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House vote: H.Res. 1155 // May 6, 2008Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship.

Sponsor: MIKE ROSS (D-AR)

Congratulates the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship for choosing to further their education. Acknowledges the importance of the El Dorado Promise scholarship program in revitalizing southern Arkansas. Recognizes the organizations and corporation (Murphy Oil Corporation) involved in the program for their efforts to ensure that all eligible high school graduates of the El Dorado Public School District in El Dorado, Arkansas, are able to attend college.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

390 votes, representing 205,894,876 people89.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 505,534 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.1% 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
YeaWon39089.7%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.1%