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House vote: H.R. 3256 // October 25, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the “Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building”.

Sponsor: Tim Murphy (R-PA)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building."

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

396 votes, representing 195,517,312 people91.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 482,453 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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
YeaWon39691.0%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%