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House vote: H.Res. 120 // April 5, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Commending the outstanding efforts by members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of State and USAID in response to the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004

Sponsor: EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)

Commends the outstanding efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004, by members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Recognizes that the actions of these individuals went above and beyond the call of duty and thanks them for their service.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

401 votes, representing 198,236,549 people92.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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
YeaWon40192.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%