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House vote: H.R. 5534 // July 24, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass

To establish a grant program whereby moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-MI)

Establishes in the Treasury a Fuel Economy Fund to be: (1) funded by fines, penalties, and other moneys obtained through certain enforcement actions (subject to the availability of funds provided in advance in appropriations Acts); and (2) used by the Secretary of Energy to implement a grant program for the construction or expansion of infrastructure necessary to increase the availability to consumers of alternative fuels. Declares eligible for such grant any entity also eligible for assistance through the Clean Cities Program of the Department of Energy. Declares ineligible for such grant any large, vertically integrated oil company.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

355 votes, representing 183,673,902 people81.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 4,962,535 people2.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.2% 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
YeaWon35581.6%
NayLost92.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.2%