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House vote: H.R. 8446 // September 29, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022

Sponsor: BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, a whole-of-government strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. The bill also modifies aspects of the strategy, such as requiring the strategy to seek to improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities related to the Emergency Food Security Program, an international market-based assistance program.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

325 votes, representing 194,086,125 people74.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

93 votes, representing 56,656,124 people21.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon32574.5%
NayLost9321.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%