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House vote: H.R. 2811 // April 26, 2023

Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jodey Arrington (R-TX)

This bill increases the federal debt limit and decreases spending. It also repeals several energy tax credits, modifies the permitting process and other requirements for energy projects, expands work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other programs, and nullifies regulations for the cancellation of federal student loan debt. DIVISION A--LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING TITLE I--DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY (Sec.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 112 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 132,089,670 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

215 votes, representing 127,765,252 people48.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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
YeaWon21750.5%
NayLost21548.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%