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House vote: H.Res. 470 // September 29, 2005

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3824) to amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species, and for other purposes

Sponsor: DOC HASTINGS (R-WA)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3824) to amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

252 votes, representing 127,050,238 people59.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

171 votes, representing 81,967,093 people38.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon25259.1%
NayLost17138.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%