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House vote: H.R. 264 // January 9, 2019

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-IL)

Highlights This bill provides FY2019 appropriations to agencies responsible for regulating the financial, telecommunications, and consumer products industries; collecting taxes and assisting taxpayers; managing federal buildings and the federal workforce; and operating the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, and the District of Columbia. Full Summary Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2019 This title provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account, Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs, the Office of Inspector General, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. S.

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

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

Won the vote · Yea

240 votes, representing 139,835,220 people54.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

188 votes, representing 110,392,398 people43.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon24054.9%
NayLost18843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%