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H.R. 4939 // June 15, 2006

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

Sponsor: JERRY LEWIS (R-CA)

L. 480 title II grants (emergency and non-emergency food assistance). Chapter 2: Department of Defense - Military - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M); (3) the Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction Account; (4) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; (5) the Iraq Security Forces Fund; (6) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (7) procurement; (8) research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E); (9) Defense Working Capital Funds; (10) the Defense Health Program; (11) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities related to Afghanistan and Central Asia; (12) the Office of the Inspector General; and (13) the Intelligence Community Management Account.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 284 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

98 votes, representing 219,635,974 people97.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 4,816,544 people2.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.3% 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
YeaWon9897.5%
NayLost12.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%