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H.R. 1495 // November 8, 2007House: Needed two-thirds to override the vetoSenate: Needed two-thirds to override the veto

Water Resources Development Act of 2007

Sponsor: JAMES OBERSTAR (D-MN)

Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers. Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

Water Resources Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 196 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 179,141,886 people78.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 21,567,892 people9.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7978.8%
NayLost149.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.7%

Senate The winning side was inferred from the vote count because the chamber's result wording could not be classified.