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H.R. 2996 // October 29, 2009

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: NORMAN DICKS (D-WA)

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Division A - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2010. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2010 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (4) Oregon and California grant lands; (5) range improvements; (6) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (7) miscellaneous trust funds. Rescinds an amount made available to BLM for the shipment and storage of oil shale core samples in Colorado, as specified in the table titled "Congressionally Designated Spending" contained in the joint explanatory statement.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 149 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

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Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 164,560,746 people70.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 67,462,881 people29.1%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7270.9%
NayLost2829.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%