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House vote: H.Res. 202 // March 8, 2007

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Tenth Congress.

Sponsor: JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD (D-CA)

Sets forth the levels of payment for 110th Congress expenses (including staff salaries) for the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Science and Technology, Small Business, Standards of Official Conduct, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, as well as the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Prescribes limitations to such expenses for the 1st and 2nd sessions of the 110th Congress. Establishes a Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and provides funding for it.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

269 votes, representing 138,017,689 people60.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

150 votes, representing 80,797,546 people35.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon26960.7%
NayLost15035.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%