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House vote: H.R. 2207 // May 10, 2007

Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007

Sponsor: DAVID OBEY (D-WI)

Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Agricultural Assistance - (Sec. 1001) Appropriates FY2007 amounts for emergency financial assistance to producers on a farm that incurred qualifying quantity or quality losses for the 2005 or 2006 crop, or that part of the 2007 crop year before February 28, 2007, due to damaging weather or any related condition (including crop diseases, insects, and delayed planting). Requires that an eligible crop must have been planted before February 28, 2007, or in the case of prevented planting or other total loss, would have been planted before such date.

Agriculture and Food Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

233 votes, representing 118,767,408 people52.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

184 votes, representing 99,281,164 people43.7%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
NayWon23352.3%
YeaLost18443.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%