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House vote: H.R. 205 // September 11, 2019

Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019

Sponsor: Francis Rooney (R-FL)

Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 (Sec. 2) This bill permanently extends the moratorium on oil and gas leasing, preleasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Florida. (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

248 votes, representing 145,842,180 people57.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

180 votes, representing 104,746,831 people41.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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
YeaWon24857.3%
NayLost18041.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%