House vote: H.Res. 1126 // April 23, 2008

Providing for the consideration of H. R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act

Name: Providing for the consideration of H. R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act
Creator: Spoken For

Sponsor: Michael Arcuri (D-NY)

R. 2830 to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.

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220 votes, representing 112,359,644 peopleof U.S. adults

187 votes, representing 102,189,511 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	220	48.9%
Nay	Lost	187	44.5%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	6.6%

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