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House vote: H.R. 804 // February 25, 2025Needed two-thirds to pass

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

Sponsor: Kelly Morrison (D-MN)

This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to take necessary actions to ensure that individuals located in rural areas where a disaster has been declared have full access to disaster assistance. Such actions include providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 253,915,117 people95.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 5,210,575 people2.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41595.2%
NayLost82.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%