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House vote: H.R. 3669 // September 8, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2005

Sponsor: BOB NEY (R-OH)

National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2005 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to increase from $1.5 billion to $3.5 billion, through FY2008, the total amount which the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may borrow from the Secretary of the Treasury with the President's approval to carry out the flood insurance program.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

416 votes, representing 205,657,998 people95.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon41695.7%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%