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House vote: H.Res. 1071 // March 12, 2024

H.Res. 1071

Sponsor: Thomas Massie (R-KY)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6276) to direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1065) denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

209 votes, representing 129,236,821 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 124,700,005 people46.8%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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon20948.5%
NayLost20646.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%