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S. 870 // June 18, 2024House: Needed two-thirds to pass

Motion to Concur in the House Amendments to S. 870

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-MI)

S. Fire Administration and several grant programs for firefighters and fire prevention. It also establishes requirements for coordinating the regulation of nuclear energy and developing and deploying civil nuclear energy, including advanced nuclear reactors and new nuclear technologies.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 239,758,907 people89.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 3,158,936 people1.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8889.9%
NayLost21.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.9%