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House vote: H.R. 8034 // April 20, 2024

Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-OK)

This bill provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations for federal departments and agencies to respond to the conflict in Israel. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. S Agency for International Development.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

366 votes, representing 224,346,240 people84.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

58 votes, representing 35,358,434 people13.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon36684.1%
NayLost5813.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%