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House vote: H.Con.Res. 86 // March 21, 2024

Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.

Sponsor: Ryan Zinke (R-MT)

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the best interest of the country and would be detrimental to families and businesses.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 137,104,148 people51.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 118,641,385 people44.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
YeaWon22251.4%
NayLost19644.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%