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House vote: H.R. 5429 // May 25, 2006

American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act

Sponsor: RICHARD POMBO (R-CA)

American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish, implement, and administer a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the proscription against production or leasing of oil and gas resources from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). States that this Act is in compliance with such Act and certain other statutes, and is compatible with the purposes for which ANWR was established.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 101 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Nay

223 votes, representing 117,830,760 people52.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

201 votes, representing 101,410,355 people45.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
NayWon22352.3%
YeaLost20145.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%