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House vote: H.Res. 1209 // May 8, 2024

Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.

Sponsor: Marjorie Greene (R-GA)

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

359 votes, representing 220,278,811 people82.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 26,483,258 people9.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon35982.6%
NayLost439.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%