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House vote: H.Res. 1065 // April 28, 2022

H.Res. 1065

Sponsor: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

This resolution provides for consideration of S. 3522 (temporarily waives certain requirements related to the President's authority to lend or lease defense articles if the defense articles are intended for Ukraine's government or the governments of other Eastern European countries affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine). The resolution adopts H.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 129,276,989 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 121,046,681 people46.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21749.6%
NayLost20046.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%