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House vote: H.Res. 1362 // July 24, 2008

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5501) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes

Sponsor: ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5501(Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

231 votes, representing 118,632,851 people51.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

185 votes, representing 101,107,909 people44.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon23151.7%
NayLost18544.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%