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House vote: H.R. 8998 // July 24, 2024

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Sponsor: Michael Simpson (R-ID)

This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service.

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 135 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

210 votes, representing 130,147,380 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

205 votes, representing 124,223,937 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21048.8%
NayLost20546.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%