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House vote: H.Res. 519 // July 23, 2007Needed two-thirds to agree

Honoring the life and accomplishments of renowned artist Tom Lea on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Sponsor: SILVESTRE REYES (D-TX)

Honors the life and accomplishments of Tom Lea (a renowned artist and war artist correspondent for Life magazine during World War II) on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Commemorations Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

384 votes, representing 200,962,771 people88.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% 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
YeaWon38488.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%