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House vote: H.R. 5122 // September 29, 2006

John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

Sponsor: DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA)

John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for defense-wide procurement. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Army should request from Congress authority to enter into a multiyear procurement contract for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (Family) program, and that such Secretary should submit necessary justification materials for such a contract.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 140 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Yea

398 votes, representing 206,295,263 people91.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 11,455,667 people5.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon39891.6%
NayLost235.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%