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House vote: H.Res. 646 // October 22, 2019

H.Res. 646

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2513 (Corporate Transparency Act of 2019).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

227 votes, representing 132,478,017 people52.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

195 votes, representing 114,577,494 people45.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon22752.0%
NayLost19545.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%