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Spoken For.
House vote: H.Res. 465 // June 7, 2007

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 65) to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes

Sponsor: Michael Arcuri (D-NY)

R. 65 (Lumbee Recognition Act).

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

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 110,147,676 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

192 votes, representing 103,503,503 people45.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21748.5%
NayLost19245.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%