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House vote: H.R. 2288 // May 18, 2010Needed two-thirds to pass

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2010

Sponsor: John Salazar (D-CO)

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2023 to provide for the annual base funding for the intergovernmental recovery implementation program for the endangered fish species in the Upper Colorado River and the San Juan River, above and beyond the continued use of power revenues collected under the Colorado River Storage Project Act to fund the operation and maintenance of capital projects and monitoring.

Animals Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

264 votes, representing 139,776,231 people59.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

122 votes, representing 68,162,260 people29.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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
YeaWon26459.6%
NayLost12229.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%