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House vote: H.R. 3397 // April 30, 2024

WEST Act of 2024

Sponsor: John Curtis (R-UT)

This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a proposed rule relating to conservation and landscape health and prohibits the BLM from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule or any substantially similar rule.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

212 votes, representing 131,452,159 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

202 votes, representing 122,388,596 people45.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21249.3%
NayLost20245.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%