes, representing 228,923,983 people89.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 12,165,497 people4.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon39289.9%
NayLost204.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%