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House vote: H.R. 2675 // March 31, 2008Needed two-thirds to pass

HALE Scouts Act

Sponsor: Dan Boren (D-OK)

, of the Boy Scouts of America. Excludes from such conveyance the inclusion of any land within the Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area designated under the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act. Requires the Council, as consideration for such land, to pay to the Secretary of Agriculture the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and done to conform with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the provisions relating to exchanges of public lands and interests within the National Forest System under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

370 votes, representing 195,918,677 people85.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,037,289 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.2% 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
YeaWon37085.3%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.2%