House vote: S. 203 // July 24, 2006Needed two-thirds to pass
National Heritage Areas Act of 2006
Sponsor: CRAIG THOMAS (R-WY)
National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 - Title I: Soda Ash Royalty Reduction - Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 - (Sec. 102) Lowers, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land to two percent. (Sec.
Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 153 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 16.7% 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 | 323 | 74.0% |
| Nay | Lost | 39 | 9.3% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 16.7% |