House vote: H.Res. 253 // May 3, 2005
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Sponsor: JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) finds that the Committee on the Judiciary purposefully and deliberately mischaracterized five amendments in House Report 109-51; and (2) directs the Chairman of such Committee to report to the House a supplement to such Report that corrects the record by describing the five amendments with nonargumentative, objective captions.
Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 4.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 220 | 51.8% |
| Nay | Lost | 196 | 43.7% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 4.5% |