House vote: H.Res. 809 // November 9, 2007

Providing for the consideration of H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act

Name: Providing for the consideration of H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act
Creator: Spoken For

Sponsor: JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)

R. 3996) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

215 votes, representing 108,939,171 peopleof U.S. adults

185 votes, representing 99,999,834 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.1% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	215	47.9%
Nay	Lost	185	44.0%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	8.1%

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