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House vote: H.R. 816 // March 4, 2008Needed two-thirds to pass

Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act

Sponsor: Jon Porter (R-NV)

Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act - Finds that specified land in the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area of Clark County, Nevada, has been adequately studied for wilderness suitability and releases it from further wilderness study. Provides that the Secretary of the Interior is no longer required to manage it as wilderness and that it shall be managed in accordance with land management plans adopted under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and cooperative conservation agreements in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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

375 votes, representing 197,737,407 people86.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.9% 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
YeaWon37586.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.9%