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H.R. 1585 // December 14, 2007

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Sponsor: IKE SKELTON (D-MO)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, and other procurement. (Sec.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 256 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

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Won the vote · Yea

90 votes, representing 193,783,780 people85.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 3,097,879 people1.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.4% 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
YeaWon9085.3%
NayLost31.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.4%