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House vote: S. 812 // April 27, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

S. 812

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

This bill directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual reports concerning Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organization's World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer. The report shall describe changes and improvements to the State Department's plan to support Taiwan's observer status at the WHA, following any meetings at which Taiwan did not participate under such status.

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

Won the vote · Yea

417 votes, representing 250,319,717 people96.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41796.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%