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House vote: H.R. 5914 // May 11, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act

Sponsor: Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises the Senior Investor Protection Grant Program. The bill moves the program from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the Securities and Exchange Commission, establishes a task force to oversee the program, and eliminates certain grant eligibility requirements.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

364 votes, representing 218,100,435 people83.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 28,650,273 people11.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon36483.8%
NayLost4711.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%