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Senate vote: Procedural vote // February 6, 2017

Motion to Instruct the Sgt-At-Arms to Request the Attendance of Absentee Senators

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

Won the vote · Yea

91 votes, representing 230,715,370 people91.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 11,224,477 people4.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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
YeaWon9191.7%
NayLost44.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%