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House vote: H.R. 2789 // June 25, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act

Sponsor: Greg Stanton (D-AZ)

This bill addresses certain types of cooperation between the United States, Mexico, and countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The bill requires the Department of State to submit to Congress a strategy to strengthen subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico related to fentanyl and synthetic opioid trafficking, conduct a feasibility study on certain space-based telecommunications technologies for Mexico and the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, and conduct a review related to expanding financial access to the countries of the Caribbean.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

368 votes, representing 225,225,907 people84.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 11,802,811 people4.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.1% 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
YeaWon36884.5%
NayLost194.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.1%