House vote: H.Res. 473 // June 12, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2638, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for FY 2008

Name: Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2638, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for FY 2008
Creator: Spoken For

Sponsor: LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY)

R. 2638 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

222 votes, representing 112,769,338 peopleof U.S. adults

194 votes, representing 104,651,907 peopleof 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. The winning side fell 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	222	49.6%
Nay	Lost	194	46.1%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	4.3%

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