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House vote: H.R. 1945 // July 8, 2009Needed two-thirds to pass

Tule River Tribe Water Development Act

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-CA)

Tule River Tribe Water Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to complete and report to specified congressional committees on a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for the provision of a domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial, and irrigation water supply for the Tule River Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits any project constructed relating to that study from providing water supply for the casino of the Tule River Tribe or any other tribal casino or any lodging, dining, entertainment, meeting space, parking, or other similar facility in support of a gaming activity.

Water Resources Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

417 votes, representing 222,353,151 people95.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 1,641,964 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% 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
YeaWon41795.8%
NayLost30.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%