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House vote: H.R. 3159 // August 2, 2007

Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007

Sponsor: ELLEN TAUSCHER (D-CA)

Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007 - Prohibits any unit of the regular Armed Forces from being deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is equal to or longer than the period of the most recent previous deployment. Expresses the sense of Congress that the optimal minimum period between such deployments should be equal to or longer than twice the period of the most recent previous deployment. Prohibits any unit of the reserves from being deployed for such Operation unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is at least three times longer than the period of the most recent previous deployment.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Nay

217 votes, representing 109,894,203 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

207 votes, representing 111,786,254 people49.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon21748.4%
YeaLost20749.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%