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House vote: H.Res. 243 // March 18, 2021

Removing a certain Member from a certain committee of the House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)

This resolution removes Representative Eric Swalwell from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

218 votes, representing 128,504,196 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

200 votes, representing 119,398,485 people46.3%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 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21849.8%
NayLost20046.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%