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House vote: H.R. 5687 // February 7, 2020

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020

Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)

S. territories. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

237 votes, representing 137,359,583 people54.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

161 votes, representing 93,683,923 people37.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.6% 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
YeaWon23754.4%
NayLost16137.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.6%