House vote: H.Res. 580 // July 30, 2007

Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 986, to designate the Eightmile River in the state of Connecticut

Name: Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 986, to designate the Eightmile River in the state of Connecticut
Creator: Spoken For

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-FL)

R. 986 (Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act).

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

216 votes, representing 109,682,450 peopleof U.S. adults

188 votes, representing 101,437,719 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% 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 1.7 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	216	48.3%
Nay	Lost	188	44.6%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	7.1%

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