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House vote: H.R. 3293 // July 24, 2009

Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: DAVID OBEY (D-WI)

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2010. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) state unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (6) employment and training program administration; (7) the Employee Benefits Security Administration; (8) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (9) the Employment Standards Administration; (10) certain special benefits, including ones for disabled coal miners; (11) the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund; (12) the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (13) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (14) the Mine Safety and Health Administration; (15) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (16) the Office of Disability Employment Policy; (17) departmental management; (18) the Office of Jobs Corps; (19) veterans employment and training; and (20) the Office of Inspector General. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds and transfers of funds appropriated under this title.

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 126 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

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

Won the vote · Yea

280 votes, representing 146,579,355 people63.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

137 votes, representing 76,169,615 people32.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon28063.2%
NayLost13732.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%