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House vote: H.Res. 835 // May 25, 2006

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5429) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in a program for the exploration, development and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 5429 (American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act).

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

Won the vote · Yea

234 votes, representing 123,914,957 people55.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

184 votes, representing 92,296,059 people41.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon23455.0%
NayLost18441.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%