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House vote: H.Res. 368 // October 27, 2005Needed two-thirds to agree

Congratulating the State of Israel on the election of Ambassador Dan Gillerman as Vice-President of the 60th United Nations General Assembly

Sponsor: ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)

Congratulates Ambassador Dan Gillerman, Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and the government and people of Israel on Israel's election as Vice President of the 60th General Assembly of the United Nations. Welcomes the nomination by the Western European and Others Group (WEOG), and the election by the General Assembly, of Israel as Vice President of the 60th United Nations General Assembly. Supports continued expansion of Israel's U.N.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

407 votes, representing 200,307,441 people93.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 6.8% 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
YeaWon40793.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.8%