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House vote: H.R. 5427 // May 24, 2006

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007

Sponsor: DAVID HOBSON (R-OH)

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Department of Defense - Civil - Department of the Army - Makes FY2007 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, shore protection, storm damage reduction and aquatic ecosystem restoration); (2) general investigations (collection and study of basic information pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, shore protection, storm damage reduction, and related projects); (3) construction (river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, storm damage reduction, and related projects); (4) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (5) operation and maintenance of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects; (6) administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (7) clean up of contamination at U.S. sites resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program; (8) flood control and coastal emergency support operations; (9) formerly utilized sites remedial action; and (10) general administration and related civil works functions in the headquarters of the Corps, the offices of the Division Engineers, the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the U.S. Corps of Engineers Finance Center. States that no funds have been provided for the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). (Sec. 101) Denies the availability of funds through reprogramming for certain purposes, with specified exceptions under the Continuing Authorities Program.

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 155 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

216 votes, representing 110,447,152 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

201 votes, representing 105,517,233 people46.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21649.1%
NayLost20146.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%