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House vote: H.R. 3989 // November 1, 2005Needed two-thirds to pass

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 37598 Goodhue Avenue in Dennison, Minnesota, as the “Albert Harold Quie Post Office”

Sponsor: John Kline (R-MN)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 37598 Goodhue Avenue in Dennison, Minnesota, as the "Albert H. Quie Post Office."

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

391 votes, representing 193,323,677 people90.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 9.8% 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
YeaWon39190.0%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%