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H.R. 3082 // December 21, 2010

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Sponsor: CHET EDWARDS (D-TX)

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 - Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 - Title I: Continuing Appropriations Amendments - (Sec. L. 111-242) to extend through March 4, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2011.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 128 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

79 votes, representing 183,972,504 people78.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 42,909,159 people18.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7978.4%
NayLost1618.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%