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House vote: H.R. 5136 // May 28, 2010

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Sponsor: IKE SKELTON (D-MO)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

414 votes, representing 223,162,236 people95.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 570,181 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon41495.1%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%