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House vote: H.R. 2641 // July 17, 2007

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Sponsor: PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN)

S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction (including rescissions of funds); (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation, maintenance, and administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (5) clean up of contamination from sites resulting from work performed as part of the early atomic energy program; (6) flood control, hurricane, and natural disasters emergency operations; (7) general administration and related civil works functions in the headquarters of the Corps; and (8) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). (Sec.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 117 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Nay

323 votes, representing 166,701,092 people73.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

98 votes, representing 53,388,749 people23.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
NayWon32373.4%
YeaLost9823.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%