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House vote: H.R. 265 // January 10, 2019

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)

This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service, which is included in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The bill also provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Farm Credit Administration. The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding.

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

243 votes, representing 141,600,556 people55.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

183 votes, representing 107,537,155 people42.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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
YeaWon24355.6%
NayLost18342.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%